66 lead data scientist jobs at 45 companies in California

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Lead Data Scientist
Pleasanton, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Albertsons Companies
Albertsons CompaniesNew York Stock Exchange: ACI: Operates supermarkets and pharmacies across the United States.
12+ YOE8+ Mgmt12+ years in data science; 8+ years leading data science teams; advanced STEM degree preferred; experience in retail/grocery supply chain; proficiency Python, SQL; Snowflake, Spark; MLOps; strong communication.
Python, SQL, Snowflake, Spark, Hadoop, Databricks, Azure Databricks, MLOps, Model Life Cycle Management
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Data Scientist Lead
Costa Mesa, California, United States
$146k-$195k/yr HybridFull Time
Auto Club Enterprises
Auto Club Enterprises: Provides roadside assistance, insurance, and travel services to members.
3+ YOE1+ Mgmt3+ years data science experience, 1+ year leading projects, bachelor’s in quantitative field, advanced SQL and Python, cloud/data platform experience, ML production deployment, and strong communication skills.
SQL, Python, AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Databricks, Snowflake, Tableau, Power BI
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Lead Data Scientist
San Francisco or New York
$210k-$250k/yr HybridFull Time
Middesk
Middesk: Automates business identity verification and risk compliance for companies
5+ YOE5+ years of production ML experience in risk/fraud/identity domains; knowledge graph, entity resolution; ML infrastructure; senior individual contributor.
Knowledge Graphs, Graph Databases, LLMs, Feature Stores, Model Management, Python, SQL, ML Pipelines
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Lead Insurance Data Scientist
San Ramon or Atlanta or Chicago or Dallas or New York or Summit
$100k-$150k/yr HybridFull Time
EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants
EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants: Provides insurance brokerage and risk management consulting services.
3+ YOEBachelor's degree (or equivalent), 3+ years data analyst/scientist experience in an insurance brokerage, proficiency with Python, SQL, Microsoft Excel, Tableau, Power BI, Databricks, strong communication and analytical skills.
Python, SQL, Microsoft Excel, Tableau, Power BI, Databricks, Azure Databricks
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Lead Growth Data Scientist
San Diego or Atlanta or Orlando
$150k-$170k/yr HybridFull Time
FairSquare
FairSquare: Provides customized financing and loans to small businesses.
5+ YOE5+ years experience, Bachelor's in quantitative field required, experience mentoring data scientists and building/deploying recommendation models, proficiency in R/Python/SQL and Git, AWS/Tableau/Salesforce preferred.
R, Python, SQL, Git, AWS, Tableau, Salesforce
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Lead Data Scientist
San Francisco, California, United States
HybridFull Time
Onos Health
Onos Health: AI-powered behavioral health platform for healthcare payers.
8+ YOE8+ years data science/advanced analytics experience (healthcare preferred), expertise in statistical modeling, causal inference, production ML, team leadership, and strong communication.
Python, SQL, scikit-learn, statsmodels, PyTorch
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Lead Data Scientist
Woodland Hills, California, United States
$186k/yr HybridFull Time
Farmers Insurance
Farmers InsuranceSIX Swiss Exchange: ZURN: Provides insurance for vehicles, homes, and businesses.
5+ YOEBachelor's degree in a related field,5+ years experience,2 years SQL and SSIS/ETL,1 year Python, Tableau and insurance data experience,knowledge of predictive modeling,MLOps and large-dataset work.
SQL, SSIS, Python, Tableau, MLOps
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Lead Data Scientist
San Francisco, California, United States
$185k-$215k/yr HybridFull Time
Brigit
Brigit: Provides cash advances and tools to improve financial health.
6+ YOE6+ years data science experience, advanced degree in related field, strong ML and production modeling skills, Python, sklearn, JupyterLab, pandas, matplotlib, statsmodels, SQL, A/B testing, model monitoring, and mentoring experience.
Python, sklearn, JupyterLab, pandas, matplotlib, statsmodels, SQL
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Lead Data Scientist, Robotics
Salem or Pittsburgh or Fremont or United States
$218k-$340k/yr RemoteFull Time
Agility Robotics
Agility Robotics: Develops bipedal humanoid robots for industrial warehouse automation.
10+ YOE3+ Mgmt10+ years data science experience with reliability, time-series, anomaly detection, predictive maintenance, production-quality Python and SQL, and 3+ years technical lead experience; US work authorization required.
Python, SQL
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Lead Data Scientist, AdTech
Los Angeles or Portland or San Diego or Seattle
$175k-$200k/yr RemoteFull Time
Launch Potato
Launch Potato: Digital media operating a portfolio of consumer brands.
5+ YOE5+ years applied data science in digital/performance marketing; strong modeling fundamentals; hands-on ML deployment in AWS; expert Python and SQL; experience with bandits, ranking, LTV and ROAS-focused models.
