Principal Data Scientist

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Remote / $200000 - $250000 annum

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Salary

SALARY:

$200000 - $250000

Location

LOCATION

Remote

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Permanent

Principal Data Scientist

Location: Remote (USA)
Compensation: $200,000 - $250,000 Base Salary

About the Role

We're hiring a Principal Data Scientist to join a growing team focused on building advanced machine learning solutions that improve decision-making, operational efficiency, and product intelligence across the business.

This is a senior individual contributor role for someone who enjoys solving complex, ambiguous problems and building scalable data science solutions from concept through production. You'll work across large datasets, design robust modeling frameworks, and help shape the future of AI-driven decision-making within the organization.

This role offers high visibility, technical ownership, and the opportunity to influence both strategic and operational outcomes.

What You'll Do

Machine Learning & Advanced Analytics

  • Design, develop, and deploy machine learning models to solve complex business challenges
  • Apply statistical analysis, predictive modeling, optimization techniques, and natural language processing to large-scale business problems
  • Build and improve models focused on forecasting, classification, behavioral modeling, and operational optimization
  • Evaluate model performance and continuously improve based on measurable business outcomes
  • Develop experimental frameworks to test and validate model effectiveness

Data Infrastructure & Modeling

  • Build and maintain robust SQL pipelines and ETL workflows to support model training and analytics
  • Work across cloud-based and distributed data systems to access, transform, and prepare structured and unstructured data
  • Conduct exploratory analysis, feature engineering, and anomaly detection to improve model quality
  • Partner with data engineering teams to improve data reliability, accessibility, and scalability

Business Partnership

  • Work closely with Product, Engineering, Operations, and Leadership teams to identify opportunities for machine learning applications
  • Translate business challenges into scalable analytical frameworks and production-ready solutions
  • Communicate technical findings and recommendations clearly to stakeholders at all levels

Technical Leadership

  • Help establish best practices across experimentation, modeling, and deployment workflows
  • Mentor other data scientists and support technical development across the team
  • Stay current on emerging machine learning techniques and identify opportunities to apply them to business challenges

What We're Looking For

  • 10+ years of experience in Data Science, Machine Learning, or Advanced Analytics
  • Strong expertise in Python and SQL
  • Deep experience in statistical modeling, machine learning, and predictive analytics
  • Experience deploying machine learning models into production environments
  • Strong understanding of cloud data platforms and distributed computing frameworks
  • Experience working with large-scale datasets and building reliable ETL workflows
  • Familiarity with modern AI/ML tooling and generative AI applications
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work cross-functionally across technical and business teams
  • Proven ability to influence strategy through data-driven insights

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience working in healthcare, life sciences, fintech, or other highly regulated environments
  • Experience with NLP, recommendation systems, or optimization models
  • Exposure to AWS and modern cloud-native data ecosystems
  • Prior mentoring or leadership experience within Data Science teams

Why Join?

You'll join a team where data science is a core driver of innovation and decision-making. This is an opportunity to work on meaningful, high-impact problems, build production-grade machine learning systems, and shape how advanced analytics are used across the business.

CONTACT

Mark Turp

Principal Recruitment Consultant

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