Remote Senior Data Scientist – ML & AI Lead

US Foods, Inc.; Illinois; Remote; USD 100,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

US Foods, Inc. is seeking a Sr Data Scientist to advance AI/ML in production, turning business problems into machine learning solutions. You will explore data, engineer features, build baseline models, and document methodologies while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

You will mentor other data scientists, manage multiple projects, and ensure deployment readiness, model monitoring, and retraining strategies. This role is fully remote and may involve on-site collaboration in Rosemont, IL.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in a quantitative field with 3+ years of experience OR Bachelor’s with 6+ years in data science.
• Proven ability to develop ML models from data exploration to deployment.
• Experience with cloud platforms and ML pipelines.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Research data sources and perform feature engineering for baseline models.
• Lead multiple model development projects and manage timelines.
• Collaborate with product management and stakeholders on ML solutions.
• Document models, data sources, and methodology; ensure deployment readiness.

Skills

Classification/Regression

Deep Learning

NLP

Python

SQL

Git

DevOps/MLOps

Agile/SCRUM

Education

Master’s degree in data science/mathematics/CS/statistics

Tools

Python

SQL

Git

Docker/Containers

Job description

US Foods, Inc. is seeking a Sr Data Scientist to advance AI/ML in production, turning business problems into machine learning solutions. You will explore data, engineer features, build baseline models, and document methodologies while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

You will mentor other data scientists, manage multiple projects, and ensure deployment readiness, model monitoring, and retraining strategies. This role is fully remote and may involve on-site collaboration in Rosemont, IL.