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.
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.
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.
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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Senior AI PM for Data and Governance
$170K - $200K *
Champion integrated data and analytics platforms, enhancing product efficiency across teams. Own evaluation and governance frameworks ensuring reliable and scalable AI outputs, while facilitating seam...
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Senior AI PM for Data and Governance
$170K - $200K *
Lead cross-functional integration of data, analytics, evaluation, and governance to enhance healthcare AI products. Drive roadmap ownership, optimize workflows, ensure data quality, and foster collabo...
Reposted 4 weeks ago
Research Scientist, Scaling RL
$250K - $350K *
Unlock potential by designing experiments to enhance RL algorithms and efficiency. Collaborate on scaling training compute and develop adaptive methods for improved performance in complex scientific t...
1 month ago
$200K - $375K *
Pioneer the development of cutting-edge machine learning systems, driving our recommendation engine and building AI companions using unique user data sets. Take ownership of the entire model lifecycle...
Reposted 4 weeks ago
$120K - $160K *
Champion the design and implementation of scalable data pipelines, ensuring data integrity and availability. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize data workflows and enhance infrastructu...
Yesterday
$160K - $170K *
Shape the future of demand forecasting by owning and enhancing predictive models for fresh food distribution. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize inventory decisions and drive business...
1 week ago
Software Engineering - Lead Data Scientist
$138K - $165K *
Shape the future of consumer applications by leading machine learning and Generative AI initiatives. Build robust data pipelines, develop and deploy models, and drive business impact through experimen...
2 days ago
Senior Data Engineer, Telemetry & Analytics Tooling
$130K - $155K *
Optimize data collection and analytics frameworks, empowering teams to self-serve insights. Lead a data engineering team to enhance telemetry tools, ensuring data quality and accessibility for informe...
3 weeks ago
Senior Data Engineer, Telemetry & Analytics Tooling
$135K - $160K *
Transform data analytics by building robust frameworks and tools that empower teams to independently analyze telemetry and product data, ensuring high-quality insights and operational stability across...
3 weeks ago
$195K - $255K *
Join a dynamic team to innovate AI solutions in healthcare, driving impactful outcomes through advanced machine learning applications. Collaborate across functions to scale products and enhance patien...
3 weeks ago
Research Scientist- Robotics AI
$165K - $185K *
Lead innovative research in Robotics AI, focusing on AI and machine learning to advance ADAS/AD technologies. Collaborate globally to integrate solutions and publish findings, driving real-world appli...
3 days ago
Director, AI & Data Science (Marketing Measurement & Effectiveness)
$200K *
Elevate marketing measurement effectiveness for a diverse client portfolio. Lead a data science team, ensure methodological rigor, and translate findings into actionable insights that drive investment...
Reposted 3 weeks ago
$100K - $120K *
Join a team that analyzes credit policies and develops strategies to enhance lending effectiveness, utilizes data analytics for risk management, and collaborates with stakeholders to drive impactful d...
Reposted 2 weeks ago
Senior AI Engineer with RAG and Agentic architectures
$138K - $165K *
Champion the development of LLM-powered applications and agentic systems. Drive complex use cases from ambiguous problems to production, ensuring high-quality and scalable AI solutions that address us...
Reposted today
Senior AI Engineer with RAG and Agentic architectures
$138K - $165K *
Lead the charge in designing and deploying cutting-edge LLM applications that solve real user challenges. Drive the full AI development lifecycle, ensuring quality and scalability while transforming i...
Reposted yesterday
$80K - $95K *
Unlock potential by leading data-driven insights and measurement strategies to enhance client performance across media channels. Collaborate with teams to deliver actionable analyses and visualization...
1 week ago
$110K - $160K *
Elevate your career by owning and evolving a robust data platform. Design scalable infrastructure, build reliable pipelines, and create a foundation for AI applications, ensuring data quality and acce...
Reposted 3 weeks ago
$125K - $205K *
Transform our data ecosystem by designing and evolving scalable infrastructure, ensuring reliable data movement, and building a robust foundation for AI applications. Collaborate with teams to enhance...
Reposted 3 weeks ago
Staff Research Scientist - Post-Training for Agents
$320K - $400K *
Shape the future of AI research by driving innovative projects in reinforcement learning and autonomous agents. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate research into scalable solutions, w...
3 weeks ago
Staff Research Scientist - Post-Training for Agents
$320K - $400K *
Unlock potential by driving innovative research in reinforcement learning and autonomous agents, shaping technical direction, and collaborating across teams to translate findings into scalable solutio...
3 weeks ago
Machine Learning Engineer, SME
$180K - $230K *
Unlock your potential by developing cutting-edge AI and ML solutions, focusing on Large Language Models. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create impactful applications and optimize model per...
3 days ago
Principal Machine Learning Engineer
$240K - $420K *
Champion the development of cloud-native infrastructure for AI-driven solutions, leading architectural strategy and hands-on implementation across teams to enhance scalability and performance in missi...
1 week ago
$135K - $160K *
Join us to develop and enhance algorithms for cutting-edge AI solutions. Collaborate with engineers and architects to transform innovative ideas into production-ready code, ensuring high-quality stand...
3 weeks ago
$120K - $145K *
Engineer cutting-edge algorithms for AI Cortex, transforming business ideas into production-ready solutions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance performance and ensure robust engineerin...
3 weeks ago
Data Scientist II - Gen AI/Python/AWS/SQL
$73K - $150K *
Elevate your career by leveraging AI and machine learning to solve complex business challenges. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop innovative solutions and drive data-driven decision-m...
2 weeks ago
What does a Senior Data Scientist do?
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?
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?
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?
Browse vetted Senior Data Scientist listings on Ladders and review compensation, qualifications, and responsibilities to find opportunities aligned with your experience and career goals.