Top Senior Data Science Jobs in Richmond, VA

Leads alternative data strategy for credit decisioning by evaluating vendors and datasets, engineering features, building and validating machine learning models, and developing scalable processing and monitoring systems. Partners with data scientists, software engineers, and product managers while translating complex analyses into business outcomes. The role requires expertise in large-scale data analysis, statistical modeling, machine learning, and relational databases, with hybrid office attendance.

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.

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.

Conduct workforce analytics and applied research on attrition, engagement, mobility, performance, and planning. Perform statistical analyses, regression modeling, data extraction and validation using SQL and R or Python. Translate HR business questions into actionable insights, communicate findings to stakeholders, and protect sensitive workforce data.

Develops and deploys complex Generative AI and machine learning solutions across HP projects. Responsibilities include building and monitoring models, defining performance metrics, identifying business insights, collaborating with stakeholders, creating visualizations, ensuring scalable implementation, and leading data science project teams. The role also provides technical guidance, training, and mentoring while working with large language models, multimodal models, RAG, vector databases, and cloud or edge deployments.

Analyze complex datasets to deliver actionable insights for production, resource allocation, and personnel decisions. Develop Tableau dashboards and visualizations, preprocess and clean structured and unstructured data using Python or R, and analyze time-series data. Collaborate with stakeholders, ensure data quality, document methodologies, and provide recommendations. The role requires an active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance and is onsite in Northern Virginia.

Leads and mentors junior developers while designing, modifying, testing, and deploying data solutions in Palantir Foundry. Builds data models and reports from ERP and legacy systems, translates business requirements into technical capabilities, and supports IT modernization. Requires Python, PySpark, cloud architecture, CI/CD, database design, Army domain knowledge, and an active DoD Secret clearance.

Own the product modeling roadmap and end-to-end lifecycle of production machine learning models, including recommenders, routing, and agent assignment. Engineer features, design experiments, deploy iterative improvements, and define real-time model integration with engineering and product teams. Apply Bayesian methods, causal inference, and marketing measurement while translating uncertainty into business recommendations. Mentor teammates and raise data science standards through code review and documentation.

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.

Develop and deploy machine learning solutions for enterprise risk and anti-money-laundering innovation. Partner with data scientists, engineers, and product managers to build models using structured and textual data, including NLP, graph modeling, deep learning, and Generative AI. Lead projects through design, training, validation, evaluation, and implementation while translating technical findings into business outcomes.

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.

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.

Leads data science initiatives for Capital One’s Card Mainstreet business. Partners with data scientists, software engineers, and product managers to develop customer-focused solutions; analyzes large-scale numeric and textual data; builds, validates, and implements machine learning models; translates technical findings into business outcomes; and supports innovation and team talent development.

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.

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.

Lead growth data science initiatives by partnering with Marketing, Sales, and Customer Experience leaders. Develop analyses, experimentation frameworks, and machine learning models for acquisition, engagement, retention, monetization, targeting, segmentation, uplift modeling, and lifetime value prediction. Productionize reliable models with engineering teams, communicate insights to senior stakeholders, establish experimentation best practices, and mentor junior data scientists. The role requires strong business judgment, advanced technical expertise, and experience operating in ambiguous, zero-to-one environments.

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.

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.