H-1B Visa Data Science Lead Jobs
Data Science Lead roles sit at the intersection of technical depth and team leadership, two factors that strengthen an H-1B visa specialty occupation case. Employers filing for this title typically classify it under SOC 15-2051, and LCA wage levels III and IV are standard for lead-level positions.
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Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 170 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.
Compensation Overview
The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.
Salary Range
$191,500.00 - $316,000.00
Target Openings
1
What Is the Opportunity?
Travelers Data Scientists are taking the organization to the next level of intelligence by using advanced statistical techniques and machine learning algorithms. As an AVP & Data Scientist, you will lead a team responsible for challenging conventional thinking and communicating insights to executive business and analytics leadership. You will also collaborate with technology partners to drive analytics out to our products in the marketplace, giving Travelers a competitive advantage.
What Will You Do?
- Present analysis, insights, results, and recommendations to executives for decisions.
- Anticipate potential objections and influence executives to adopt a different point of view.
- Take ownership of a portfolio of projects and team of managers and leaders, making recommendations that influence business outcomes.
- Drive teams and leaders to ensure the successful execution of data science strategies.
- Start identifying organizational tension and work to build consensus across the organization.
- Assist in the development of business plans for the portfolio.
- Influence outcomes in the line of business and/or data science community through discussions, presentations, or peer reviews.
- Drive team recruiting, training, and talent assessment efforts.
- Provide guidance and coaching for team members; guide your team to advance their subject matter expertise and to identify future leaders to meet Travelers’ business objectives.
- Support the sharing of knowledge and best practices across the Enterprise.
- Partner across enterprise stakeholders to design benchmarks from real Travelers work, such as underwriting, claims, and coding, and measure frontier models (Claude, OpenAI), TravelersLLM, and fine-tuned models against them.
- Collaborate with platform and line-of-business teams to define when and how workloads move between models as vendors release new versions and retire old ones, including regression testing and cost, latency, and quality trade-offs.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?
- Master's in STEM related field or equivalent.
- 10 or more years of related work experience, including 6 or more years of team leadership experience.
- Industry expertise in modeling/ research/ analytics or actuarial required.
- Industry level knowledge of value creation and business model concepts.
- Regularly interacts with executives and/or major customers using negotiating and/or influencing skills.
- Subject matter expertise in the majority of external software programs.
- Ability to apply emerging statistical procedures to large highly complex work.
- Recognized industry expertise in 2-3 of the following: Regression, Classification, Machine Vision, Natural Language Processing, Deep Learning and Statistical modeling.
What is a Must Have?
- Master's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Decision Sciences, Actuarial Science or related analytical STEM field plus seven years of experience or any suitable and equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- Heavy concentration in mathematics, including statistics and programming, business intelligence/analytics, as well as data science tools and research using large data sets.
- Additional verification of specific coursework will be required.
What Is in It for You?
- Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
- Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
- Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
- Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.
- Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.
Employment Practices
Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences.
In accordance with local law, candidates seeking employment in Colorado are not required to disclose dates of attendance at or graduation from educational institutions.
If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you.
Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.
To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit http://careers.travelers.com/life-at-travelers/benefits/.
Who Are We?
Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 170 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.
Compensation Overview
The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.
Salary Range
$191,500.00 - $316,000.00
Target Openings
1
What Is the Opportunity?
Travelers Data Scientists are taking the organization to the next level of intelligence by using advanced statistical techniques and machine learning algorithms. As an AVP & Data Scientist, you will lead a team responsible for challenging conventional thinking and communicating insights to executive business and analytics leadership. You will also collaborate with technology partners to drive analytics out to our products in the marketplace, giving Travelers a competitive advantage.
What Will You Do?
- Present analysis, insights, results, and recommendations to executives for decisions.
- Anticipate potential objections and influence executives to adopt a different point of view.
- Take ownership of a portfolio of projects and team of managers and leaders, making recommendations that influence business outcomes.
- Drive teams and leaders to ensure the successful execution of data science strategies.
- Start identifying organizational tension and work to build consensus across the organization.
- Assist in the development of business plans for the portfolio.
- Influence outcomes in the line of business and/or data science community through discussions, presentations, or peer reviews.
- Drive team recruiting, training, and talent assessment efforts.
- Provide guidance and coaching for team members; guide your team to advance their subject matter expertise and to identify future leaders to meet Travelers’ business objectives.
- Support the sharing of knowledge and best practices across the Enterprise.
- Partner across enterprise stakeholders to design benchmarks from real Travelers work, such as underwriting, claims, and coding, and measure frontier models (Claude, OpenAI), TravelersLLM, and fine-tuned models against them.
