Data Science Evaluation Specialist (Remote, Contract)

YO IT Consulting; Town of Sweden (NY); Remote; USD 113,750 - 182,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly payments

Remote work

Job summary

YO IT Consulting is seeking a Data Scientist for a contractor engagement, fully remote, working with a leading AI research organization. You will design how to evaluate AI work by creating task-specific grading criteria and providing well-reasoned written justifications for scores.

The role emphasizes defining excellence over delivering outputs, with weekly payments via Stripe or Wise based on services rendered.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional data science experience in industry.
• Background in business operations, product, or growth data science at top-tier technology companies
• Deep 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.
• Score AI-generated and human work samples 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

Data science experience

Experiment design

AB testing

SQL analysis

Python analysis

Executive communication

Attention to detail

Job description

YO IT Consulting is seeking a Data Scientist for a contractor engagement, fully remote, working with a leading AI research organization. You will design how to evaluate AI work by creating task-specific grading criteria and providing well-reasoned written justifications for scores.

The role emphasizes defining excellence over delivering outputs, with weekly payments via Stripe or Wise based on services rendered.