Lead Data Scientist

OVERVIEW 

CR’s Data Science Team is business-led and technology enabled to help drive the strategic growth of our organization. As Lead Data Scientist you will take a leadership role in identifying and prioritizing the department’s and organization’s data analysis needs, and offer and execute innovative approaches to developing new products and insights.

Reporting to the Director, Data Science, you will also work cross-functionally to acquire and synthesize data in order to understand both internal and external analytic and product development and organizational strategic goals. 

If you are interested in leveraging data for Good, come join our team.

This is a hybrid position. This position is not eligible for sponsorship. CR is registered to do business in and can only hire from the following states and federal district: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Vermont, Virginia and Washington, DC.

How You'll Make An Impact

At Consumer Reports (CR), our test results and recommendations help millions of consumers make critical, informed buying decisions, and influence companies to raise the bar on safety, quality, and innovation. As a Lead Data Scientist, your expertise will directly shape how CR delivers trustworthy insights, ensuring our members and the public have the best tools to make smart, safe choices.

This role is both strategic and hands-on. You will lead complex, data-driven initiatives across the organization, guiding cross-divisional teams while also rolling up your sleeves to design models, build platforms, and deliver insights that advance CR’s mission. Your work will strengthen our ability to integrate, analyze, and share data, ultimately shaping new products, services, and consumer experiences. In this role, you will: 

• Lead complex data-driven projects, influencing business decisions, and advising on best practices for data science within the organization.
• Provide new insights and recommendations through the use of advanced statistical analysis, data mining, and data visualization techniques.
• Leverage and synthesize data from internal and external sources in order to enhance the organization’s understanding of its customer segments’ behaviors, outcomes, and decision points.
• Serve as a strategic advisor by translating complex findings into clear, actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders, and by acting as an internal consultant on best practices in data science.
• Lead enterprise data science initiatives by coordinating and overseeing the work of data scientists, statisticians, and analysts; design and implement advanced models, algorithms, and processes that transform data into actionable insights.
  
  

ABOUT YOU

You’ll Be Highly Rated If:

• You bring the background: a PhD and 7+ years experience in data science and 2+ years leading teams of Data Scientists. 
• You’re hands on with the tech: strong skill in Python, R, GenAI, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Databricks, and AWS.
• You are a statistician: Deep understanding of statistical and predictive modeling concepts, Topic Modeling, Natural Language processing, machine learning approaches, recommendation engines, GenAI, and collaborative filtering techniques.
• You’re the expert of all things data: data quality, fit for use, data cleansing, data mining, data modeling, and strategy

You’ll Be One of Our Top Picks If:

• You have cross-functional experience: partnering with business, research, and testing teams to identify opportunities, define needs, and align data science projects with organizational goals.
• You drive innovation in data: leading data collection, synthesis, and analysis to anticipate emerging needs and influence new products and solutions.
• You serve as a strategic advisor: experience translating complex findings into clear, actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders, and by acting as an internal consultant on best practices in data science.

FAIR PAY AND A JUST WORKPLACE

At Consumer Reports, we are committed to fair, transparent pay and we strive to provide competitive, market-informed compensation informed by location, as well as the candidate’s particular combination of knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. It is expected that most qualified candidates will fall near the middle of the posted salary range. We have three locations: Yonkers, NY, Washington, DC and Colchester, CT. This is a hybrid position; however CR is registered to do business in and can only hire from the following states and federal district: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Vermont, Virginia and Washington, DC.

Salary ranges

• NY/California: $160,000 - $175,000  annually
• DMV/Massachusetts: $152,000-$166,250  annually
• Colchester, CT and additional approved CR locations:  $128,000-$140,000