Top Remote Data Science Jobs in Santa Cruz, CA

Design, evaluate, and productionize generative AI/ML solutions (RAG, agents, embeddings, retrieval). Build evaluation frameworks for hallucination detection, benchmark LLMs, optimize prompts/models, create datasets, fine-tune models, and collaborate to deploy and monitor enterprise-scale GenAI systems.

Lead end-to-end AI/ML initiatives to improve student retention, engagement, and enrollment. Architect and operate data pipelines, feature stores, and production ML systems; deploy, monitor, and automate models; run experimentation programing and measure business outcomes. Mentor team members and set technical standards across Product, Engineering, and CX.

Lead cross-functional teams to identify and implement revenue-driving strategies. Own revenue optimization, develop quantitative analyses (A/B testing, causal impact), improve data pipelines and tracking, embed AI into workflows, and present insights to leadership to scale and recover revenue.

Consult as a fractional data scientist for hedge funds, private equity firms, and family offices. Lead data science initiatives: build infrastructure, develop and deploy models, create portfolio dashboards, monitor post-deployment performance, and partner with investment teams to turn data into actionable investment insights. Advise on vendor selection, data quality, technology stacks, KPIs, and governance.

Design and evaluate predictive and generative models, extract insights from disparate clinical and product data, build and partner on data pipelines, run rigorous evaluations and experiments, and deliver time-sensitive ad hoc analyses to product, engineering, and clinical stakeholders.

As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer, you'll build and deploy ML models for risk and fraud detection, leading technical efforts and collaborating cross-functionally.

Hands-on senior data scientist splitting work between SQL Server data engineering (ETL, pipeline modernization, data quality) and analytics delivery (Power BI semantic models, dashboards, statistical and predictive modeling). Duties include designing migration options, implementing Python-based cleansing and reproducible analytics, building ETL/deployment processes, responding to ad hoc leadership data requests, and documenting systems for stakeholders. Must obtain VA background/PIV and be a U.S. citizen.

Design, build, and deploy ML models across diverse use cases; work with managed cloud ML platforms and containerized solutions; collaborate with engineers on production integration and MLOps best practices; preprocess and analyze large datasets; mentor teammates and influence technical direction; translate complex ML concepts for technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Lead end-to-end client ML engagements: scope problems, design, build, and deploy production ML solutions across cloud and containerized stacks. Lead and mentor small teams, manage client relationships, evaluate emerging tools, and ensure models are production-ready and explainable to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

As a Lead Data Scientist, you'll design experiments, build predictive models, and lead a team while shaping data-driven strategies to enhance AI deployments.

Design, develop, and deploy time-series and machine-learning forecasting models (ARIMA, SARIMA, ETS, XGBoost, LightGBM) for demand planning, inventory, and sales forecasting. Perform large-scale SQL data processing, operationalize models in cloud environments (Azure preferred), present insights, and lead client workshops.

The role involves building and validating Marketing Mix Models and geo-experiments, managing measurement infrastructure, and communicating insights to stakeholders.

Design and build custom measurement products by combining Nielsen datasets; develop statistical and ML models; write production-quality SQL, Python, and PySpark; build reusable ETL pipelines; use AI tools and design agentic workflows; translate stakeholder requests, document methodology, and collaborate with Research, Sales, and Insights teams.

Design, build, validate, deploy, and monitor machine learning and generative AI solutions for healthcare and life sciences. Work with EHR, claims, and registry data to produce clinical predictions, operational optimizations, and LLM-powered applications. Translate results for stakeholders, document best practices, and mentor client teams.

As a Senior Data Scientist, you'll lead projects leveraging data to enhance healthcare outcomes, mentor team members, and align data efforts with business goals.

The Senior Data Scientist will analyze and optimize marketing funnels, build statistical models, conduct experiments, collaborate with teams, and mentor junior members.

Senior individual contributor who builds statistical models and experiments to optimize acquisition, conversion, retention, and lifetime value. Partners with Product, Marketing, and Engineering to define data requirements, analyze A/B tests, perform cohort and funnel analyses, communicate findings to stakeholders, and mentor junior team members while contributing to analytics best practices.

As a Senior Data Scientist, you will develop statistical models and machine learning algorithms to improve patient enrollment and trial management while ensuring compliance in a healthcare data environment.

Lead design, development, and deployment of end-to-end recommendation systems. Build, tune, and evaluate scalable recommendation algorithms, integrate ML into products, lead projects, mentor teams, and communicate solutions to clients and stakeholders while driving innovation in replenishment and supply chain analytics.

Lead design and validation of agentic AI capabilities for legal workflows using LLMs, NLP, RAG, hybrid search, embeddings and vector databases. Drive experimentation, evaluation, and metrics, translate results to product recommendations, collaborate with engineers and legal experts, and mentor team members.

Lead development and operationalization of measurement products (MMM, incrementality, insights, recommendations). Build, deploy, and maintain production-grade statistical and ML systems, debug end-to-end data and model issues, evaluate methodologies, and partner with engineering, product, and customer teams to improve measurement accuracy and reliability. Provide customer-facing explanations and support for measurement outputs.