What lead data scientist roles require at tech companies · 6 roles · 90 days to Oct 7, 2026
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6 lead data scientist roles counted in the window. Browse 78 open data postings.
In short
Python is required most often, in 6 of 6 lead data scientist roles at tech companies whose requirements we read in the 90 days to Oct 7, 2026, then SQL (5) and A/B Testing (2). Among roles that state years, 1 of 1 asks for at least 5 years. We counted 6 roles, each at a different employer.
- Python
- 6 of 6
- Required most often, of the roles we could read
- 5+ years
- 1 of 1
- Of roles stating years
- Remote roles
- 5 of 6
- Of the roles we could read for it
What the postings ask for
Out of the 6 roles whose requirements we could read, of 6 in all. Too few to show shares, so we show counts.
| Skill | Roles asking |
|---|---|
| Python | 6 of 6 |
| SQL | 5 of 6 |
| A/B Testing | 2 of 6 |
| Causal Inference | 2 of 6 |
| Experimentation | 2 of 6 |
| Statistical Modeling | 2 of 6 |
| Statistics | 2 of 6 |
| AI | 1 of 6 |
| Anomaly Detection | 1 of 6 |
| Azure | 1 of 6 |
| Skill | Roles asking |
|---|---|
| LLMs | 2 of 6 |
| Airflow | 1 of 6 |
| BigQuery | 1 of 6 |
| Conversational AI | 1 of 6 |
| Data Pipelines | 1 of 6 |
| Data Processing | 1 of 6 |
| Data Transformation | 1 of 6 |
| Developer Tools | 1 of 6 |
| Django | 1 of 6 |
| FastAPI | 1 of 6 |
Experience
Of the 1 role that states years
Each line counts roles asking for at least that many years, so the lines overlap.
- 1+ year
- 1 of 1
- 2+ years
- 1 of 1
- 3+ years
- 1 of 1
- 5+ years
- 1 of 1
- 8+ years
- 0 of 1
- 10+ years
- 0 of 1
Degree
Of the 3 roles we could read for it
- Required
- 0 of 3
- Required, or experience instead
- 1 of 3
- Preferred
- 0 of 3
- Not mentioned
- 2 of 3
Pay and remote work
Of the 6 roles we could read for it
- Roles stating pay
- 3 of 6
- Remote roles
- 5 of 6
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How we count: 6 roles in the 90 days to Oct 7, 2026, each role counted once however many boards post it. Methodology