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Analysis Skills8%Machine Learning5%Feature Extraction4%Education level
Doctorate47%Master's degree37%Bachelor's degree16%Years of experience
3-5 years2%6-10 years20%More than 10 years78%Current company
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Amalgamated BankTime at current job
Less than a year18%1-2 years5%2-5 years56%
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Last updated: Aug 19, 2026
Lead Data Scientist: Cost of hiring?
- Common salary in US: $165,289 yearly
- Typical salaries range from $110,828 – $246,513 yearly
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Machine Learning Data Engineer/Sr. Data Scientist
Brookfield, Connecticut
Licenses & certifications
ITIL FoundationTeaching CertificationCompTIA Security+RNDriver's LicenseCompTIA CySA++3 moreSkills
Distributed ComputingScalabilityMultivariate TestingMarketing Mix ModelingC#C++Senior Data Scientist - NLP
White Lake, Michigan
Licenses & certifications
Top Secret ClearanceIAT Level IISpecial Access ProgramDoD 8570TS/SCICompTIA Security++5 moreSkills
Cross-ValidationScalabilityDimensionality ReductionFeature ExtractionDistributed ComputingSupervising ExperienceStatistician (Data Scientist)
Arlington, Virginia
Licenses & certifications
Mapping SoftwareArcGISMapping Using GISGISGIS SoftwareSkills
Analysis SkillsFeature ExtractionCommunication SkillsMicrosoft OfficeProductivity SoftwareMapping SoftwareSenior Data Scientist Consultant
Portland, Oregon
Licenses & certifications
Series 7AWS Certified Solutions Architect – AssociateSeries 66Skills
Apache PigDistributed ComputingScalabilityOpen Source ContributionAnalysis SkillsLeadershipLead Data Scientist
London, Arkansas
Licenses & certifications
Statistical AnalysisAWS Certified Cloud Practitioner – FoundationalStatistical SoftwareSkills
SQLPythonPredictive ModellingMachine LearningPredictive AnalyticsText MiningSenior Data Scientist
Bristol, Rhode Island
Licenses & certifications
Engineer in TrainingFundamentals of EngineeringSkills
Object DetectionAnalysis SkillsGitlab CI/CDNatural Language ProcessingJuliaRegression Analysis
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What skills do lead data scientists tend to have?
According to the candidates available on Smart Sourcing, the most common skills for a lead data scientist include: analysis skills, machine learning and feature extraction.
What licenses or certifications are common for a lead data scientist?
Common licenses or certifications for lead data scientists include: Driver's License, CompTIA Security+ and GIS Software.
What are some job titles related to lead data scientists?
According to Indeed's Smart Sourcing data, job titles related to lead data scientists include: statistician (data scientist), senior data scientist - NLP and machine learning data engineer/sr data scientist.
What level of education is common for a lead data scientist?
Doctorate is the most common level of education for a lead data scientist in the US, according to available candidates on Smart Sourcing.
How many years of experience is common for a lead data scientist?
Most lead data scientists have 20 years of professional experience.
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