Python, SQL, AWS, Looker, LLMs
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Lead Fraud Data Scientist
Miami or New York or San Francisco or Mexico City
RemoteFull Time
Félix Pago
Félix Pago: Remittance platform for money transfers via WhatsApp messaging.
5+ YOE5+ years hands-on data science experience, leadership in ML projects, expert Python and advanced SQL, experience with tree-based models (XGBoost/CatBoost/LightGBM), model explainability (SHAP/LIME), cloud model deployment and monitoring, strong statistics and A/B testing skills.
Python, pandas, scikit-learn, SQL, XGBoost, CatBoost, LightGBM, Logistic Regression, Lasso, Ridge, SHAP, LIME, K-Means, K Nearest Neighbors, Isolation Forest, GCP, AWS, Azure, Vertex AI, Tableau, Looker, Neo4j, NetworkX, Graph Neural Networks (GNNs)
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Lead Data Scientist (Context Engineering)
Irvine or El Segundo
$154k-$193k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Rivian
RivianNASDAQ: RIVN: Designs and manufactures electric vehicles and charging networks.
8+ YOE8+ years in data architecture/systems or data engineering; Bachelor's in CS/Info Systems/Data Engineering required, Master's preferred; expertise in semantic modeling, Databricks, vector DBs, LangChain/LlamaIndex, Python and SQL; MarTech/CRM integration experience.
Databricks, Unity Catalog, Delta Lake, Vector Search, LangChain, LlamaIndex, Python, SQL, Salesforce, Braze, CDP, LLMs
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Senior Data Scientist
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$179k-$219k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Intuitive
IntuitiveNASDAQ: ISRG: Robotic-assisted systems for minimally invasive surgery.
5+ YOELead development of data models and analytics for Ion system; build production data pipelines; implement ML models; collaborate with cross-functional teams.
Python, SQL, Snowflake, Databricks, dbt, Machine Learning
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Principal Data Scientist
United States or California or Colorado or Washington or New York City or Westchester County
$120k-$244k/yr RemoteFull Time
Volkswagen Group
Volkswagen GroupFrankfurt Stock Exchange: VOW3: Global manufacturer of motor vehicles and automotive financial service provider.
12+ YOE5+ MgmtMaster's in quantitative field, 12+ years data & analytics (8+ in data science), 7+ years deploying ML, 5+ years leading ML projects, strong ML/GenAI, A/B testing, and communication skills.
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Lead Data Scientist, Experimentation Platform
San Francisco, California, United States
$240k-$260k/yr HybridFull Time
Strava
Strava: Fitness tracking and social networking app for athletes.
5+ YOE5+ years in data science or related quantitative field with experimentation experience, strong SQL, statistical software development, and deep familiarity with experimentation methodology and measurement.
SQL
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Lead Data Scientist- Recommendation Systems
California or United States
RemoteFull Time
Tiger Analytics
Tiger Analytics: Provides AI and advanced analytics consulting for global enterprises.
8+ YOE8+ years in data science/ML with 3+ years in recommendation systems; strong Python and SQL; experience with Databricks, Azure, and GCP; leadership, project management, and strong stakeholder communication.
Python, SQL, Databricks, Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
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Lead Data Scientist, Product
San Francisco or United States
$200k-$250k/yr HybridFull Time
Descript
Descript: Provides a text-based collaborative video and audio editing platform.
5+ YOE5–8 years data science experience with 3+ years in growth; strong statistical and A/B testing knowledge; expert SQL and proficiency in Python or R; excellent communication and product intuition.
SQL, Python, R
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Lead Product Data Scientist
San Francisco, California, United States
$186k-$301k/yr HybridFull Time
DocuSign
DocuSignNASDAQ: DOCU: Provides electronic signature and agreement management software solutions.
12+ YOE12+ years product analytics/data science in SaaS, BA/BS or equivalent experience, strong SQL, dashboarding (Tableau/Power BI/HEX), statistical analysis, experimental design, telemetry and cross-product user journey analysis.
SQL, Tableau, Power BI, HEX
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Staff Data Scientist
San Francisco, California, United States
$180k-$270k/yr HybridFull Time
GoFundMe
GoFundMe: Provides an online platform for personal and nonprofit fundraising.
8+ YOE8+ years leading data science projects, advanced degree (or equivalent), expertise in causal inference, experimentation, ML for personalization, strong SQL and Python skills, stakeholder communication and mentoring experience.
SQL, Python, Amplitude, Google Analytics, Optimizely, GrowthBook, Snowflake, Databricks, dbt, Airflow, Git, Looker, Tableau, Metaview
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Staff Data Scientist - Payments
San Francisco or California or United States
$195k-$258k/yr RemoteFull Time
Circle
CircleNYSE: CRCL: Digital currency issuer and blockchain financial infrastructure provider.
10+ YOE10+ years in data science or related field; advanced SQL and Python/R; expertise in statistical modeling, experimentation, and causal inference; experience leading large-scale analytics; payments and blockchain experience preferred.
SQL, Python, R