Senior Staff Research Data Scientist, AI Data Research

Google

Mountain View, California, United Statesunknown$262,000–$364,000Posted Oct 16, 2026

About the role

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Master's degree in Statistics, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Economics,

Operations Research, Engineering, a related quantitative field, or equivalent

practical experience.

  • 10 years of work experience using analytics to solve product or business

problems, coding (e.g., Python, R, SQL), querying databases or statistical

analysis, or 8 years of work experience with a PhD degree.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • 12 years of work experience using analytics to solve product or business

problems, coding (e.g., Python, R, SQL), querying databases or statistical

analysis, or 10 years of work experience with a PhD degree.

  • Experience in Deep Learning, Infrastructure Systems, or Reinforcement

Learning.

ABOUT THE JOB:

Imagine being at the core of the AI revolution, where your expertise directly

fuels the most advanced Large Language Models. We are the driving team behind

high-quality data – the essential ingredient for unlocking unprecedented AI

breakthroughs. Partner with resourceful minds, define data excellence, and make

an impact on the future of intelligent systems.

As a Senior Staff Research Data Scientist, you will be a key driver of

innovation. This role demands deep expertise in machine learning and a strong

foundation in core data science methodologies. You'll be instrumental in

conceiving and deploying solutions, directly contributing to the advancements of

AI.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills,

experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $262000 - $364000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google

[https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/].

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Work with data sets and solve complex and ambitious data science problems.
  • Share/present to executive stakeholders and executives, effectively defend

your work, and influence strategy and product direction.

  • Interact cross-functionally with a wide range of product and model teams.

Work closely with Product Management and engineering to identify

opportunities.

  • Define key metrics to measure success in various shapes and forms.
  • Develop new methodologies to improve the performance of Google's models

through better training data, including data acquisition, and insights.

Responsibilities

  • Solve complex data science problems using large datasets.
  • Present and defend work to executive stakeholders and influence strategy and product direction.
  • Collaborate with product, model, and engineering teams to identify opportunities.
  • Define metrics to measure success.
  • Develop methodologies to improve model performance through better training data, data acquisition, and insights.

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in a quantitative field or equivalent practical experience.
  • At least 10 years of relevant work experience, or 8 years with a PhD.
  • Experience with coding, database querying, analytics, or statistical analysis.
  • Preferred: 12 years of relevant experience, or 10 years with a PhD.
  • Preferred experience in deep learning, infrastructure systems, or reinforcement learning.

Benefits

  • 25% target bonus
  • Equity
  • Benefits

Skills mentioned

PythonRSQLData AnalysisStatistical AnalysisMachine LearningDeep LearningLarge Language ModelsData ScienceModel Evaluation

About Google

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