- Collaborate with platform and line-of-business teams to define when and how workloads move between models as vendors release new versions and retire old ones, including regression testing and cost, latency, and quality trade-offs.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?
- Master's in STEM related field or equivalent.
- 10 or more years of related work experience, including 6 or more years of team leadership experience.
- Industry expertise in modeling/ research/ analytics or actuarial required.
- Industry level knowledge of value creation and business model concepts.
- Regularly interacts with executives and/or major customers using negotiating and/or influencing skills.
- Subject matter expertise in the majority of external software programs.
- Ability to apply emerging statistical procedures to large highly complex work.
- Recognized industry expertise in 2-3 of the following: Regression, Classification, Machine Vision, Natural Language Processing, Deep Learning and Statistical modeling.
What is a Must Have?
- Master's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Decision Sciences, Actuarial Science or related analytical STEM field plus seven years of experience or any suitable and equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- Heavy concentration in mathematics, including statistics and programming, business intelligence/analytics, as well as data science tools and research using large data sets.
- Additional verification of specific coursework will be required.
What Is in It for You?
- Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
- Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
- Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
- Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.
- Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.
Employment Practices
Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences.
In accordance with local law, candidates seeking employment in Colorado are not required to disclose dates of attendance at or graduation from educational institutions.
If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you.
Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.
To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit http://careers.travelers.com/life-at-travelers/benefits/.
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Verify your SOC code before applying
Data Science Lead roles are typically filed under SOC 15-2051. Confirm that your target employer's LCA uses a code matching your actual duties, not a generic IT title, because a mismatch can trigger an RFE.
Check prevailing wage levels using OFLC Wage Search
Lead-level roles usually land at wage level III or IV. Run your job's SOC code and location through OFLC Wage Search before negotiating your offer so your salary clears the certified wage threshold in the LCA.
Target employers with cap-exempt filing history
Universities, nonprofit research institutions, and affiliated entities are H-1B cap-exempt. If lottery odds concern you, use Migrate Mate to filter for Data Science Lead postings at employers with documented cap-exempt filing history.
Document your leadership scope for the specialty occupation case
USCIS requires evidence that the role needs at minimum a bachelor's degree in a specific field. For lead roles, gather org charts, project scopes, and technical deliverables showing that a degree in data science, statistics, or a directly related field is genuinely required.
Confirm E-Verify enrollment before accepting any offer
H-1B sponsorship requires your employer to be registered with USCIS. Ask HR to confirm active E-Verify enrollment during the offer stage, not after you've resigned from your current position.
Plan around the 60-day grace period when changing roles
If you're leaving a current H-1B employer, you have a 60-day grace period to secure a new sponsor filing. Make sure your new employer's I-129 is submitted before that window closes to maintain lawful status.
H-1B Visa Data Science Lead: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Data Science Lead roles qualify as H-1B specialty occupations?
Yes. Data Science Lead positions qualify because they require at minimum a bachelor's degree in a specific field such as data science, statistics, computer science, or applied mathematics. USCIS evaluates the role's actual duties, not just the title. Lead roles that involve architectural decisions, cross-functional oversight, and advanced modeling work consistently meet the specialty occupation standard.
How do I find employers that actively sponsor H-1B visas for Data Science Lead positions?
Migrate Mate shows verified LCA filing history by employer and role, so you can see which companies have filed for Data Science Lead or closely related data science titles. This is more reliable than inferring sponsorship intent from a job posting, since many listings don't disclose sponsorship status upfront.
What wage level should a Data Science Lead role be certified at on the LCA?
Most Data Science Lead roles are certified at DOL wage level III or IV, reflecting the supervisory and advanced technical scope of the position. Level I or II certifications for a lead title can raise adjudication questions. Check the prevailing wage for your specific SOC code and metro area using OFLC Wage Search before accepting an offer.
Can I use O*NET to understand whether my Data Science Lead duties support an H-1B petition?
O*NET provides the official occupational profile for data scientist roles, including required knowledge, skills, and education levels. Comparing your actual job description to the O*NET profile for SOC 15-2051 helps you assess alignment before your employer files. Strong overlap between your duties and the O*NET profile supports the specialty occupation argument in the petition.
What happens to my H-1B status if I get promoted to Data Science Lead from a lower-level role?
A promotion that changes your title, duties, or wage level is considered a material change under USCIS policy. Your employer needs to file an amended I-129 before the new role begins. Don't assume your existing approval covers the lead position. File the amendment promptly to avoid a gap in authorized employment.