Any value to an unrelated advanced degree to get into DS?

I'm a PhD in biology and my next step in the pipeline is a bioinformatics post doc while studying for a DS course (IBM Data Science Professionnal Certificate) on the side.

I know certificates have become insufficient to get an entry level jobs in Data Science (and tech in general) now that the market has cooled down from the pandemic craze, but I was wondering if having an advanced degree in another field and minor experience from my post doc …

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