Remote Data Science Manager — AI & Data Product Leader

CorVel Corporation; Irvine (CA); Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K

Paid time off

Job summary

CorVel Corporation in Irvine is seeking a Manager of Data Science to lead the design, development, and deployment of production-grade ML models and data products. You will guide a team of data professionals, driving end-to-end lifecycle from concept to production in cloud environments.

The role emphasizes hands-on contribution, architectural decisions, and collaboration with stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure AI solutions across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Data Science, Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or related discipline). Master’s degree preferred
• 7+ years hands-on experience in data science, ideally in a data product capacity in banking/finance, insurance or a related field
• 5+ years of demonstrated experience leading teams and driving enterprise-level change initiatives

Responsibilities

• Design, build, train, and deploy production-grade machine learning models, AI solutions and data products
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to identify high impact opportunities and deliver data driven solutions
• Design and implement data visualization solutions to effectively communicate complex insights to business stakeholders
• Translate business requirements into actionable data science projects aligned with organizational strategy
• Collaborate cross-functionally to identify data sources, ensure data quality, and deploy scalable models into production environments
• Develop a framework to monitor model performance post-deployment and recommend adjustments to maintain accuracy and robustness
• Stay ahead of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in data science and AI
• Partner with engineering teams to build and support data pipelines using technologies such as Azure Data Factory or comparable tools
• Work closely with development teams across the full SDLC, ensuring solutions are production-ready, secure, and maintainable
• Play a key role in architectural decisions, technical design reviews, governance frameworks for models and implementation strategies
• Communicate model behavior and results into actionable insights to business and technical stakeholders
• Manage a team of highly technical data and AI professionals to complete project deliverables and provide guidance on modeling techniques, feature engineering, and data analysis methods
• Foster a high-performing team culture through coaching, mentoring, and professional development
• Additional duties as assigned

Skills

ML development

Data products

Cloud platforms

Python

SQL

LLM orchestration

RAG patterns

Data visualization

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

Azure

AWS

Azure Data Factory

Job description

CorVel Corporation in Irvine is seeking a Manager of Data Science to lead the design, development, and deployment of production-grade ML models and data products. You will guide a team of data professionals, driving end-to-end lifecycle from concept to production in cloud environments.

The role emphasizes hands-on contribution, architectural decisions, and collaboration with stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure AI solutions across the enterprise.