Remote Data Scientist & Evaluation Architect

YO IT Consulting; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 96,432 - 179,088; Full time

Job summary

YO IT Consulting is seeking a Data Scientist contractor to help define what excellent work looks like in real-world AI data projects. You will design task-specific grading criteria and provide rigorous, written justifications for each scored deliverable.

This fully remote, independent role offers flexible scheduling and weekly payments via Stripe or Wise, with an emphasis on reproducible, evidence-based evaluation and clear communication to senior stakeholders.

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

Data science

Experiment design

SQL

Python

Communication

Tools

SQL

Python

Job description

YO IT Consulting is seeking a Data Scientist contractor to help define what excellent work looks like in real-world AI data projects. You will design task-specific grading criteria and provide rigorous, written justifications for each scored deliverable.

This fully remote, independent role offers flexible scheduling and weekly payments via Stripe or Wise, with an emphasis on reproducible, evidence-based evaluation and clear communication to senior stakeholders.