Lead Data Scientist, Product
Descript
United States · $200k–$250k a year · Posted November 6, 2026
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Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $225,000 a year. Across 51 open lead data scientist listings that state pay, the middle half runs $150,500 to $190,000 and the median is $172,500. That is 30% above the median, above the middle half of those listings.
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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).
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About the job
...audio and video comes with a series of unique challenges and requires solving hard and complex problems. As a lead product data scientist on the team, you will play a critical role in shaping our growth strategy, up-leveling our experimentation culture, and scaling...