Data Science Director jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-30, Skillenai has indexed 59 job postings with the title “Data Science Director” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is machine learning.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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Frequently asked questions about Data Science Director jobs
+How many Data Science Director jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 59 job postings with the title “Data Science Director” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30.
+What skills do Data Science Director jobs require?
Across Data Science Director postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, the skills mentioned most often are machine learning, Python, data science, SQL, data visualization.
+Which cities are hiring the most Data Science Director?
As of 2026-09-30, Data Science Director postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Seattle, Boston, Carlsbad, Chicago, Düsseldorf.
+Is Data Science Director a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 59 Data Science Director postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. The skill mentioned most often in Data Science Director postings is machine learning, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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+What roles do people move into and out of Data Science Director?
The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.
Weekly indexed Data Science Director postings — last 90 days
Career paths through Data Science Director
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
9 employer moves kept the same role.
Roles before Data Science Director
Roles after Data Science Director
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Data Scientist | 20 |
| Before: Data Science Director (different employer) | 9 |
| Before: Data Science Manager | 6 |
| Before: Data Science Consultant | 3 |
| Before: Data Analyst | 2 |
| Before: Data Science Lead | 2 |
| Before: Accounting Manager | 1 |
| After: Data Science Director (different employer) | 9 |
| After: Data Science Manager | 8 |
| After: Data Scientist | 3 |
| After: Advanced Analytics Manager | 1 |
| After: Adjunct Professor | 1 |
| After: Data Product Manager | 1 |
| After: Co-Founder | 1 |
| After: Data Analytics Director | 1 |
Skills most often required for Data Science Director
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| machine learning | 31 | 52.5% |
| Python | 25 | 42.4% |
| data science | 18 | 30.5% |
| SQL | 15 | 25.4% |
| data visualization | 9 | 15.3% |
| causal inference | 9 | 15.3% |
| experimentation | 8 | 13.6% |
| Statistical modeling | 8 | 13.6% |
| R | 7 | 11.9% |
| agentic AI | 6 | 10.2% |
| model validation | 6 | 10.2% |
| statistics | 6 | 10.2% |
| Generative AI | 6 | 10.2% |
| documentation | 6 | 10.2% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 6 | 10.2% |
Top companies posting Data Science Director jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Liberty Mutual Insurance | 6 |
| MSD | 6 |
| JJ | 6 |
| Novartis | 3 |
| WPP | 3 |
| Mission Lane | 2 |
| Figma | 2 |
| 2 | |
| Replimune | 1 |
| Capital One | 1 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring Data Science Director
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | 3 | 5.1% |
| Boston | 2 | 3.4% |
| Carlsbad | 1 | 1.7% |
| Chicago | 1 | 1.7% |
| Düsseldorf | 1 | 1.7% |
| East Hanover | 1 | 1.7% |
| Fort Worth | 1 | 1.7% |
| Framingham | 1 | 1.7% |
| Gaithersburg | 1 | 1.7% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, matching postings whose canonical role is “Data Science Director”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
- role
- Data Science Director
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-09-30
- window_days
- 90
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