Senior Data Scientist

Samsung Electronics

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Work type
On-site
Location
Austin, TX
Salary
$90,000–$174,500 / yr
Posted
30 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago
Closes
Jan 1, 2027

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $159k
This role $132k
$75k most similar roles pay here $228k

This role pays less than 71% of similar roles. Most pay $126,800–$191,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $132k versus about $159k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Samsung Electronics

Samsung Electronics is a South Korean multinational corporation and a global leader in technology, specializing in consumer electronics, semiconductors, and home appliances.

Samsung Electronics currently has 94 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $106,000–$174,500 across 58 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Data Scientist

As a Senior Data Scientist at Samsung Austin Semiconductor, you will join a collaborative, sprint-driven team to build and deploy machine learning systems that improve the semiconductor manufacturing process. You will manage the full model lifecycle, including data preparation, feature engineering from high-frequency time-series and tabular data, algorithm selection, and automated retraining. Your daily work involves developing supervised models for anomaly detection, root cause analysis, and virtual metrology while ensuring results are actionable for process engineers. To succeed, you must possess advanced proficiency in Python and SQL, along with experience using PySpark to scale large datasets. You will apply techniques such as categorical encoding, missing value imputation, and SHAP for model interpretability. The role focuses on solving complex manufacturing challenges by transforming raw process and quality data into reliable predictive models within an Agile environment.

What does a Data Scientist earn?

Median $162025 from 276 postings across 61 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Build supervised machine learning models for anomaly detection using high-frequency time-series and tabular data.
  • Develop feature engineering methods to handle missing values and combine diverse process variables.
  • Manage the full model lifecycle including data preparation, hyperparameter tuning, and experiment tracking.
  • Create robust data collection and processing workflows to ensure high-quality test datasets.
  • Establish statistical benchmarks for performance and monitor models in production environments.
  • Translate complex technical findings into actionable insights for manufacturing process engineers.
  • Design and implement automated retraining schedules and model versioning systems.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Physics, or a related quantitative field.
  • Master’s or PhD degree is preferred.
  • 5+ years of professional experience designing, training, and deploying machine learning models.
  • Advanced proficiency in Python for data analysis and modeling.
  • Strong SQL skills for extracting and transforming large datasets.
  • Experience building and maintaining ML pipelines for experiment tracking, model versioning, and automated retraining.
  • Practical experience using PySpark to process and scale large datasets for machine learning workflows.
  • Authorization to access information subject to U.S. export control laws.

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