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# Principal Data Scientist

- **Company:** D. R. Horton
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Computer Vision, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Standard Sql, Large Language Models, Intelligent Document Processing, Workday
- **Published:** October 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://drhorton.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=2605599

## About the Role

* Advanced degree in a quantitative field or equivalent demonstrated experience
 * 10+ years of data science, machine learning, operations research, statistics, or advanced analytics experience
 * Expert Python and SQL skills with deep experience in statistical modeling, machine learning, forecasting, optimization, and experimentation, and working knowledge of LLMs, evaluation design, and document AI
 * Experience deploying and monitoring models in production and working with engineering teams on scalable implementations
 * Demonstrated technical leadership and ability to explain complex methods to business leaders
 * Demonstrated ability to work independently, take ownership, communicate clearly, and deliver results in an evolving environment
 * Ability to build trusted relationships across the organization, balancing enterprise standards with business needs and operating realities
 * Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written and oral form or via DRH applications
 * Ability to sit for majority of 8-hour workday; use hands and fingers to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and peripheral vision
 * The noise level is generally moderate, * Experience with optimization, simulation, geospatial analytics, pricing, demand forecasting, sequential decision-making, computer vision, or LLM-based solutions is preferred.
 * Experience in homebuilding, real estate, construction, mortgage, title, land development, sales, purchasing, finance, customer care, or another distributed operating business is a plus.
 * Experience working in a large enterprise with complex enterprise environments is preferred.
 * Experience founding, incubating, or building new products, capabilities, or businesses from the ground up is a plus.

## Description

* Lead design and development of complex forecasting, optimization, machine learning, causal, and experimentation solutions
 * Translate high-value business decisions into rigorous analytical formulations, assumptions, constraints, evaluation methods, and measurable outcomes
 * Set modeling standards for validation, reproducibility, explainability, monitoring, bias/risk assessment, and technical documentation
 * Work directly with business operators and Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) to understand real-world constraints and integrate models into workflows
 * Mentor data scientists and review modeling approaches, code, experiments, and production readiness
 * Build trusted relationships across the organization, balancing enterprise standards with business needs and operating realities.
 * Represent the function in cross-functional discovery, architecture, governance, operational-readiness, and continuous-improvement activities as appropriate
 * Stay current on relevant data, AI, digital, software, and industry practices and apply new capabilities when they create practical business value
 * Identify, shape, and pilot new opportunities where data, AI, and digital capabilities can create business value, operating with an owner's mindset and a bias toward building, testing, and learning quickly
 * Conduct all business in a professional and ethical manner
 * Ability to travel overnight