Top Data Science Jobs in Hampton, VA

Design, develop, and deploy ML, NLP, and generative AI solutions to improve scientific discovery. Build retrieval, recommendation, ranking, and RAG systems; fine-tune and evaluate LLMs; create evaluation frameworks; build scalable data pipelines; collaborate with cross-functional teams and produce production-quality Python code to deliver reliable, impactful AI systems for research use.

Design, develop, and deploy ML, NLP, and generative-AI solutions (including LLMs and RAG) to improve search, retrieval, recommendation, and question-answering across scientific publications and datasets. Build scalable pipelines, evaluation frameworks, and production-quality Python code while collaborating with engineering, product, UX, and domain experts to measure and improve model reliability, relevance, and user impact.

Assist senior data scientists with data collection, preprocessing, cleaning, and basic statistical analysis. Support model development, perform basic visualizations, and document processes and findings while learning and applying data science techniques.

Lead data science projects from ideation through enterprise impact, building scalable and well-tested solutions that improve healthcare outcomes. Apply probability, statistics, machine learning, SQL, and Python to develop data-driven products and insights. Partner with stakeholders, assess product performance, identify strategic improvements, mitigate risks, and mentor teammates while aligning initiatives with business objectives.

Leads analytical and scientific strategy for Fetch’s Play and Rewarded Apps businesses. Develops predictive and machine learning models, experimentation frameworks, causal analyses, feature pipelines, and measurement systems using Python and SQL. Partners with Product, Marketing, Engineering, and business leaders to improve monetization, engagement, retention, personalization, and marketplace outcomes. Translates complex findings into strategic recommendations, mentors data scientists and analysts, and establishes analytical best practices.

The Lead Data Scientist will enhance analytics through predictive modeling and data engineering, focusing on quality, feature generation, and continuous learning.

Lead advanced research and predictive modeling on residential housing and energy performance data. Apply causal inference, anomaly detection, regression, and model validation to improve Pearl’s SCORE and energy models. Develop new performance metrics, evaluate climate-risk data, collaborate with external research partners, and communicate findings through white papers, publications, and clear stakeholder explanations.

Develop and migrate reporting assets from SAP BusinessObjects to QlikView and Qlik Sense. Analyze and rebuild Web Intelligence, Crystal Reports, and universes; debug legacy and new reports; optimize SQL, scripts, expressions, data models, and load processes; validate output accuracy; document migration logic; and collaborate with stakeholders on requirements and report specifications.

Lead development and productionization of telematics pricing and underwriting models. Responsibilities span statistical modeling, feature engineering, dataset and pipeline development, model deployment, monitoring, data quality validation, troubleshooting, regulatory support, and collaboration with pricing, actuarial, product, engineering, and compliance teams.

Leads consumer personalization strategy and production development for recommendations, ranking, search, browse, carts, marketing, and agentic AI experiences. Builds recommender systems, learning-to-rank models, LLM agents, evaluation frameworks, and experimentation programs. Partners with Product and Engineering on deployment, monitoring, and model quality while mentoring senior data scientists, setting technical direction, shaping roadmaps, and communicating trade-offs to executives.

Own end-to-end data science for emerging content surfaces, including product experimentation, causal inference, exploratory analysis, metrics, dashboards, and strategic insights. Identify opportunities to grow content supply, creators, and engagement while improving discovery. Lead content data architecture and quality initiatives, develop source-of-truth assets, and apply advanced statistical methods such as quasi-experiments and network testing. Partner with Product, Engineering, Design, and Research to influence product direction and communicate findings to diverse audiences.

Develop and optimize machine learning and statistical models for fraud detection and anti-money laundering. Analyze large datasets to identify fraudulent patterns, build scalable data pipelines and features, evaluate model performance, and collaborate with engineering, product, and operations teams. Communicate insights to technical and non-technical stakeholders while maintaining data privacy and security compliance. The role offers significant ownership in building Oscilar’s early machine learning stack within a remote-first startup.

