Data Readiness Lead Remote Part-Time Senior Scientist

Vulcury Venture Studio and Advisors; Polska; Hybrid; PLN 269,000 - 485,000; Part time

Job summary

Vulcury LLC is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to lead an early-stage data readiness initiative. You will establish data standards, oversee data preparation, and guide a small India-based team through rigorous documentation and quality control.

This remote, part-time role starts at 10–20 hours per week with a clear path to full-time engagement as the project advances. You will collaborate with Vulcury leadership and align data work with upcoming software and analytics efforts.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in data science, analytics, or data-focused engineering.
• Strong proficiency in Python and common data-analysis libraries.
• Demonstrated experience transforming imperfect or unstructured data into reliable, usable datasets.
• Prior experience setting data standards, documentation practices, and quality-control processes.
• Experience managing or mentoring distributed or offshore technical teams.
• Comfort operating in early-stage or ambiguous environments with limited upfront specification.

Responsibilities

• Define and oversee standards for data organization, labeling, and validation across multiple datasets.
• Establish practical frameworks to improve consistency, accuracy, and usability of structured and semi-structured data.
• Ensure datasets are reviewable, auditable, and suitable for downstream analytical or software development work.
• Develop repeatable workflows for data ingestion, cleaning, documentation, and version control.
• Identify tools and practices to support efficient data operations without premature complexity.
• Create clear documentation that enables continuity as the team scales.
• Manage and mentor a distributed, India-based team performing data preparation and technical support tasks.
• Translate high-level requirements into clear, actionable work-streams.
• Review outputs and provide feedback to maintain quality and consistency.
• Work directly with Vulcury leadership to align data efforts with near- and medium-term development plans.
• Support future engineering and analytics hires by delivering well-prepared datasets and clearly defined processes.
• Contribute input to planning for subsequent phases of technical development.

Skills

Python

Team leadership

Tools

Data analysis libraries

Job description

Vulcury LLC is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to lead an early-stage data readiness initiative. You will establish data standards, oversee data preparation, and guide a small India-based team through rigorous documentation and quality control.

This remote, part-time role starts at 10–20 hours per week with a clear path to full-time engagement as the project advances. You will collaborate with Vulcury leadership and align data work with upcoming software and analytics efforts.