Lead Data Scientist (P3764) at 84.51°
Cincinnati, OH
$125,000–$207,000
Jul 10, 2026
Cincinnati, OH
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior individual-contributor role focused on building and advancing search and recommendation systems for a large-scale grocery e-commerce platform. The work centers on designing multi-stage retrieval and ranking pipelines, integrating generative AI and agentic approaches, and deploying production ML systems that serve millions of shoppers. The position also carries cross-functional influence and mentorship responsibilities across data science, engineering, and product teams.
Senior level · 6+ years · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN · Full-time
Pay in the description: $125,000–$207,000
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 3 people in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (data scientists). range 1–5
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $104,907 (middle half $82,240–$133,799). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The title is 'Lead Data Scientist' with no numeric or seniority-level modifier; 'Lead' here describes a functional role (technical leadership of a workstream) rather than a formal career-ladder band, so the title states no level. The scope and 6+ years requirement support Senior.
The posting states a salary range of $125,000–$207,000 USD and notes this spans all geographic markets; actual offers will vary by location.
The role is explicitly 5-days in-office; remote is set to false.
GCP and Azure appear together under requirements with 'such as', making them interchangeable alternatives for a cloud platform requirement; retail/e-commerce domain experience is explicitly called 'a plus' and was omitted as it names no specific technology.
Generative AI and deep learning appear in narrative/context sections describing the team's direction rather than as hard gates, so they are marked preferred.
The alt SOC (15-1252 Software Developers) reflects the significant emphasis on building and deploying production ML systems, but the primary day-to-day work is applied data science and ML modeling, making 15-2051 the better fit.
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