Staff Data Scientist
New York City, NYFull-time$116–175K/yrPosted 5 days agoStill listed 3 days ago
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Via Transportation seeks a Staff Data Scientist to support business model development and product innovation through quantitative and statistical methods. The role develops Bayesian models and stochastic simulations, manages analytical projects from data preparation through deployment, and creates proof-of-concept applications as needed. It also prepares reports and presentations for stakeholders. Telecommuting is permitted.
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Position: Staff Data Scientist, Via Transportation, Inc. (New York City, NY) - Telecommuting permitted Duties: Apply advanced quantitative and statistical methods to support business model development and product innovation. Develop and implement Bayesian models and stochastic simulations to generate insights and predictions, including analyses of user behavior and system performance. Manage projects end-to-end, including data extraction, cleaning, and preparation; model development and validation; and deployment of analytical solutions. Design and develop proof-of-concept applications, as needed, to operationalize and demonstrate modeling results. Prepare and deliver regular reports and presentations summarizing methodologies, progress, and key findings to stakeholders. Salary: $115,835 to $175,000 Requirements: Master’s degree or higher in Data Science, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a closely related quantitative field. Experience completing at least two (2) projects utilizing Bayesian inference, stochastic modeling, or a combination of both, gained in either academic or professional settings. Demonstrated experience developing high-quality functional or object-oriented code, evidenced by approximately 10,000 lines of code written in Python, R, or another programming language suitable for data analytics. Telecommuting permitted. Contact: Sharon Lee, SVP, People Operations Via Transportation, Inc. 114 5th Avenue, 17th Floor New York, NY, 20022 (888) 501-7511 [email protected]
Via is an equal opportunity employer.
How this job compares
Set against the 4,830 open Data Scientist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$116–175K/yr
- New York median$150–210K/yr363 salary ranges
- US median$135–213K/yr3,705 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $145K, is 21% below the New York median midpoint ($185K) — in the lowest quarter of Data Scientist salary ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 468 open Data Scientist jobs in New York and 4,830 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- Capital One47 open
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- Experience
- Data Scientist postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 6 years (4,140 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a master's degree; 617 of the 4,830 open Data Scientist jobs (13%) ask for a master's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 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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