The demand for a staff data scientist continues to climb as companies across the USA invest heavily in advanced analytics and machine learning capabilities. This remote position offers 500+ open positions for professionals ready to lead high-impact data initiatives from anywhere in the country. Organizations are actively looking to hire a staff data scientist who can bridge technical depth with strategic business impact.
Successful candidates typically bring strong expertise in statistical modeling, machine learning frameworks, and large-scale data pipeline design. Proficiency in Python or R, SQL, and cloud platforms like AWS or GCP is essential, along with experience mentoring junior team members and influencing cross-functional stakeholders. Strong communication skills matter just as much as technical mastery, since translating complex findings into actionable business decisions is central to the role. Employers reviewing staff data scientist vacancies often prioritize candidates who demonstrate both leadership and hands-on technical rigor.
Remote work for this role has become the norm rather than the exception, with distributed teams collaborating across time zones using modern data tooling and asynchronous workflows. The hiring outlook remains strong nationwide, as companies in finance, healthcare, and technology sectors compete for experienced talent capable of driving data strategy remotely. Flexible arrangements allow professionals to contribute meaningfully without relocating, making staff data scientist jobs in the USA increasingly attractive to top-tier candidates.
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Applied Systems, Inc.
Contribute to AI technical strategy, design and develop AI solutions, and enhance efficiency across teams. Identify and resolve complex technical problems, lead AI design discussions, and create development process guides.
remote, United States$179k – $200k/yrFull TimeSenior (5+ years)
Jobgether
Develop advanced data engineering and applied data science solutions for utility and energy clients. Design and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines, build reusable Python and SQL components, and implement automated quality checks.
remote, United StatesFull TimeMiddle (2-4 years)
Natera
Lead research on machine learning and deep learning models using NGS data. Design, build, and benchmark models for Women Health and Organ Health products. Work with bioinformatics pipelines, troubleshoot issues, and extend pipeline components as needed.
remote, United States$167k – $209k/yrFull TimeLead / ManagerJobgether
Lead a team of data scientists, defining technical strategies for evaluating advanced technologies. Develop machine learning models, analytical solutions, and data pipelines while conducting structured evaluations and benchmarks.
remote, United States$124k – $186k/yrFull TimeLead / Manager
Block
Own credit policy governance, including documentation and reporting. Propose and design experiments for credit products, ensuring statistical rigor and alignment with regulatory requirements. Formulate policy guidelines that enable scalable credit portfolios while meeting profitability objectives.
remote, United States$168k – $297k/yrFull TimeSenior (5+ years)
Consumer Edge
Design and maintain identity data models and matching logic. Build and run production data pipelines, ensuring data quality and anomaly detection. Lead design reviews, mentor data engineers, and set technical direction for identity and audience data.
remote, CA, United States$175k – $210k/yrFull TimeLead / Manager
State of Washington
Coordinate the Environmental Information Management database, providing data entry, user support, and quality control. Assist in technical assessments for toxics in water and tissue, and collect environmental samples.
remote, IA, United States$68k – $91k/yrFull TimeSenior (5+ years)
9amHealth
Own the architecture and technical standards for the data platform. Design, build, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines in Python using AWS Glue. Author and optimize complex SQL and database objects in Redshift.
remote, United StatesFull TimeLead / Manager
UKG
Lead research and analysis on labor market insights, partnering with economists and Communications. Deliver executive briefings, charts, and supporting analysis for customer discussions and media engagements.
remote, United States$151k – $215k/yrFull TimeLead / Manager
Fanatics Betting & Gaming
Own the architecture and design of ingestion pipelines and data delivery systems. Define frameworks for pipelines and monitoring, lead diagnosis of data integrity issues, and set reliability standards.
remote, United States$181k – $238k/yrFull TimeLead / Manager
Mercury
Build and own models for the lending program, including transaction classification and anomaly detection. Deploy models into production with monitoring and documentation. Collaborate with Credit on underwriting policy and with Product on product design.
