Top Senior Data Science Jobs in Houston, TX

Leads teams in designing and deploying scalable AI and machine learning solutions for consulting clients. Responsibilities include data wrangling, complex analysis, data modeling, AI system implementation, data pipeline and infrastructure oversight, deep learning, neural networks, data quality validation, and stakeholder collaboration. The manager coaches team members, manages performance, supports innovation, and applies Python, Java, and cloud technologies to build production-ready AI applications.

Own the reliability and quality of an AI copilot for trading platforms. Build evaluation frameworks, benchmarks, quality gates, monitoring, incident response, and model improvement loops. Partner with engineering and product on safe tool interactions, auditability, and user trust. Develop trading-domain expertise and measurement systems covering correctness, safety, latency, regression risk, and workflow performance.

Leads AI and GenAI data science workstreams for client engagements. Develops machine learning, deep learning, and NLP models; applies statistical and predictive modeling; designs scalable data science workflows and pipelines; evaluates model performance; communicates insights through visualizations and executive narratives; coaches teams; and supports responsible AI governance.

Lead complex modeling projects combining deep learning, LLMs, and traditional techniques. Prototype, deploy, and monitor production models, mentor data scientists, collaborate with engineering/product, and translate results into business impact for insurance customers.

Build geospatial predictive risk models using LiDAR, GIS, terrain, and weather data to simulate utility-grid risks, including wildfire and extreme-weather impacts. Develop spatial data pipelines, integrate diverse datasets, establish spatial QA/QC standards, translate risk metrics into investment insights, collaborate with utility GIS teams, and mentor others in data science and analytics.

Develop data pipelines, machine learning models, statistical algorithms, and physics-informed models for downhole tools, signal processing, and formation evaluation. Analyze large structured and unstructured datasets, simulation outputs, and experimental data. Build analytics tools, automate workflows, and collaborate with engineers, physicists, and product teams to support tool development. Communicate technical findings, contribute to project planning and documentation, and apply oil and gas domain expertise to improve system understanding.

Develop and deploy statistical and machine learning models for credit risk, delinquency, defaults, loan losses, underwriting, and risk-based pricing. Analyze credit bureau, alternative, and loan performance data; build production-ready analytical pipelines; monitor model performance; and address data anomalies. Lead complex initiatives, mentor colleagues, document methodologies, and incorporate model governance, fair lending, privacy, and responsible AI considerations while partnering with Credit Risk, Product, Engineering, and Finance.

Leads payer healthcare data science and operations consulting initiatives, using business analytics to improve payer processes and performance. Manages teams, client relationships, project resources, strategic planning, process optimization, quality standards, and operational transformation. Coaches junior staff, promotes innovative technologies, and identifies opportunities to enhance operational excellence and business outcomes.

Leads data science and advanced analytics initiatives for Auto Claims by developing machine learning and predictive modeling algorithms, integrating structured and unstructured data, and creating tools to support business decisions. Communicates modeling results to stakeholders, researches emerging techniques, manages moderately complex projects, and provides mentorship to junior data scientists. The role is remote with up to 10% travel to regional offices.

Build and deploy statistical and machine-learning models for forecasting, risk prediction, retention, no-show prediction, experimentation, causal inference, and clinical outcomes. Partner with analytics engineering and technology teams to productionize models using monitored data pipelines. Translate ambiguous clinical and operational questions into rigorous analyses, communicate recommendations to cross-functional stakeholders, and establish data science and responsible AI practices.

Develop fraud detection and identity-risk machine learning models from problem definition through production deployment. Responsibilities include investigating fraud patterns, exploratory analysis, feature engineering, model training and evaluation, production-quality Python and PySpark development, monitoring model and feature drift, and presenting analytical recommendations. The role requires collaboration with data scientists and engineers while addressing privacy, explainability, validation, governance, and real-world fraud-modeling challenges such as class imbalance and delayed labels.

Analyze modeled outputs and research data to produce automated reporting, visualizations, statistical insights, and actionable guidance for political strategists and clients. Build analytics pipelines, conduct regression-based analysis, monitor research returns, identify data quality issues, and collaborate with engineers, machine learning scientists, statisticians, and political experts.

