Top Data Science Jobs in Kansas City, MO

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.

Designs AI risk stratification and evaluation methodologies for Veterans Health Administration systems, assessing performance, fairness, value, and post-deployment monitoring. Provides technical guidance on machine learning, healthcare data models, cohorts, synthetic data, and pilot evaluations. Develops risk management materials and supports governance decisions through quantitative analysis. Requires extensive applied data science experience, advanced education, and expertise in healthcare-focused machine learning.

Lead statistical modeling, AI/ML evaluation, data governance, data quality assurance, and executive analytics for VA EHR modernization. Build reproducible R-based analytics, reporting pipelines, dashboards, and governed data products using R, SQL, Python, Git, and cloud platforms. Evaluate model reliability, bias, drift, and operational value; integrate complex healthcare data; define metrics and validation rules; and advise stakeholders on auditable analytical practices.

Leads enterprise manufacturing AI, machine learning, and Industry 4.0 initiatives across multiple plants. Develops and deploys solutions for predictive maintenance, process and quality optimization, energy efficiency, throughput, and OEE improvement. Establishes scalable data and AI platforms, governance, and MLOps standards while integrating industrial data sources. Leads and mentors data science teams, prioritizes projects, allocates resources, partners with cross-functional manufacturing stakeholders, and presents strategic recommendations and business cases to executives.

Senior Data Scientist partnering with Product, Engineering, and Design teams to analyze user behavior, product performance, and marketplace dynamics. Responsibilities include developing metrics and reporting frameworks, designing experiments, diagnosing business trends, analyzing marketplace behavior, and aligning stakeholders on analytical priorities. The role uses SQL and Python alongside BigQuery, dbt Cloud, Airflow, Tableau, and Statsig, with a focus on product analytics, experimentation, and data-informed decision-making.

Support data-driven decision-making by collecting, cleaning, and analyzing structured and unstructured data, performing EDA, assisting in building and validating ML and statistical models, creating visualizations and dashboards, documenting findings, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Build and productionize traditional machine learning models, owning feature engineering, validation, deployment, monitoring, drift detection, and retraining. Develop LLM-powered agentic tools, dashboards, self-serve analytics products, and automated insight pipelines. Partner with engineering and business stakeholders, write production-grade Python and SQL, drive adoption, improve data quality, and establish responsible AI workflows for a regulated industry.

Design, deploy, and manage machine learning models supporting client acquisition, retention, and reactivation. Develop Next Best Action, CRM, paid media, and personalization solutions using LLMs and traditional ML. Design and interpret experiments, analyze large-scale datasets, communicate recommendations to stakeholders, and collaborate with product, design, and engineering teams on product and infrastructure roadmaps.

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.

Client-facing Decision Scientist supporting marketing and analytics teams. Designs scalable data pipelines and architectures, optimizes ingestion, transformation, and feature-engineering workflows, and partners with data scientists, engineers, architects, and business stakeholders to deliver analytical solutions. The role requires translating business needs into technical requirements, communicating insights to technical and non-technical audiences, managing competing priorities, mentoring junior staff, and applying marketing, CRM, and channel analytics expertise.

Own the design and build of a data-quality and assurance function for a large-scale pricing intelligence data lake. Responsibilities include architecting observability, defining quality standards, building anomaly detection and health scoring, instrumenting pipelines, answering customer data-quality questions, and tracing issues to root causes across collection, processing, and source changes.

Develop statistical models, experiments, causal inference methods, and scalable analytical workflows to generate business insights. Partner cross-functionally with Client Experience, Strategy, Marketing, Styling, Support, and Engineering teams to define metrics and improve products. Own analytical initiatives from framing through delivery, communicate executive-ready recommendations, mentor data scientists, and leverage LLMs and AI agents to accelerate analysis and workflows.

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.

Develops and deploys production machine learning models and data products for enterprise use. Responsibilities include data mining, feature engineering, model evaluation, NLP and LLM/RAG solutions, API and pipeline integration, cloud-based deployment, model validation, A/B testing, documentation, and lifecycle management. The role translates business needs into scalable data science solutions and collaborates with product, engineering, and business stakeholders throughout the SDLC.

Build and deploy AI/ML solutions from prototype through production for CMS, including generative AI, LLMs, RAG, intelligent classification, knowledge management, agentic frameworks, and enterprise integrations. Evaluate AI coding tools, establish AI/ML roadmaps, scale adoption, mentor data scientists, and translate technical concepts for stakeholders and leadership.

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.

Lead experimentation and decision science initiatives from problem definition through recommendations. Design and analyze A/B tests, quasi-experiments, matched-market tests, and causal inference studies. Apply advanced statistics, regression, predictive modeling, machine learning, and big-data analysis using Python, R, SQL, and PySpark. Partner with stakeholders, communicate actionable findings, build reproducible workflows, and mentor analysts and junior data scientists.

Leads the design, development, deployment, and monitoring of advanced statistical and machine learning models for insurance pricing, underwriting, claims, fraud, retention, and growth. Advises executives and actuarial teams, establishes modeling and experimentation standards, ensures responsible and scalable productionization, and mentors data scientists. The role also advances MLOps, AI infrastructure, model lifecycle management, explainability, fairness, and data science strategy.

As a Staff Data Scientist, you will analyze large-scale broadband data, develop and validate ML models, and integrate solutions into Calix Cloud, collaborating with teams for enhanced network intelligence and subscriber experience.

Build, validate, deploy, monitor, and maintain predictive models and analytical reports. Translate findings for technical and non-technical stakeholders, promote data literacy, deliver training, collaborate on data infrastructure, apply advanced statistical and machine learning methods, and support analytical requests across mental health and crisis care programs.

Build and deploy machine learning and experimentation systems for personalization, ranking, targeting, attribution, and causal measurement. Develop features and pipelines from transaction and behavioral data, design A/B tests, productionize models with engineering teams, and improve recommendation systems. Translate analytical results into business insights tied to conversion, retention, lift, and ROI while owning projects from problem framing through post-launch evaluation.

Build and deploy machine learning models on large healthcare datasets, extract actionable insights, develop scalable data processing systems, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and communicate findings to stakeholders to improve patient outcomes.

Lead end-to-end predictive analytics and machine learning initiatives, including forecasting, churn prediction, and risk modeling. Translate business needs into scalable ML solutions, build and deploy models on AWS SageMaker, develop production ML pipelines, and oversee monitoring, governance, explainability, and retraining. Collaborate with engineering and MLOps teams, communicate insights to stakeholders, and mentor junior data scientists while providing hands-on technical leadership.

Develop machine learning and AI models using clinical, claims, and social determinants of health data to improve pediatric patient outcomes. Partner with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to define requirements, optimize data collection, build data assets, conduct exploratory analysis, and deliver strategic and patient-care insights. Query Snowflake independently and present findings to nontechnical staff.

Develop and deploy predictive and causal models for personalization, retention, monetization, and product strategy. Design experimentation and measurement frameworks, analyze user and marketing behavior, quantify business impact, and translate complex findings into strategic decisions. Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Data Product teams to build scalable data solutions. Mentor peers, promote rigorous model validation and governance, and apply Python, SQL, Snowflake, dbt, Airflow, Spark, and AWS to production-ready data science initiatives.