remote, United States$167k – $299k/yrFull TimeSenior (5+ years)
Nextdoor
Design and develop algorithms and models to optimize Ads Marketplace performance. Oversee experiment design and execution, ensuring accurate monitoring and analysis. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver insights and recommendations that drive product development and business strategy.
remote, United States$190k – $283k/yrFull TimeSenior (5+ years)
ServiceNow
Design and oversee deployment of data architecture and pipelines for structured and unstructured data. Develop technical tools for data cleansing and transformation, implementing automated processes for data integrity.
remote, United States$203k – $354k/yrFull TimeLead / Manager
Ethos Life
Own the end-to-end lifecycle of ML models for product experiences, coverage recommenders, and user-to-channel routing. Engineer features, prototype experiments, and ship iterative model improvements to production.
remote, United States$127k – $224k/yrFull TimeSenior (5+ years)
Hims & Hers
Lead the design and implementation of automated ML systems, translating business needs into technical roadmaps. Oversee the deployment of ML products, ensuring accuracy and integration into production infrastructure.
remote, United StatesFull TimeLead / Manager
Experity
Lead the architecture and delivery of scalable ETL/ELT pipelines and data platform services. Define integration patterns for databases and APIs, design reusable data models, and solve complex processing challenges using Python and SQL.
remote, United States$141k – $190k/yrFull TimeLead / Manager
Coinbase
Own end-to-end pricing experimentation, including test design, analysis, and recommendations. Build and refine pricing models and evaluation frameworks. Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Finance to develop pricing vision and roadmap.
remote, United States$207k – $244k/yrFull TimeLead / Manager
Define the scientific roadmap for Data Science Platform, research and implement emerging methods, design and build analytics agent architecture, develop causal inference tools, create evaluation frameworks, and implement scientific methods in production software.
remote, United States$233k – $326k/yrFull TimeSenior (5+ years)
Headway
Lead measurement and testing strategy, combining internal and external data sources. Design A/B tests and analyze results to inform business decisions. Automate analysis workflows using AI, and set standards for measuring organic growth across teams.
remote, United StatesFull TimeSenior (5+ years)
Splash Financial
Develop and deploy statistical and machine learning models to predict credit risk and loan losses. Analyze credit bureau and loan performance data to enhance underwriting and credit decisioning.
remote, AZ, United States$143k – $220k/yrFull TimeSenior (5+ years)
Baton Corporation Ltd
Build a Bayesian marketing measurement system, design and analyze geo-experiments, and turn models into budget decisions. Estimate marginal ROAS and CAC, run budget optimization, and develop user value models.
remote, United States$200k – $300k/yrFull TimeMiddle (2-4 years)Coinbase
Set the technical direction for Coinbase's financial data layer, partnering with Accounting and FP&A for month-end and quarter-end close. Build audit-ready financial data and pipelines, design source-of-truth datasets in Snowflake/Databricks, and create scalable batch pipelines using Airflow/dbt.
remote, United States$207k – $244k/yrFull TimeLead / Manager
Via
Apply advanced quantitative methods to support business model development and product innovation. Develop Bayesian models and stochastic simulations for insights and predictions. Manage projects end-to-end, including data extraction, model development, and deployment of analytical solutions.
remote, NY, United States$116k – $175k/yrFull TimeJunior (<2 years)
Skylight
Organize, synthesize, and analyze data to support government stakeholders. Develop data quality checks, validate schemas, and standardize metadata. Clean and integrate complex data, apply machine learning for automation, and prepare reporting datasets with actionable insights.
remote, United States$150k – $230k/yrFull TimeSenior (5+ years)
Tilt Finance
Develop and test new modeling approaches using deep learning architectures. Build frameworks that integrate into existing ML pipelines to enhance credit modeling. Collaborate with data scientists and engineers to translate complex ideas into practical solutions.
remote, United StatesFull TimeJunior (<2 years)
Bitsight
Research, develop, validate, and implement statistical and machine learning methodologies for cybersecurity risk assessment. Maintain and enhance Bitsight’s Security Ratings and Risk Vector scoring methodologies.
