Data Scientist — Evaluation & Scoring Expert (Remote)

YO IT Consulting; Ireland; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

YO IT Consulting is seeking a highly experienced Data Scientist for a fully remote contractor role with a leading AI research organization. You will shape evaluation criteria and guide how real-world data science work is assessed.

You will design task-specific grading criteria, score AI-generated and human work with detailed justifications, and ensure scores are reproducible. Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise apply, with project-based extensions possible.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional data science experience.
• Experience in business operations, product, or growth data science at top-tier technology companies.
• Strong fluency in experiment design and A/B testing, metric definition, SQL/Python analysis, and communicating findings to executive stakeholders.
• Exceptionally strong written communication.
• Detail-oriented, consistent, and comfortable having your judgment reviewed and calibrated against peers.
• Prior experience with AI training, evaluation, or human-data projects is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Design precise, task-specific grading criteria for real-world data science deliverables (analyses, models, dashboards, experiment readouts, and written recommendations).
• Score AI-generated and human work samples against those criteria, with detailed written justifications for every score.
• Apply consistent, evidence-based judgment so that scores are reproducible and defensible.
• Incorporate structured feedback from senior reviewers and iterate quickly on your work.

Skills

Experiment design

A/B testing

SQL

Python

Executive communication

Attention to detail

Judgment calibration

AI evaluation experience

Tools

Python

SQL

Job description

YO IT Consulting is seeking a highly experienced Data Scientist for a fully remote contractor role with a leading AI research organization. You will shape evaluation criteria and guide how real-world data science work is assessed.

You will design task-specific grading criteria, score AI-generated and human work with detailed justifications, and ensure scores are reproducible. Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise apply, with project-based extensions possible.