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Senior Data Scientist - F500 Expert

@ Mercor

Toronto, Ontario

$60–$70/hr5+ years experience
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Overview

Mercor is hiring a Senior Data Scientist on a remote contract at $60 to $70 per hour to build enterprise data science scenarios and rubrics for leading AI research labs. The work covers predictive modeling, analytics governance and data pipelines drawn from Fortune 500 contexts. Candidates need 5+ years in data science or ML at a Fortune 500 organization.

Pay:

$60–$70 an hour

Responsibilities:

  • Build enterprise data science scenarios for predictive modeling and analytics governance
  • Develop analytics tasks across ML model development and enterprise data pipelines
  • Apply statistical rigor, A/B testing and MLOps best practices to produce executive insights
  • Author rubrics distinguishing expert data science judgment from textbook recall

Requirements summary:

  • 5+ years as a data scientist, analytics leader or ML engineer at a Fortune 500 company
  • Direct ownership of data products or ML systems in production
  • Fluency in enterprise data science tooling and methodologies
  • Understanding of data governance and privacy compliance
  • Prior rubric or curriculum authorship preferred

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Job details

SenioritySenior
DepartmentData & analytics
Experience5+ years
Work settingHome
PositionMostly sitting
Physical demandsphysical low · computer high
LanguagesEnglish

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Mercor

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We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.

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Mercor is defining the future of work. We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.

LinkedIn followers
654,507
People associated on LinkedIn
5,250
Reported office locations
  • San Francisco, California 94105, US
Business categories
  • Employment
  • Software
  • Recruiting
  • Data Collection and Labeling
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Machine Learning
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  • Mercor
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Reported total investment
483,600,000

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Mercor is defining the future of work. We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.

FieldValue
IndustrySoftware Development
Company size51-200 employees
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Organization typePrivately Held
Year founded2023
Open jobs on Jobsy1,626
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Job description

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Data Science and Analytics Experts
Type: Contract
Compensation: $60–$70/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

  • Construct enterprise data science scenarios for large-scale predictive modeling, multi-stakeholder analytics governance, and complex data infrastructure decisions at Fortune 500 accounts.
  • Build analytics tasks across F500 machine learning model development, enterprise data pipelines, and business intelligence at scale.
  • Develop data and MLOps scenarios using tools such as Snowflake, Databricks, Python/R, SQL, Tableau/Power BI, and enterprise ML platforms like SageMaker, Vertex AI, and MLflow.
  • Apply enterprise data science methodologies including statistical rigor, A/B testing frameworks, model validation, and MLOps best practices to produce reference analyses and executive-level insights.
  • Author rubrics that distinguish authentic enterprise data science judgment from generic textbook or tutorial-level recall.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • 5+ years working as a data scientist, analytics leader, or ML engineer at a Fortune 500 technology or enterprise organization.
  • Direct ownership of F500 data products, analytics initiatives, or machine learning systems in production.
  • Fluency in enterprise data science tooling and methodologies, with understanding of F500 data governance, privacy compliance, and cross-functional stakeholder alignment.

Preferred

  • Prior rubric, technical curriculum, or model documentation authorship.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

  • Upload resume
  • AI interview based on your resume
  • Submit form

Resources & Support

  • For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
  • For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.

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