Design, build, evaluate, and productionize agentic AI, LLM, RAG, and predictive ML systems for scientific information products. Develop training and inference pipelines, fine-tune models, establish trustworthy-AI evaluation and safeguards, and operate AI capabilities at scale. Set engineering standards, lead technical initiatives, mentor scientists and engineers, influence product and executive decisions, and communicate results through presentations, publications, and client engagements.

Tune AML and fraud detection models using customers’ live transaction data. Investigate missed cases, alert quality, pattern drift, and false positives; validate changes through backtesting and sample review; document regulatory rationale; and present model performance and business value to compliance, risk, and data science stakeholders. Partner with customer teams on account strategy and relay customer-specific or systemic findings to product and model functions.

Own mobile marketing analytics frameworks, dashboards, cohort and campaign analysis, profitability modeling, audience strategy, and incrementality experiments. Analyze attribution, retention, LTV, CAC, ROAS, payback, creative performance, and marketplace dynamics. Partner with marketing, finance, and leadership to guide spend allocation and growth decisions while navigating mobile privacy and attribution challenges.

Design and implement AI solution architectures to address Marine Corps operational needs. Apply ML algorithms and big-data technologies, develop scalable data pipelines and scripts, mentor team members, and help clients choose appropriate ML tools and frameworks. Support scaling, monitoring, and operation of data platforms and work collaboratively across cross-functional teams.

Leads end-to-end applied data science and AI workstreams for predictive underwriting and pricing, including problem framing, feature engineering, model development, validation, deployment, monitoring, and business-impact measurement. Builds explainable, governed, and reusable production models using healthcare and insurance data. Partners with underwriting, business, product, engineering, and legal teams; mentors others; and advances responsible AI, MLOps, model governance, and shared data science practices.

The Senior Data Scientist will analyze data to drive product strategy, optimize performance, and support product launches, collaborating with cross-functional teams.

As a Senior Data Scientist, you'll develop fraud detection models, perform detailed analyses, and work closely with teams to drive product innovation and business outcomes.

Develop, deploy, and maintain AI and machine learning solutions for municipal operations. Responsibilities include building ML pipelines and NLP models, preparing data, feature engineering, model evaluation, production monitoring, troubleshooting, documentation, and staff training. The role also supports responsible AI, data governance, enterprise system integration, and communication with nontechnical stakeholders.

Lead and deliver end-to-end data science projects: design, build, deploy, and monitor ML/statistical models for credit risk, pricing, collections, and fraud. Partner with cross-functional teams to integrate models into production, set model development standards, mentor engineers, and maintain reliable ML pipelines and monitoring systems.

Analyze and characterize conversational audio data, identify underrepresented areas, and build active-learning and human-in-the-loop workflows. Develop representative benchmarks, automate model adaptation, and create reusable data analysis and scoring systems. Partner with research, engineering, and data teams to run experiments, improve models, organize data, and translate complex findings into measurable product improvements.

Design, develop, and deploy supervised machine learning models for credit decisioning. Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to create data sources, improve modeling methodology, operationalize models, and manage model evaluation and risk for production systems.

Leads graph analytics, identity resolution, forecasting, and predictive modeling initiatives for operational, commercial, and product decisions. Designs scalable graph data models, production-ready machine learning solutions, and time-series forecasts. Establishes validation, monitoring, governance, and experimentation practices while partnering with product, engineering, and platform teams. Translates complex analytical findings into business recommendations and provides technical leadership across graph science, forecasting, optimization, and decision-support capabilities.

The Senior Data Scientist will analyze large-scale customer data, investigate behavioral questions, design and automate studies, and translate findings into actionable recommendations. The role includes maintaining analytics frameworks, documenting methodologies, writing white papers, and communicating insights across the company. Candidates should be independent, comfortable with ambiguity, and experienced with SQL and Redshift. Python or R, machine learning, Spark, A/B testing, and cross-functional experience are preferred.