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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Transform AI agent systems by owning technical decisions and delivery from design to production. Collaborate with stakeholders, develop workflows, and ensure reliability while mentoring engineers and...
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Sr. Machine Learning Engineer, Prime Video Personalization and Discovery
$168K - $227K *
Champion innovative AI-driven personalization solutions that enhance customer experiences across platforms. Lead technical strategy and collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize content disc...
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Senior Strategic Sourcing Analyst
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Join a dynamic team to enhance procurement strategies using AI tools, drive cost savings, and build strong stakeholder relationships. Make a significant impact in sourcing for G&A categories while nav...
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Sr. Principal Data Scientist - Market Access
$133K - $246K *
Innovate and design advanced agentic AI systems to solve complex business challenges. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop scalable, measurable AI solutions that enhance employer intelli...
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Senior AI Training Performance Architect
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Optimize AI training performance by profiling and enhancing workloads on advanced platforms, identifying bottlenecks, and implementing cutting-edge solutions across deep learning architectures for imp...
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Join Reddit's Ads team as a Machine Learning Engineer, where you will design, build, and deploy machine learning models to enhance ad ranking, bidding, and optimization. This hands-on role involves ta...
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Join Reddit's Ads team as a Machine Learning Engineer, where you will design, build, and deploy machine learning models to enhance ad ranking, bidding, and optimization. This hands-on role involves ta...
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Senior Research Engineer - Inference ML
$150K - $180K *
Champion cutting-edge inference research by optimizing advanced ML models on Cerebras architecture. Collaborate with experts to enhance performance through innovative techniques like pruning and spars...
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$110K - $135K *
Transform your career by designing and implementing advanced data pipelines, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality data products that meet business needs and regulatory sta...
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Field Application Scientist, Data Science, QDI
$100K - $137K *
Join a dynamic team to leverage data science solutions, engage with scientists, and deliver impactful presentations. Collaborate across departments to enhance customer experiences and drive innovation...
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer, ML Infrastructure- Online
$210K - $273K *
Drive the evolution of a robust online ML inference platform, enhancing model deployment, performance, and safety in high-traffic environments by collaborating with cross-functional teams and spearhea...
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Transform your career by leveraging NLP and machine learning to enhance VA disability claims adjudication. Collaborate with stakeholders, build NLP pipelines, and ensure model accuracy while working i...
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Sr Machine Learning Engineer, ML Systems Engineering - Proactive
$130K - $155K *
Drive innovative machine learning solutions by designing, implementing, and optimizing systems that enhance user experiences across diverse platforms. Collaborate with a dynamic team to deliver impact...
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Junior Machine Learning Engineer
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Champion AI solutions as a Junior Machine Learning Engineer, collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop and optimize innovative models, pipelines, and analytics that drive impactful customer...
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Join a team that's dedicated to building secure, scalable data solutions. As a Data Engineer, you'll design and maintain data pipelines, ensuring high-quality data for analytics and business decisions...
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Senior Architect - Data Processing Systems, Analytics and Data Intelligence
$184K - $356K *
Unlock potential by co-designing cutting-edge data processing architectures. Collaborate with diverse teams to optimize performance and efficiency, driving innovation in hardware-software co-design fo...
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Senior Architect - Data Processing Systems, Analytics and Data Intelligence
$184K - $356K *
Transform data processing architectures by optimizing performance and efficiency. Collaborate with diverse teams to enhance user experiences and drive innovation in hardware-software co-design for cut...
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Senior Architect - Data Processing Systems, Analytics and Data Intelligence
$184K - $356K *
Transform data processing architectures by collaborating with diverse teams to enhance performance and efficiency. Drive innovation in hardware-software co-design, optimizing systems for accelerated c...
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Unlock potential by transforming health plan data into actionable insights. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful analyses and dashboards that drive decision-making for our cust...
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Staff Software Engineer, Public Sector
$252K - $362K *
Deliver scalable software solutions by orchestrating feature implementation, mentoring engineers, and defining technical strategies for complex systems in federal environments. Engage with stakeholder...
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Staff Software Engineer, Public Sector
$252K - $362K *
Pioneer innovative software solutions for federal applications, enhancing decision-making with advanced AI capabilities. Collaborate, mentor, and lead technical strategies for sustainable feature impl...
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Staff Software Engineer, Public Sector
$227K - $326K *
Lead the charge in developing agentic capabilities that enable real-time decision-making across multiple domains by orchestrating feature implementation and mentoring engineers for optimal system perf...
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Staff Software Engineer, Public Sector
$188K - $272K *
Transform the future of federal technology by leading software engineering efforts that develop advanced systems for real-time decision-making and agentic capabilities across multiple domains, while m...
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Senior Research Engineer, Safety
$200K - $400K *
Join a team that's advancing AI safety by building reliable, controllable models for conversational agents. Collaborate across functions to transform safety challenges into scalable, production-ready...
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Senior Research Engineer, Safety
$200K - $400K *
Drive innovation in AI safety by building robust safeguards for conversational agents. Collaborate across teams to enhance model reliability and mitigate real-world risks, creating impactful solutions...
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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.