Top Data Science Jobs in Richmond, VA

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.

Review and audit machine learning models and model risk practices across the enterprise. Partner with cross-functional teams to design, train, evaluate, validate, and implement ML and NLP solutions, using tools like Python, Spark, H2O, and AWS. Translate technical findings into business recommendations and assurance for stakeholders and the Audit Committee, while researching and applying emerging Generative AI and state-of-the-art methods.

The role involves leveraging technologies like Python and AWS to develop statistical and machine learning models, translating complex data insights into business goals, and working with a cross-functional team.

Build and deploy statistical and machine learning models for the Toast platform. Collaborate with product, engineering, and business teams to identify opportunities, develop data-driven solutions, evaluate models, and communicate insights to stakeholders. Work in a fast-paced environment and contribute to production ML systems and experimentation.

As a Data Scientist, you'll leverage data to drive corporate strategy by building machine learning models and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Lead design and delivery of scalable ML systems across the full lifecycle for recommendations, demand forecasting, targeting, and personalization. Collaborate with engineers, product, and stakeholders to set architecture, metrics, and production best practices; mentor data scientists; lead experimentation and deploy/monitor models using cloud and MLOps tooling.

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.

Lead end-to-end pricing experimentation and strategy for consumer and business products. Design and analyze A/B tests, build pricing models and production-grade data pipelines, partner cross-functionally, and present actionable recommendations to senior leadership.

Lead development of machine learning and NLP solutions for operational risk analytics: partner with cross-functional teams, build end-to-end models (design, training, evaluation, validation, implementation), analyze large numeric and text datasets, deliver insights and reporting to senior leaders, and experiment with emerging generative AI techniques to improve risk management.

Lead design and evolution of large-scale nodal power market models. Define mathematical approaches, develop optimization/forecasting methodologies (MILP, SCUC/SCED), collaborate with engineers to productionize models, work with product and customers to translate market problems into software, mentor data scientists, and guide long-term product strategy.

The Senior Associate, Data Scientist will partner with cross-functional teams to identify risks associated with models and validate machine learning models across the enterprise, enhancing decision-making while ensuring model governance and risk management.

Manage a team to assess model risks, build and validate machine learning models while leveraging advanced technologies and cross-functional collaboration.

Lead research and engineering of production-grade LLM/GenAI systems for cybersecurity: design models and architectures, drive data labeling and evaluation, collaborate with product and engineering to deploy scalable solutions, mentor data scientists, set technical strategy, and advance AI safety, red-teaming, and applied ML innovations for detection and operational use.

As a Staff Data Scientist at SentiLink, you will develop fraud detection models, conduct analyses, collaborate across teams, and drive the development of financial risk products.

Build and productionize end-to-end fraud and financial risk models: data acquisition, feature engineering, labeling, training, experimentation, deployment, and monitoring. Research new fraud types, drive product development, support data quality and access, and present analyses to inform product, operations, sales, and marketing.

Lead product analytics efforts by designing and evaluating experiments, building dashboards, and producing statistical insights. Partner with product, design, and engineering to measure product success, identify optimization opportunities, and embed ML-driven personalization into the product.

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.

Lead design and delivery of large-scale AI/ML and retrieval systems for cybersecurity. Build end-to-end ML architecture, models (anomaly detection, ranking, RAG/LLM), and production infrastructure. Drive technical strategy, cross-functional initiatives, experimentation, and mentor junior scientists while balancing latency, scalability, reliability, and business impact.

Evaluate AI model outputs on data science, statistics, machine learning, experimentation, and quantitative problems. Develop expert prompts, datasets, and reference solutions; identify statistical and methodological errors; and provide structured feedback to improve model performance. The role requires Python, machine learning, statistics, data analysis, experimentation, Pandas, and data modeling skills.

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.

Build and deploy machine learning, NLP, and LLM-powered solutions at scale. Improve production model performance, reliability, and accuracy; develop datasets, metrics, tools, and experimentation frameworks; and use data to influence product strategy. Partner with Product, Engineering, and business stakeholders to drive AI innovation, while serving as a technical thought leader and mentoring other data scientists.

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.

Lead healthcare and pharmaceutical marketing analytics: analyze CRM, media, healthcare and behavioral data; build segmentation, attribution, audience scoring, and predictive models; develop measurement frameworks; use Python, SQL, BI and automation; translate insights for executives; mentor juniors and partner with Strategy, Media, and Client Services.

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.