Senior Data Scientist Jobs

Explore senior data scientist opportunities with organizations seeking experienced professionals to turn complex data into meaningful business results. Ladders features vetted jobs paying $100,000 or more, helping you focus your search on roles that match your skills, leadership experience, and compensation goals.

What Senior Data Scientists Do

Senior data scientists design analytical approaches, build and evaluate statistical and machine learning models, and translate findings into practical recommendations. They work with product, engineering, business, and executive teams to identify opportunities, guide decisions, and deliver data-driven solutions.

Skills and Experience Employers Seek

Employers often look for advanced experience in Python or R, SQL, statistical analysis, machine learning, experimentation, and data visualization. Senior candidates may also bring expertise in cloud platforms, large-scale data systems, model deployment, and responsible AI. Clear communication, sound judgment, and the ability to mentor teammates are also valuable.

Career Opportunities and Compensation

Senior data scientists can find opportunities across technology, finance, healthcare, retail, consulting, and other data-intensive industries. Depending on the organization and role, experienced professionals may progress into staff or principal data scientist positions, analytics leadership, or specialized AI and machine learning roles. Browse Ladders for vetted openings paying $100,000 or more.

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Use Ladders to explore opportunities aligned with your expertise and career ambitions. Review each listing for responsibilities, qualifications, location, and compensation details, then apply to roles that fit your goals.

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$170K - $215K *

Lead a dynamic team of data scientists to innovate and implement machine learning solutions that drive business impact. Shape the future of data science by mentoring talent, collaborating with stakeho...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$145K - $150K *

Elevate your career by leading statistical disclosure control strategies for complex health datasets. Mentor junior staff and ensure compliance with HIPAA while driving improvements in data utility an...

Today

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$129K - $177K *

Champion the development of intelligent decision systems using machine learning and reinforcement learning to enhance personalized healthcare recommendations, driving impactful outcomes for millions o...

United StatesRemote

4 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$120K - $145K *

Unlock potential by driving the development of cutting-edge AI and data platforms. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, deploy, and scale intelligent applications, ensuring robust integr...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$132K - $157K *

Join a team that's dedicated to ensuring compliance and transparency in financial reporting. As a Senior Data Analyst, you'll collaborate across departments to organize data, draw insights, and suppor...

San Francisco, CARemote

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$150K - $180K *

Unlock innovative AI and machine learning solutions to drive data-driven decisions across U.S. Commercial operations, enhancing insights into patient populations and healthcare provider behavior for s...

4 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Pharmaceuticals & Biotech

$180K - $200K *

Join a team that's redefining AI deployment by embedding within client operations, delivering impactful solutions in real-time. Collaborate with experts to tackle complex challenges and drive innovati...

Yesterday

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$180K - $200K *

Lead transformative AI projects by embedding within client teams, delivering production-ready solutions that drive real business impact. Collaborate closely with stakeholders to understand needs and s...

New York, NYRemote

Yesterday

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$116K - $142K *

Join a team that's leveraging complex healthcare data to drive insights. You'll automate reporting, enhance client deliverables, and collaborate with business partners to elevate analytics and address...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$111K - $150K *

Lead the charge in advanced data science initiatives, guiding analytical projects of enterprise significance while mentoring a team of data scientists and ensuring methodological rigor in analyses tha...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$111K - $150K *

Lead the charge in advanced data science initiatives, guiding analytical projects of enterprise significance while mentoring junior analysts and ensuring methodological rigor in statistical modeling a...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$180K - $220K *

Champion innovative AI research in wearable technology, leading a team to define strategies and drive impactful projects that enhance human-computer interaction through advanced biosignal interpretati...

2 weeks ago

  •   11 - 15 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$180K - $220K *

Lead innovative AI research initiatives focused on wearable technology, driving the scientific agenda and shaping next-gen capabilities through collaboration and mentorship within a high-performing te...

2 weeks ago

  •   11 - 15 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$136K - $184K *

Grow your career with a dynamic team focused on advanced data science, optimizing capacity planning through machine learning and statistical modeling. Collaborate with experts to drive impactful solut...

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Retail & Consumer Goods

$85K - $111K *

Collaborate to lead SDI3 upgrades and guide solution design processes. Foster knowledge sharing and oversee integrations while supporting GDCE development. Bring your expertise to enhance innovation a...

Ottawa, ONIn-Person

4 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Telecommunications & Hardware

$150K - $180K *

Unlock your potential as a Senior Applied AI Engineer, leading teams to design and deliver impactful AI solutions. Drive technical excellence and mentor engineers while shaping the future of AI system...

United StatesRemote

2 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$150K - $180K *

Elevate user engagement by designing and optimizing advanced search and recommendation systems. Drive content discovery and retention through innovative machine learning solutions in a dynamic, consum...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Consumer Technology

$110K - $130K *

Transform raw legal and medical data into impactful machine learning models. Collaborate with experts to enhance our proprietary platform using ML, NLP, and generative AI, driving measurable improveme...

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Legal & Accounting

$135K - $160K *

Join our dynamic ML team to develop and deploy cutting-edge models that enhance our proprietary claims-intelligence platform, focusing on machine learning, NLP, and generative AI to improve outcomes f...

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Legal & Accounting

$100K - $145K *

Inspire innovation in vaccine development by leveraging data science to create predictive models and monitoring tools that enhance manufacturing processes and product quality across multidisciplinary...

Today

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Pharmaceuticals & Biotech

$169K - $351K *

Advance your career by optimizing and deploying AI models in cutting-edge infrastructures that bridge deep learning algorithms and real-time autonomous systems, ensuring ultra-low latency and operatio...

Reposted 3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Transportation

$117K - $201K *

Join a team that develops AI-enabled scientific data products, shaping data strategies for drug discovery and patient safety. You'll design scalable integration frameworks, enhance data architectures...

Reposted 1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Pharmaceuticals & Biotech

$117K - $201K *

Accelerate progress at the forefront of scientific data engineering, combining expertise in AI and data architecture to design interoperable, AI-ready data solutions that drive drug discovery and deve...

Reposted 1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Pharmaceuticals & Biotech

$117K - $201K *

Lead the development of innovative scientific data products to enhance AI-driven drug discovery efforts, ensuring effective integration across diverse data domains to support patient safety and transl...

Reposted 1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Pharmaceuticals & Biotech

$117K - $201K *

Shape the future of drug discovery by leading the design and implementation of AI-ready scientific data products that enhance drug development and patient safety through innovative data architectures...

Reposted 1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Pharmaceuticals & Biotech

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  • What does a Senior Data Scientist do?question toggle

    A Senior Data Scientist uses statistics, programming, and machine learning to analyze data, develop models, and inform business or product decisions. The role often includes collaborating across teams and mentoring other data professionals.

  • What qualifications are common for Senior Data Scientist jobs?question toggle

    Employers commonly seek substantial data science experience, proficiency in Python or R and SQL, knowledge of statistical methods and machine learning, and the ability to communicate insights. Requirements vary by company and industry.

  • What industries hire Senior Data Scientists?question toggle

    Senior Data Scientists work in technology, financial services, healthcare, retail, consulting, and many other industries that use data to improve products, operations, or decision-making.

  • How can I find Senior Data Scientist jobs paying $100,000 or more?question toggle

    Browse vetted Senior Data Scientist listings on Ladders and review compensation, qualifications, and responsibilities to find opportunities aligned with your experience and career goals.