{"id":5042,"date":"2026-04-27T16:26:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T16:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.eightelevengroup.com\/jobs\/job\/a1wcv000000veareak-lead-data-scientist-philadelphia-pennsylvania\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T20:09:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T20:09:09","slug":"a1wcv000000veareak-lead-data-scientist-philadelphia-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.eightelevengroup.com\/jobs\/job\/a1wcv000000veareak-lead-data-scientist-philadelphia-pennsylvania\/","title":{"rendered":"Lead Data Scientist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Senior Data Scientist<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia, PA<\/p>\n<p>Hybrid Role<\/p>\n<p>Compensation: $163,000 &#8211; $173,000<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14.6667px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14.6667px;\">We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead or Principal Data Scientist to join our dynamic Data Science team. This is a senior, hands-on role responsible for providing technical leadership, scientific oversight, and mentorship to a team of talented data scientists. You will be instrumental in driving the scientific rigor of our machine learning projects, from ideation to deployment, ensuring they align with industry-standard governance and project management frameworks. The ideal candidate is a seasoned expert in building and deploying machine learning models, with a passion for guiding and developing junior team members. You will collaborate closely with our ML Engineer, MLOps Engineer, Data Engineer, and infrastructure teams to ensure our data scientists have the robust data and technical environment needed to innovate and deliver impactful solutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14.6667px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;\">Technical Leadership and Mentorship: Provide scientific oversight and guidance to data scientists on the team. This includes leading ideation sessions on new project approaches, reviewing initial exploratory data analysis (EDA), and offering expert input on feature selection, feature development, model building, and model selection.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;\">Scientific Best Practices and Governance: Champion and implement best practices for the full data science lifecycle. Ensure project execution aligns with the CRISP-DM methodology and that all projects adhere to the principles of the NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF) to ensure responsible, ethical, and governable AI development.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;\">Hands-On Model Development: Act as a significant individual contributor by building, experimenting with, and deploying sophisticated machine learning models (e.g., classification and regression) that are widely used throughout the business.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;\">Innovative Feature Engineering: Explore and apply advanced techniques for feature development, including the use of Generative AI to create novel features for traditional machine learning models.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;\">Cross-Functional Collaboration: Serve as a key technical liaison, interfacing seamlessly with our ML Engineer, MLOps Engineer, and Data Engineers to ensure smooth model deployment and productionalization. You will also partner with infrastructure teams to guarantee that the data science team has the necessary data access and technical stack to perform their work efficiently.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;\">Project Ideation and Scoping: Work with business stakeholders and the data science team to identify high-impact business problems and translate them into well-defined data science projects.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;\">Fostering Innovation: Stay current with the latest advancements in data science, machine learning, and generative AI, and encourage a culture of continuous learning, experimentation, and innovation within the team.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Qualifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;\">Education: Master&#8217;s degree or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related quantitative 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