Remote Data Science Evaluator – Senior Contractor

YO IT Consulting; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 127,000 - 218,000; Part time

Job summary

YO IT Consulting is seeking a Data Scientist for a fully remote contractor engagement with a leading AI research organization. You will define what excellent data science work looks like, design grading criteria, and score both AI-generated and human deliverables with thorough written justifications.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in data science, strong experience with experiment design, A/B testing, and translating metrics to executive stakeholders, plus excellent written communication.

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 (analyses, models, dashboards, experiment readouts, and written recommendations)
• Score AI-generated and human work samples against those criteria, 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

Experiment design

A/B testing

Executive communication

Written communication

Attention to detail

Independent contractor experience

Tools

SQL

Python

Job description

YO IT Consulting is seeking a Data Scientist for a fully remote contractor engagement with a leading AI research organization. You will define what excellent data science work looks like, design grading criteria, and score both AI-generated and human deliverables with thorough written justifications.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in data science, strong experience with experiment design, A/B testing, and translating metrics to executive stakeholders, plus excellent written communication.