Head of Data Science & Insights — AI Evaluation Leader

Apple Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 305,000 - 487,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Employee stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, California, is seeking a Head of Data Science and Insights to lead a large team of data scientists and influence software quality. Candidates should have extensive experience in data science evaluation, team leadership, and communication with senior executives.

This position involves driving evaluation methodologies and partnering with product teams to enhance features and maintain high customer expectations for quality and privacy.

Pay ranges from $305,000 to $487,200 based on skills and experience, complemented by benefits and stock options.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in data science and machine learning evaluation.
• 6+ years leading large technical teams.
• Demonstrated track record of managing 50+ data scientists or machine learning engineers.
• Deep experience in human evaluation methodology for consumer-facing products.
• Hands-on experience with LLM-based autograders and rubrics.
• Strong communication skills with engineers and senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Set evaluation strategy for quality measurement.
• Lead a team of data scientists and machine learning engineers.
• Drive methodological agenda across evaluations.
• Partner with product and engineering teams to embed evaluation in cycles.
• Represent the team to executive leadership.

Skills

Data science

Machine learning

Human evaluation methodology

Ab testing

Team leadership

Communication skills

Education

Advanced degree in a quantitative field

Job description

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, California, is seeking a Head of Data Science and Insights to lead a large team of data scientists and influence software quality. Candidates should have extensive experience in data science evaluation, team leadership, and communication with senior executives.

This position involves driving evaluation methodologies and partnering with product teams to enhance features and maintain high customer expectations for quality and privacy.

Pay ranges from $305,000 to $487,200 based on skills and experience, complemented by benefits and stock options.