remote, United States$125k – $189k/yrFull TimeJunior (<2 years)
6sense
Lead technical aspects of customer engagements, from discovery to production solutions. Partner with marketing and revenue operations teams to tailor predictive models and optimize customer data strategies.
remote, United States$195k – $266k/yrFull TimeSenior (5+ years)
Palmetto Clean Technology
Own the technical design of the data platform, ensuring trustworthy data across the customer journey. Build data products, manage data governance, and operate ingestion and orchestration pipelines. Collaborate with finance, operations, and product teams to meet evolving data requirements.
remote, United StatesFull TimeLead / Manager
Life360
Lead the MAU forecast and growth model, ensuring accuracy and clarity in assumptions. Establish standards for experimentation and causal inference methods across teams. Collaborate with various disciplines to implement advanced analytics and AI tools.
remote, United States$131k – $243k/yrFull TimeSenior (5+ years)Skylight
Organize and analyze structured and unstructured data to provide insights for government stakeholders. Build data pipelines and visualizations using tools like PowerBI and Tableau. Develop lightweight tools and automations with platforms such as Credal and Power Apps.
remote, United States$170k – $203k/yrFull TimeSenior (5+ years)
Jamf
Lead complex analytical projects from scoping to delivery, partnering with senior leadership across departments. Define metrics frameworks, data modeling practices, and governance standards.
remote, United States$115k – $178k/yrFull TimeLead / Manager
Launch Potato
Build and validate models for auto insurance carrier selection and media buying. Analyze carrier conversion data and implement it in production. Collaborate with an ML engineer for deployment and monitoring, ensuring models adapt to market changes and user behavior.
remote, United StatesFull TimeSenior (5+ years)Launch Potato
Build and validate models for auto insurance carrier selection and media buying. Analyze carrier conversion data and implement it in production. Collaborate with an ML engineer for deployment and monitoring, ensuring models adapt to market changes and user behavior.
remote, United StatesFull TimeSenior (5+ years)
Indeed
Design and execute advanced analyses, experiments, and machine learning models. Collaborate with data engineering to develop scalable data pipelines and models. Mentor junior researchers and establish standardized research playbooks.
remote, United States$150k – $250k/yrFull TimeLead / Manager
Robots and Pencils
Design, build, and evaluate predictive and prescriptive models for various business challenges. Drive end-to-end machine learning projects from proof of concept to production. Establish automated processes for data analysis and model development.
remote, United StatesFull TimeLead / Manager
Airbnb
Collaborate with stakeholders to analyze people-related business problems and gather relevant data. Utilize statistical models and data science methodologies to gain insights into recruiting, hiring, and retention processes. Lead compensation analytics and design Airbnb's quality-of-hire metric.
remote, United States$180k – $210k/yrFull TimeSenior (5+ years)
Cribl
Lead the design and implementation of self-serve data solutions across multiple business units. Translate complex analyses into actionable insights for stakeholders. Manage analytics projects end-to-end, ensuring alignment with business priorities and driving clarity on challenges.
remote, United States$150k – $190k/yrFull TimeSenior (5+ years)
Fetch
Define and own Fetch's measurement framework, establish decision frameworks for pricing and incentives, and set standards for evidence quality. Architect semantic and metric foundations, partner with analytics engineering, and ensure high-impact analytics quality.
remote, United StatesFull TimeSenior (5+ years)
Priority Technology Holdings
Lead the design of large-scale data systems and pipelines across multiple domains. Define architecture patterns and engineering standards for data ingestion, transformation, and delivery. Collaborate with various teams to translate complex requirements into technical solutions.
remote, United States$145k – $190k/yrFull TimeLead / ManagerFetch
Lead a small team of data scientists, setting technical direction and roadmap for audience, measurement, and data feeds. Architect and build predictive models and measurement frameworks, ensuring quality and delivery.
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