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Director, Data Science
Location
United States
Posted
80 days ago
Salary
$243.8K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Director, Data Science
DuckDuckGo
• Drive product and business impact by developing data scientists • Mentor and set clear expectations for data science teams • Guide multiple data science projects for timely delivery with maximum impact • Collaborate cross-functionally using data to validate direction and strategies • Improve data pipeline and develop strategies for actionable insights
Job Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in data science or ML engineering
- 4+ years leading teams
- Proven track record of setting multi-team roadmaps
- Ability to coach experienced data scientists
- Deployment and iteration of ML and NLP solutions in production
- Advanced SQL and query optimization skills
- Familiarity with columnar databases (BigQuery, Clickhouse, Redshift, Druid)
- Strong LLM/AI experience
Benefits
- Eligibility for company-sponsored health benefits (United States only)
- Paid parental leave
- Office setup allowance
- Co-working allowances
- Stock options
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