Lead Data Scientist
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New York, NY · $139k–$200k a year · Posted November 6, 2026
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Where New York, NY ranks
Where New York, NY placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best cities for operations jobs1,429 openings · of 100
- #1Best cities for sales jobs2,774 openings · of 78
- #1Best cities for finance jobs1,932 openings · of 78
- #1Best cities for data and analytics jobs1,713 openings · of 58
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Rankings about data & analytics jobs
- Best cities for data and analytics jobs #1 New York (1,713 openings)
- Best cities for data and analytics pay after cost of living #1 Foster ($232k)
- Most requested AI skills in data and analytics jobs #1 Machine learning engineering (17.1%)
- AI tools named most often in data and analytics jobs #1 Databricks (7.6%)
- Employers with the most data and analytics jobs #1 Amazon (711 roles)
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Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $169,500 a year. Across 60 open lead data scientist listings that state pay, the middle half runs $152,000 to $185,500 and the median is $171,500. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 1% below the median.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
How AI is used in this kind of work
Among data scientists, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks. Measured exposure for data scientists: 46% (high).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
...Lead Data Scientist WeAreParamount on a mission to unleash the power of content… you in? We've got the brands, we've got the stars, we've got the power to achieve our mission to entertain the planet – now all we're missing is… YOU! Becoming a part of Paramount means...