Data Science Lead: ML, Analytics & Cloud (Los Angeles)

Valiant Technologies LLC; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 77,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Valiant Technologies LLC in Los Angeles seeks an experienced Data Science Supervisor to lead a team of data scientists and analysts in delivering advanced data science solutions. The role requires strong leadership and hands-on expertise in ML, statistics, ETL, and cloud platforms.

The ideal candidate will mentor staff, manage complex projects, and collaborate with engineering to deploy data-driven decisions using Python, R, SQL, Spark, and Databricks in AWS/Azure environments.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of relevant professional experience.
• At least 3 years of experience supervising data science professionals.
• Strong experience managing complex data science projects and technical teams.
• Hands-on expertise in Python, R, SQL, and machine learning.
• Experience with relational databases, ETL pipelines, data engineering, and data warehousing.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms, preferably AWS, Azure, or Databricks.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and supervise data scientists and analysts while ensuring quality and timely project delivery.
• Oversee relational databases, database architecture, ETL processes, backend pipelines, and cloud environments such as Databricks.
• Develop and implement machine learning models using supervised and unsupervised learning techniques.
• Perform statistical analysis, regression, classification, clustering, dimensionality reduction, and hypothesis testing.
• Manage data processing and analytics using Python, R, SQL, Pandas, NumPy, and Scikit-learn.
• Work with big data technologies such as Apache Spark and Hadoop.
• Support machine learning model deployment using Docker, Flask, AWS, and Azure.
• Develop data visualizations, dashboards, and reports using Tableau, Power BI, Matplotlib, and Seaborn.
• Oversee technical documentation, API design documentation, ETL business logic, data security, and quality assurance.
• Establish code review practices, unit testing, and code quality standards.
• Lead Agile/Scrum activities, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, task assignments, and blocker resolution.
• Collaborate with engineering teams and stakeholders to ensure successful deployment and support data-driven decision-making.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

Machine Learning

Data Visualization

Cloud platforms

Tools

Databricks

Tableau

Power BI

Docker

Flask

AWS

Job description

Valiant Technologies LLC in Los Angeles seeks an experienced Data Science Supervisor to lead a team of data scientists and analysts in delivering advanced data science solutions. The role requires strong leadership and hands-on expertise in ML, statistics, ETL, and cloud platforms.

The ideal candidate will mentor staff, manage complex projects, and collaborate with engineering to deploy data-driven decisions using Python, R, SQL, Spark, and Databricks in AWS/Azure environments.