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# Senior Data Scientist - AI Expert

- **Company:** Mercor, Inc.
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $249,600.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Databases, Information Engineering, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, SQL Databases, Data Management, Machine Learning Operations, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** October 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/senior-data-scientist-ai-expert-san-francisco-ca--780014eb-a622-4c9e-bacb-8bea32273038

## About the Role

Data Science, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Benchmarking, Research Laboratory, Data Science, Database Extract Transform and Load (ETL), Statistical Modeling, Machine Learning, Data Management, Must-Have

 * 4+ years of professional data science, data engineering, or machine learning experience.
 * Strong command of Python, SQL, statistical modeling, machine learning, experimentation, and causal inference.
 * Proven ability to turn messy real-world data into rigorous analyses and reliable pipelines.
 * Excellent written English, including the ability to explain technical findings clearly.
 * Bachelor's degree from an English-speaking country.
 * Detail-oriented, consistent approach to evaluating complex work.

## Description

* Design realistic, challenging data science and data engineering tasks, including exploratory analyses, statistical modeling, machine learning pipelines, ETL, and data pipeline design.
 * Illustrate "what good looks like" by writing precise, task-specific criteria for data science and data engineering deliverables.
 * Apply consistent, evidence-based judgment to ensure assessments are reproducible and defensible.
 * Take structured feedback from senior reviewers and iterate on submitted work.
 * Train and evaluate frontier AI models using expertise from top technology, quantitative, or financial firms.
 * Work independently and asynchronously to improve AI model performance.