Senior Data Scientist - AI Trainer

A remote, contract role for a Senior Data Scientist - AI Trainer based in Nebraska, focusing on evaluating AI generated quantitative work and designing quantitative problems to train AI systems with flexible scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Assess AI produced quantitative outputs for technical accuracy and real world validity, covering statistics, predictive modeling, scientific reasoning, and data-driven insights.
• Design and solve quantitative tasks used to train and benchmark AI systems, spanning forecasting, experimental analysis, optimization, and statistical inference.
• Draft clear technical explanations and maintain well documented analytical code.
• Provide feedback that directly informs the next generation of AI models built for quantitative reasoning.

Requirements

• 3+ years in a quantitative role or research environment such as data science, statistics, economics, finance, physics, biology, epidemiology, operations research, or related fields.
• Some coding experience with comfort writing and reviewing analytical code end to end.
• Hands on experience with statistical methods, predictive modeling, and experiment design (A/B testing, hypothesis testing, regression, classification, time series forecasting).
• Fluent English with strong writing skills.
• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field preferred; advanced degree (Master's or PhD) is a plus.
• Relevant credentials are a plus (e.g., Kaggle ranking, AWS or GCP ML certifications, or equivalent demonstrated expertise).

Benefits

• Fully remote: work from anywhere in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
• Flexible schedule: choose projects and work on your own terms from your own computer at home.
• Competitive pay: projects paid hourly from $50 to $100 USD, with potential bonuses on select projects.
• Impact: help shape AI systems designed for data and analytics reasoning.

Notes

• Payment is made via PayPal. The employer will never ask for money from you.
• This job is open to candidates located in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.