Director of Data Science - San Francisco Bay Area

Acquisition Network LLC; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 285,000; Full time

Job summary

Acquisition Network LLC in the San Francisco Bay Area is seeking a Director of Data Science to lead data science strategy and build high-performing teams. You will set the technical direction for ML initiatives, translate business priorities into data products and production systems, and partner with engineering, product, security, and business leaders.

The role requires senior ML experience, strong statistical judgment, and the ability to communicate clearly with executives and technical teams,

Qualifications

• Senior experience in machine learning, data science, analytics, or a related field.
• Strong statistical, technical, and experimental judgment.
• Experience taking data/model work from discovery to production.
• Ability to tie technical work to revenue, risk, or operations.
• Clear communication with executives and technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead data science strategy, experimentation, model quality, and a high-performing team.
• Set 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, 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.

Skills

Senior ML experience

Statistical judgment

Productionized ML

Cross-functional collab

Executive communication

US work authorization

Job description

Director of Data Science - San Francisco Bay Area

Acquisition Network, through its recruiting partnership with Career Launch, is accepting applications for Director of Data Science opportunities with partner employers in San Francisco Bay Area. 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 San Francisco Bay Area 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

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