Top Data Science Jobs in Santa Cruz, CA

Lead a 5–8 person Data Science team to develop and operationalize FWA detection models using SAS and Python on multi‑payer healthcare claims. Oversee model development, data pipelines, quality reviews, stakeholder presentations, and collaboration with SMEs and BI developers. Split role ~40% management, 60% hands-on coding/analysis.

Develop and maintain predictive pricing, retention, and conversion models using GLMs and advanced analytics; build monitoring tools for rating performance; support rate filings, product pricing analyses, competitor research, and cross-functional collaboration to inform pricing and enterprise risk decisions.

The Data Scientist II will design, build, and deploy machine learning models and data products, translating business problems into data-driven solutions, while collaborating with various stakeholders and ensuring reliable, production-ready outcomes.

Design and implement data models, pipelines, and ML systems to power AI agents and analytics. Build, deploy, and monitor machine learning models at scale, integrate Snowflake/AWS and Salesforce Data Cloud, and deliver production-ready data products and views to stakeholders.

Lead the strategic direction and evolution of Netflix’s company-wide Experimentation Platform. Establish rigorous causal inference and experimentation standards, automate trust and validation practices, consolidate fragmented systems, shape platform product roadmaps, and collaborate with data science and engineering leaders. Translate experimentation needs into scalable tools, influence adoption across teams, mentor colleagues, and ensure reliable experiment allocation, measurement, analysis, and reporting.

Develop and evaluate Python-based machine learning models using time-series telemetry and operational data. Responsibilities include data exploration, feature engineering, NLP, probabilistic and physics-informed modeling, anomaly detection, forecasting, validation, documentation, and production deployment. Collaborate with engineering, visualization, and program teams to integrate models into dashboards and decision-support tools. The role supports DoD customers and requires U.S. citizenship plus eligibility for a security clearance.

Designs and deploys AI/ML solutions from prototype through production for government clients. Responsibilities include generative AI using LLMs and RAG, intelligent classification, agentic frameworks, AI coding tools, legacy-system integration, and automated reporting. The role also establishes AI/ML roadmaps, scales adoption, communicates technical concepts to stakeholders, and mentors data scientists.

Leads complex machine learning and advanced analytics initiatives for customer intelligence, segmentation, propensity scoring, behavioral prediction, and personalized engagement. Owns models through the full lifecycle, from problem framing and feature engineering to deployment, monitoring, retraining, and interpretation. Partners with product, engineering, MLOps, and data teams; defines evaluation metrics; mentors technical contributors; promotes responsible AI practices; and communicates results to technical leaders, clients, and business stakeholders.

The Data Scientist designs and builds data structures for AI applications, manages vector and feature stores, leads data discovery, and collaborates on responsible data use while ensuring high-quality, governed datasets for ML models and applications.

Design, develop, and deploy NLP and LLM-powered models to extract intent, outcomes, and sentiment from calls, chats, and digital interactions. Translate unstructured interactions into actionable insights, build evaluation frameworks, debug and improve model performance, and hand off production-ready artifacts to data engineering to improve call center efficiency and customer experience.

Build, validate, deploy, and monitor machine learning models for customer segmentation, propensity scoring, and behavioral prediction. Own data exploration, feature engineering, and validation for assigned projects while collaborating with senior data scientists, MLOps, product, engineering, and data teams. Translate model outputs into client insights, document work for stakeholders and compliance review, and contribute to evaluation frameworks, dashboards, code reviews, and technical learning.

Build, optimize, and deploy machine learning models (especially time series) using Python, PySpark, and cloud tools. Perform feature engineering, evaluate model performance (MAPE, RMSE, R²), and create ETL/data pipelines with integration tools. Work with Palantir Foundry, Google Cloud (BigQuery, Vertex AI), AutoAI, and data warehouses to support large-scale analytics. Collaborate with stakeholders, monitor production models, and continuously improve model accuracy and pipelines.

Lead and deliver end-to-end data science projects: design, build, deploy, and monitor ML/statistical models for credit risk, pricing, collections, and fraud. Partner with cross-functional teams to integrate models into production, set model development standards, mentor engineers, and maintain reliable ML pipelines and monitoring systems.

Analyze and characterize conversational audio data, identify underrepresented areas, and build active-learning and human-in-the-loop workflows. Develop representative benchmarks, automate model adaptation, and create reusable data analysis and scoring systems. Partner with research, engineering, and data teams to run experiments, improve models, organize data, and translate complex findings into measurable product improvements.

Lead high-impact modeling initiatives using deep learning, LLMs, and traditional methods. Prototype, deploy, and monitor hybrid models on large insurance datasets, drive MLOps standards, and communicate results to nontechnical stakeholders to realize business impact.

Lead end-to-end development and deployment of predictive and hybrid deep learning/LLM models for insurance use cases. Prototype, validate, and productionize models using modern ML frameworks and MLOps, collaborate with product and engineering, and communicate technical results to stakeholders to drive measurable business impact.

Lead and deliver productionized ML solutions across audience, marketing, pharma direct, and employer analytics. Design segmentation, propensity, attribution, and identity models; apply causal inference and experimentation; operationalize models with MLOps; evaluate generative AI/LLM use cases; set technical roadmap and mentor data scientists to drive measurable business impact.

Leads graph analytics, identity resolution, forecasting, and predictive modeling initiatives for operational, commercial, and product decisions. Designs scalable graph data models, production-ready machine learning solutions, and time-series forecasts. Establishes validation, monitoring, governance, and experimentation practices while partnering with product, engineering, and platform teams. Translates complex analytical findings into business recommendations and provides technical leadership across graph science, forecasting, optimization, and decision-support capabilities.

Build and deploy production-grade LLM applications, AI agents, models, and scalable RAG pipelines for investment and business workflows. Architect secure MCP integrations with enterprise systems, establish MLOps and LLMOps practices, optimize model performance and latency, and develop evaluation, monitoring, governance, and rollback processes. Collaborate with data engineering and platform teams to provide secure, governed access to organizational data.

Partner with product engineering to design and analyze experiments, apply causal reasoning and statistical modeling to marketplace data, and drive data-informed product decisions across the engineering org.

The role involves preparing traffic data, developing and deploying machine learning models on Google Vertex AI, and collaborating with teams to improve project workflows.

The Data Scientist II will oversee data management, design study protocols, train staff, lead report development, and manage client activities using project frameworks.

Lead the data science strategy for deployed humanoid robots: build predictive maintenance and reliability models, drive fleet performance and RaaS economics analysis, develop anomaly detection and RCA tooling, link manufacturing test data to field outcomes, and set instrumentation, experimentation, and data-quality standards across hardware, software, manufacturing, and operations.

Lead evaluation and data strategy for advanced AI, vision, and perception systems. Define metrics, build evaluation frameworks, audit artifacts, prioritize fixes, and translate model behavior into product decisions and data-improvement loops to ensure production readiness and downstream usefulness.

Design, build, and validate end-to-end ML models and AI/NLP solutions for pharmacy, claims, and clinical data. Responsibilities include feature engineering, explainability (SHAP), entity resolution, data quality, compliance-driven reporting, prototype front ends (Streamlit/BI), and collaboration with engineering, clinical, and client-success teams to productionize analytical outputs.