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Senior Staff Research Data Scientist, AI Data Research

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Compensation
$262–364K/yr
Location
Mountain View, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Google’s AI Data Research team develops high-quality data to support advances in large language models and intelligent systems. The Senior Staff Research Data Scientist applies deep expertise in machine learning and data science to conceive and deploy solutions. The role works across product, model, product management, and engineering teams to improve model performance through better training data, data acquisition, and insights.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

AnalyticsCodingDatabase QueryingStatistical AnalysisPythonRSQLDeep LearningInfrastructure SystemsReinforcement LearningMachine LearningData Science

Qualifications

Master's in Quantitative Field or Equivalent10 Years Work Experience or PhD+8 Years12 Years Work Experience or PhD+10 YearsEnglish Proficiency

Full job description

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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 will 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 aboutbenefits 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.

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Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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How this job compares

Set against the 5,152 open Data Scientist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$262–364K/yr
  • California median$155–240K/yr732 salary ranges
  • US median$135–215K/yr4,096 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $313K, is 57% above the California median midpoint ($200K) — in the top quarter of Data Scientist salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 867 open Data Scientist jobs in California and 5,152 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience — more than three in four Data Scientist postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 4,434 postings).
Education
2,772 of the 5,152 open Data Scientist jobs (54%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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