Publish or open-source at least one named artifact from your portfolio — a Kaggle top-placement write-up, a technical blog post, or a GitHub repo with real stars — to convert 'portfolio exists' into verifiable external signal that lifts scarcity from 'thousands' toward 'hundreds'.

Actively develop English C2 proficiency and begin engaging in international data science communities (conferences, X/LinkedIn in English) — single-language visibility in Germany alone is leaving roughly 10–15 OVR points on the table at this career stage.

Clarify the strategic purpose of the in-progress MD/JD: if it's genuinely cross-domain (e.g. health-tech DS, legal AI), lean into that combination publicly and target roles that pay a premium for it — otherwise the time cost is pure drag on your core DS compounding.