Senior Data Scientist - AI Trainer
Job Description
Senior Data Scientist - AI Trainer role at DataAnnotation is a remote, contract position based in Montana, with an hourly rate between $50 and $100.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate AI generated quantitative work for technical accuracy and real world validity across statistical analysis, predictive modeling, scientific reasoning, and data driven insights.
- Design and solve quantitative problems used to train and benchmark AI systems, covering forecasting, experimental analysis, optimization, and statistical inference.
- Write clear technical explanations and well documented analytical code.
- Provide feedback that directly shapes the next generation of AI models built for quantitative reasoning.
Requirements
- 3+ years of hands-on experience 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 required, comfortable writing and reviewing analytical code end to end.
- Practical experience with statistical methods, predictive modeling, and experiment design (A/B testing, hypothesis testing, regression, classification, time series forecasting).
- Fluency in English with strong writing skills (native or bilingual level).
- 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 competition ranking, AWS/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 working times, using your own computer from home.
- Competitive pay: hourly rate of $50 to $100, with potential bonus rates on some projects.
- Impact: contribute to shaping AI systems designed for data and analytics reasoning.