Top Data Science Jobs in Santa Cruz, CA

Build lightweight, Slack- and Sheets-integrated AI agents to pull and analyze data from ad and web APIs, surface anomalies and trends, and produce alerts, reports, and LLM-generated content briefs and recommendations. Deliver scoped, fast iterations on multi-step pipelines including classifiers, scorers, and recommendation layers.

Senior individual contributor who drives product analytics, experimentation, and applied modeling. Owns growth and performance analyses, designs experiments with robust statistical evaluation, builds repeatable reporting, and partners with Product, Engineering, Operations, Clinical, and Finance to translate data into actionable product and operational decisions.

Build and scale production-ready generative AI applications: design multi-agent workflows, implement advanced RAG with vector DBs, integrate/swap LLMs, fine-tune models, and deploy scalable FastAPI/Docker services with monitoring and optimization for latency, cost, and reliability.

Build and scale production Generative AI applications: design multi-agent systems and LangGraph workflows, implement advanced RAG with vector DBs, integrate and fine-tune LLMs, deploy FastAPI async services in Docker, and optimize GenAI performance, cost, and monitoring.

Design, build, and deploy production-ready generative AI applications: architect multi-agent workflows, implement advanced RAG with vector DBs, integrate/swap LLMs, fine-tune models, and deliver scalable FastAPI-based services with monitoring, CI/CD, and containerized deployment.

Design, build, and scale production-ready generative AI systems: multi-agent workflows, advanced RAG pipelines, LLM integration and fine-tuning, scalable FastAPI backends, Dockerized deployments, monitoring, and GenAI optimization for latency, cost, and reliability.

Lead experimentation and causal inference at company-wide scale: define methodology, own statistical approaches for small samples and clustered data, apply causal methods when experiments arent feasible, run experiment review, build tooling and curriculum, and partner with analytics and AI/ML teams to ensure decision-grade results.

Build models, heuristics, and analytics that optimize model/provider routing and user experience for a large LLM marketplace. Partner with product and engineering to design user-facing data features, define product metrics, run deep analyses, and ship data-driven improvements tied to roadmap decisions. Scale analytical foundation in ClickHouse/dbt.

Design measurement frameworks and advanced causal inference solutions for marketplace allocation and recommendation systems. Partner with Product, Engineering, and business stakeholders to translate needs into scalable data science tools, run experiments, quantify impact, and drive implementation for Netflix discovery surfaces.

Design, train, fine-tune, deploy, and monitor Large Language Models for government mission applications. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, ensure data preprocessing and model performance, present findings to stakeholders, and mentor junior data scientists.

Support IRS projects by developing, validating, and deploying predictive and statistical models on large tax and financial datasets. Perform data cleaning, feature engineering, anomaly detection, and risk scoring using Python/R, SQL, and Databricks. Communicate results to stakeholders and collaborate with cross-functional teams to inform audit prioritization, fraud detection, and compliance efforts.

Design, develop, validate, and deploy statistical and machine learning models to detect fraud, anomalies, and noncompliance in large tax and financial datasets. Clean and feature-engineer data, run robustness and sensitivity tests, collaborate with stakeholders, and present technical and non-technical findings. Support end-to-end data science lifecycle and productionization in a government environment.

Lead and support full-lifecycle data science projects (forecasting, NLP, classification/regression, optimization). Design production-ready solutions within client environments, consult with stakeholders to define ambiguous problems, communicate technical findings, and develop/teach bespoke analytics training.

Support IRS tax compliance and fraud detection by developing, validating, and deploying predictive and statistical models. Clean and analyze large datasets, apply supervised and unsupervised learning (including NLP and graph analytics), collaborate with clients and teams, and deliver technical briefings and defensible, explainable model results.

Work with clients and technical staff to design, develop, and deploy predictive models and data-driven analytical solutions. Perform data extraction, ingestion, and modeling; evaluate and improve models; translate business rules into technical specifications and communicate results to stakeholders.

Support IRS analytics to detect fraud and non-compliance by developing, validating, and deploying predictive and statistical models. Clean and analyze large datasets, perform feature engineering, apply supervised and unsupervised techniques (including NLP and graph analytics), collaborate with stakeholders, and deliver technical and non-technical briefings. Work across the full data science lifecycle and operate in secure government environments.

Develop, validate, and deploy predictive and statistical models using structured and unstructured tax and financial data to detect fraud and non-compliance. Clean and wrangle large datasets, perform feature engineering, apply supervised and unsupervised techniques, and communicate results to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Collaborate with clients and cross-functional teams and support model deployment and documentation in secure government environments.

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.

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.

Analyze large marketing datasets, build predictive models for segmentation, pricing, and demand forecasting, support targeted campaigns and retention, partner with product and marketing, apply statistical and ML methods, ensure data quality with engineering, and communicate insights to stakeholders to drive conversion and retention improvements.

Senior individual contributor owning complex end-to-end ML problems for supply chain and consumer applications. Build and deploy predictive models (demand forecasting, delivery ETA, recommendations), embed with engineering teams, define MLOps standards, and advise leadership on data science strategy and investments.

The Data Scientist at GenLogs will build machine-learning systems, analyze large datasets, and collaborate with engineering and product teams to deliver advanced logistics intelligence solutions.

Partner with Marketing as the embedded data science lead to build marketing measurement, attribution, LTV/ROAS/CAC models, run experiments, analyze the full funnel, create forecasts and dashboards, and influence channel strategy and budget allocation.

As the Staff Data Scientist, you will lead the data science function, driving strategy, mentoring peers, and shaping product direction through advanced analytics and experimentation.