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Senior Staff Research Data Scientist, AI Data Research

Google

Location

Mountain View, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

10/26/2026

Compensation

$262,000 - $364,000 per year

PhD with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202698.4% approval-14% YoY
👑 Elite sponsor

Job description

The Senior Staff Research Data Scientist role at Google focuses on driving innovation in AI data research. This position requires deep expertise in machine learning and data science methodologies, contributing to the development of advanced Large Language Models. The team is dedicated to ensuring high-quality data is utilized for AI breakthroughs. The role involves collaboration with various product and model teams to enhance Google's AI capabilities.

Requirements

  • Master's degree in Statistics, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Economics, Operations Research, Engineering, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 10 years of work experience using analytics to solve product or business problems, coding (e.g., Python, R, SQL), querying databases, or statistical analysis, or 8 years of work experience with a PhD degree.
  • Experience in Deep Learning, Infrastructure Systems, or Reinforcement Learning.

Responsibilities

  • Work with data sets and solve complex and ambitious data science problems.
  • Share and present findings to executive stakeholders, effectively defending your work and influencing strategy and product direction.
  • Interact cross-functionally with a wide range of product and model teams.
  • Define key metrics to measure success in various shapes and forms.
  • Develop new methodologies to improve the performance of Google's models through better training data.

Benefits

  • Employees at Google are often offered benefits like comprehensive health insurance, 401(k) matching, and flexible work arrangements, among other benefits.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Google Llc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

908

FY2026

Approval rate

98.4%

FY2026

LCA certified

4,273

FY2026

Entry-level share

0.6%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

-14%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-51%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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