Director of Data Science - New York

Career Launch; New York (NY); On-site; USD 190,000 - 285,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Launch in New York is seeking a Director of Data Science to lead data, ML, and AI initiatives that improve products and operations. You will shape strategy, mentor a high-performing team, and partner with engineering, product, and security to scale models.

The role emphasizes turning business priorities into measurable data products, establishing data quality standards, and communicating results to executives. Authorization to work in the United States is required.

Qualifications

• Senior experience in machine learning and data science.
• Strong statistical and experimental judgment.
• Experience moving data/model work from discovery to production.
• Ability to connect technical work to revenue, risk, or operating outcomes.
• Clear communication with executives and engineers.
• Authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Lead data science strategy, experimentation, model quality, and a high-performing team.
• Define the technical direction for data, ML, or AI initiatives.
• Turn business priorities into measurable models, data products, experiments, and production systems.
• Establish standards for data quality, evaluation, privacy, and responsible model use.
• Partner with engineering, product, security, and business leaders on implementation.
• Communicate tradeoffs and results clearly to technical and executive audiences.
• Develop team capability through hiring, mentoring, documentation, and repeatable practices.

Skills

Senior data science experience

ML and analytics

Production ML lifecycle

Business impact orientation

Executive communication

Data strategy leadership

Job description

Career Launch is accepting applications for Director of Data Science opportunities with partner employers in New York. Career Launch works with experienced professionals seeking full-time roles and gives partner recruiters one profile to review across relevant searches.

The specific employer, team, work arrangement, interview process, and final compensation are disclosed before a candidate is submitted to an employer.

The role

These searches are for senior professionals who can build data and artificial intelligence capabilities that improve products, decisions, and operating performance. The strongest candidates combine functional depth with ownership, executive communication, and a record of measurable results.

What you may own

• Lead data science strategy, experimentation, model quality, and a high-performing team.
• Set the technical direction for data, machine learning, or applied artificial intelligence initiatives.
• Turn business priorities into measurable models, data products, experiments, and production systems.
• Establish standards for data quality, evaluation, monitoring, privacy, and responsible model use.
• Partner with engineering, product, security, and business leaders on implementation and adoption.
• Communicate tradeoffs, limitations, and results clearly to technical and executive audiences.
• Develop team capability through hiring, mentoring, documentation, and repeatable operating practices.

What we are looking for

• Senior experience in machine learning, data science, data engineering, analytics, or a related discipline.
• Strong statistical, technical, and experimental judgment.
• Experience taking data or model work from discovery into monitored production use.
• Ability to connect technical work to revenue, customer, risk, or operating outcomes.
• Clear communication with executives, engineers, analysts, and nontechnical partners.
• Authorization to work in the United States for the employer without misrepresenting work status.

Compensation and location

The anticipated base salary range across represented Director of Data Science searches in New York is $190,000 to $285,000 per year. Final compensation depends on the employer, scope, level, experience, and work arrangement and may include bonus, commission, or equity where applicable.

Equal opportunity

Career Launch and Career Launch evaluate candidates without regard to protected characteristics under applicable law. Hiring decisions are made by the applicable partner employer.