# Principal Data Scientist at Flagship Pioneering

- Company: Flagship Pioneering
- What the company does: Pioneering Partnerships Latest News.
- Company website: https://www.flagshippioneering.com
- Type: VC firms
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Cambridge, MA USA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $179K to $237K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-25
- Apply by: 2026-11-02
- Apply: https://boards.greenhouse.io/flagshippioneeringinc/jobs/8729568002?gh_jid=8729568002&utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/flagship-pioneering-principal-data-scientist/

## About the role

As a Principal Data Scientist , you’ll be a technical leader responsible for the full lifecycle of the models and data science systems that predict and optimize advertising performance across channels. You’ll define the learning problems, training data, targets, and business outcomes to influence; train and rigorously validate the right models offline; and take the technology to market through customer-facing validation. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 8+ years of data science, machine learning, statistics, or related quantitative experience
- Advanced degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, or another quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience
- Strong expertise in Python, SQL, and modern data science and machine learning frameworks
- Strong foundation in statistics, machine learning, experimental design, forecasting, and model evaluation
- Demonstrated track record of taking models from research and experimentation through production deployment, customer validation, and measurable business impact
- Experience modeling advertising, marketing, consumer, or marketplace performance, including metrics such as conversion, engagement, acquisition, ROAS, CAC, or lifetime value

Tags: Artificial Intelligence

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/flagship-pioneering-principal-data-scientist/