Lead the design, development, deployment, monitoring, and improvement of interconnected customer lifetime value models covering conversion, retention, premiums, and claim losses. Serve as a hands-on technical leader, guide modeling strategy, evaluate experiments and business impact, partner with engineering and business teams, support production ML systems, establish technical standards, and coach other data scientists.

Develop data pipelines, organize and analyze structured and unstructured government data, create visualizations, build AI agents and lightweight automations, and occasionally develop predictive models. The role involves consulting with senior stakeholders, communicating actionable insights, supporting data capacity building, and collaborating with product, design, engineering, and research teams in a remote government-services environment.

Own the reliability and quality of an AI copilot for a trading platform. Build evaluation frameworks, benchmarks, quality gates, monitoring, incident response, and model improvement workflows. Partner with engineering and product to create safe, auditable tool interactions and improve assistant behavior. Develop domain expertise in trading, risk, margin, execution, and portfolio reasoning while operating across model, backend, and frontend systems.

Develop machine learning and statistical models to identify, measure, and manage credit and fraud risk. Partner with stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable solutions, analyze large application and transaction datasets, deploy end-to-end models, and improve risk decision-making. The role requires advanced Python or R and SQL skills, expertise in fraud and underwriting models, model deployment, statistical methods, and mentoring junior data scientists.

Lead end-to-end data science for customer-embedded, production solutions: acquire and prepare messy datasets, develop and evaluate models tied to business outcomes, run experiments, deploy operational models at scale, coach cross-disciplinary teams, and drive strategy, ethics, and privacy discussions.

Lead end-to-end data science projects: acquire and prepare messy datasets, develop and evaluate models tied to business outcomes, operationalize models at scale, run experiments, drive ethics/privacy, partner with customers and teams, and coach cross-disciplinary colleagues.

The Data Scientist will transform real-world, clinical, and preclinical healthcare data into reproducible datasets, analyses, and evidence supporting medical-device research and regulatory needs. Responsibilities include cohort development, data-quality validation, statistical programming, study design support, analysis plans, clinical and post-market analyses, documentation, and communicating findings to technical and nontechnical stakeholders. The role collaborates with Scientific, Clinical, R&D, Regulatory, Quality, IT, and external data partners.

Design, research, and deploy NLP/GenAI surveillance models (LLMs, RAG, knowledge graphs) to detect suspicious financial behavior; build production-ready systems, collaborate with Compliance/Legal/IT, and drive adoption of AI solutions.

Develop, train, evaluate, deploy, and monitor machine learning and statistical models using Databricks, Python, SQL, Spark, Delta Lake, and MLflow. Prepare datasets, engineer features, manage model lifecycles, validate data, and support governance practices. Translate client requirements into scalable analytics solutions, analyze trends, and communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders while collaborating across data science, engineering, cloud, security, and business teams.

Drive product and business impact through statistical modeling, experiment design, Bayesian marketing analysis, machine learning, NLP, LLM applications, and classifier implementation. Build growth metrics, monitoring pipelines, evaluation datasets, and AI trigger systems across search and Duck.ai. Analyze privacy-constrained data, deploy production-grade models, optimize SQL queries, and lead complex projects from scoping through production with minimal direction.

Lead the development of statistical and machine learning models for time-series and geospatial data. Build analytic solutions, datasets, ETL workflows, forecasting and anomaly-detection models, simulations, visualizations, and reports. Evaluate algorithm performance, optimize classifiers, document processes, and collaborate with engineers, analysts, mission partners, and stakeholders to deliver reliable mission-focused software and data capabilities.

Lead a small data science team while remaining hands-on in building advertising audience, measurement, ranking, and data-feed models. Set technical direction, apply causal inference and experimental design, build scalable production systems, mentor scientists, and partner with product, engineering, sales, and business development teams. Translate campaign data into trusted measurement products, influence senior leaders and customers, and establish Fetch’s methodology as a market standard.

Develop and productionize machine learning and AI solutions across document intelligence, multimodal systems, and foundation models. Responsibilities include dataset and pipeline development, model training and evaluation, GPU experimentation, reusable AI component design, production deployment partnership, monitoring, and communicating technical tradeoffs. The role requires solving open-ended problems in regulated financial services while emphasizing explainability, reproducibility, data governance, reliability, and measurable business impact.