12 lead data scientist jobs at 8 companies in Encinitas, CA

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Founding Machine Learning / AI Search Engineer
Cupertino, CA, US
$160k-$310k/yr On-SiteFull Time
HiringCafe
HiringCafe: Building a 100× better job search engine to take on Indeed and LinkedIn.
Build the ML and AI search behind HiringCafe — ranking, recommenders, retrieval, and LLM agents that surface jobs people would never find on their own.
Python, PyTorch, Elasticsearch, LLMs
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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, 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 experience in digital/performance marketing or leadgen; building/deploying ML in AWS; expertise in Python and SQL; experience with adtech algorithms, bandits, recommendation, LTV and ROAS-driven models.
Python, SQL, AWS, Looker, Google, Meta, LLMs
2w
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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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Lead Data Scientist (Agentic Solutions)
Irvine or El Segundo
$171k-$214k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Rivian
RivianNASDAQ: RIVN: Designs and manufactures electric vehicles and charging networks.
5+ YOE5+ years in ML or applied data science; expertise with agentic frameworks, SLMs, LoRA/QLoRA, token-efficient architectures; expert Python and strong SQL; Bachelor's required (Master/PhD preferred).
LangChain, LlamaIndex, Haystack, Phi, Mistral, Gemma, LoRA, QLoRA, Python, SQL, Databricks, Spark, Delta Lake, Snowplow
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Data Scientist, Principal
Oakland or Washington or Ohio or District of Columbia or California or Long Beach or Arizona or Colorado or Connecticut or Florida or Georgia or Maryland or Minnesota or Nevada or Oregon or El Dorado Hills or San Diego or Woodland Hills or Alabama or Illinois or Virginia or Wisconsin or Texas or New York
$182k-$273k/yr HybridFull Time
Ascendiun
Ascendiun: Nonprofit parent overseeing health insurance and clinical service organizations.
8+ YOEAdvanced experience in applied AI/ML and software development, strong Python engineering, hands-on with deep learning and LLM frameworks, experience building production AI applications and leading ML design.
Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, LangChain, LangGraph, SQL, Spark, Azure, Google Cloud, AWS
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Lead Analytic Scientist
San Diego, California, United States
$123k-$193k/yr OnsiteFull Time
FICO
FICONYSE: FICO: Provides credit scoring and predictive analytics software for businesses.
MS or PhD in a quantitative field, strong hands-on experience in predictive modeling and data mining, scripting (Perl/Bash), experience with Java/Python/C++/C, ability to lead teams and work with large real-world datasets.
Perl, Bash, Java, Python, C++, C
3w
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Lead Applied Scientist, Marketing
Los Angeles or Portland or San Diego or Seattle or United States
$175k-$200k/yr RemoteFull Time
Launch Potato
Launch Potato: Digital media operating a portfolio of consumer brands.
5+ YOE5+ years applied data science experience in performance/leadgen; hands-on ML in AWS; expertise in Python and SQL; experience with bandits, recommendation/ranking, monetization/LTV modeling; strong modeling fundamentals and stakeholder communication.
AWS, Python, SQL, Looker, LLMs, Google, Meta
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Scientist
San Diego, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems: Designs and manufactures unmanned aircraft and radar systems.
4+ YOELead and execute experimental and modeling research in edge plasma physics for fusion, maintain and analyze diagnostic (SPRED) data, develop AI tools, and coordinate experimental campaigns.
SOLPS-ITER, UEDGE, spectrometer, American Science Cloud
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TEMP - Scientist, Lead Generation Biology
San Diego, California, United States
$43-$63/hr OnsiteFull Time
Neurocrine Biosciences
Neurocrine BiosciencesNASDAQ: NBIX: Develops pharmaceuticals for neurological, endocrine, and psychiatric disorders.
2+ YOERequires BS/BA in a scientific field with 2+ years in vitro pharmacology experience (MS/PhD preferred). Experience in assay development, primary CNS cell culture, liquid handling automation, LIMS, radioisotopes, and data analysis.
LIMS, electronic laboratory notebook
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Data Engineer, iOS — Health Technologies
San Diego, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Apple
AppleNASDAQ: AAPL: Designs and sells consumer electronics, software, and online services.
Design and support data pipelines and analysis workflows; build and maintain iOS and macOS apps; collaborate with research leads, data scientists, and engineers.
iOS, macOS
1w
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TEMP - Scientist, Lead Generation Biology - Antibody & Biomolecular Interactions
San Diego, California, United States
$43-$63/hr OnsiteFull Time
Neurocrine Biosciences
Neurocrine BiosciencesNASDAQ: NBIX: Develops pharmaceuticals for neurological, endocrine, and psychiatric disorders.
2+ YOEBS/BA in a scientific field, 2+ years lab experience, experience with MSD/ELISA and immunoassay development, mammalian cell culture, data analysis, automation and strong documentation and communication skills.
MSD, ELISA, ELN
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Staff Environmental Scientist/Certified Site Surveillance Technician
Irvine, California, United States
$75k-$85k/yr HybridFull Time
Socotec
Socotec: Provides testing, inspection, and certification services for building safety.
2+ YOEBachelor's in engineering/geology/environmental science required; CSST or CAC and lead inspector/assessor/project monitor/sampling technician certifications required; 2+ years related experience; valid driver’s license; fieldwork, data collection, and technical writing skills.