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Data Science Manager roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree in statistics, computer science, or a related field. These positions sit in high demand across tech, finance, and healthcare employers with established H-1B filing histories, making cap-subject sponsorship genuinely attainable for qualified candidates.
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Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.
Rigorous evaluation of the Waymo Driver is a critical part of scaling our ride hailing service and achieving Waymo’s ambitious goals. In this role, you will lead a data science team specializing in evaluating the Waymo Driver’s ability to comply with rules of the road. Road rule-related behaviors are some of the most challenging to identify, and areas of work include understanding human baseline performance, partnering with ML engineers to improve detection capabilities, and delivering critical insight about the Driver’s current capabilities and opportunities for improvement.
In this hybrid role you will report to the DS Lead for Driving Quality.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
You will:
- Define and uphold a high bar for measurement rigor. Ensure we can confidently rely on the evaluation signals informing deployment and scaling decisions. Identify and work to resolve any gaps where current evaluation signals are not scaling with Waymo’s business or providing the necessary actionability for stakeholders.
- Develop and adapt our evaluation framework to accommodate road rules across multiple countries.
- Collaborate with leads in product, engineering, and systems engineering to align to unlock key Waymo deployment milestones. Be an opinionated partner informing roadmaps for engineering work to improve our measurement capabilities.
- Measure performance of the Waymo driver in new territories and hardware platforms, providing input on Waymo’s readiness to scale in new markets. Communicate these findings to senior stakeholders.
- Be an active technical contributor on the team, as well as a technical lead and/or manager to several data scientists. Frame and solve ambiguous problems by scoping technical priorities and innovating on statistical methods. Champion data science excellence and provide constructive technical feedback within the team and across Waymo.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
You have:
- Degree in a quantitative field (e.g. Statistics, Mathematics, Physics)
- Either a PhD in a quantitative field and 8+ years of industry experience, or 12+ years of industry experience solving data science problems.
- Experience as both a technical lead and a people manager.
- Experience working in highly cross-functional teams and championing data-driven culture.
- Expertise using advanced statistical methods in an applied setting; familiarity with ML systems/models
- Demonstrated knowledge of data analysis libraries and packages in Python, R, and/or SQL.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
We prefer:
- PhD in a quantitative field
- A demonstrated track record of independently driving data science projects to deliver business value
- Experience solving problems related to Autonomous Driving or Ride Hailing.
- Experience with large-scale evaluation frameworks for software development.
- Experience in adjacent relevant areas like Advanced Machine Learning, Traffic Modeling, Safety Evaluation or Prediction.
COMPENSATION
The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process.
- Salary Range: $298,000—$368,000 USD
Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.
LOCATION
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
JOB TYPE
FULL-TIME
WORK ARRANGEMENT
HYBRID
INTRODUCTION
Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.
Rigorous evaluation of the Waymo Driver is a critical part of scaling our ride hailing service and achieving Waymo’s ambitious goals. In this role, you will lead a data science team specializing in evaluating the Waymo Driver’s ability to comply with rules of the road. Road rule-related behaviors are some of the most challenging to identify, and areas of work include understanding human baseline performance, partnering with ML engineers to improve detection capabilities, and delivering critical insight about the Driver’s current capabilities and opportunities for improvement.
In this hybrid role you will report to the DS Lead for Driving Quality.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
You will:
- Define and uphold a high bar for measurement rigor. Ensure we can confidently rely on the evaluation signals informing deployment and scaling decisions. Identify and work to resolve any gaps where current evaluation signals are not scaling with Waymo’s business or providing the necessary actionability for stakeholders.
- Develop and adapt our evaluation framework to accommodate road rules across multiple countries.
- Collaborate with leads in product, engineering, and systems engineering to align to unlock key Waymo deployment milestones. Be an opinionated partner informing roadmaps for engineering work to improve our measurement capabilities.
- Measure performance of the Waymo driver in new territories and hardware platforms, providing input on Waymo’s readiness to scale in new markets. Communicate these findings to senior stakeholders.
- Be an active technical contributor on the team, as well as a technical lead and/or manager to several data scientists. Frame and solve ambiguous problems by scoping technical priorities and innovating on statistical methods. Champion data science excellence and provide constructive technical feedback within the team and across Waymo.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
You have:
- Degree in a quantitative field (e.g. Statistics, Mathematics, Physics)
- Either a PhD in a quantitative field and 8+ years of industry experience, or 12+ years of industry experience solving data science problems.
- Experience as both a technical lead and a people manager.
- Experience working in highly cross-functional teams and championing data-driven culture.
- Expertise using advanced statistical methods in an applied setting; familiarity with ML systems/models
- Demonstrated knowledge of data analysis libraries and packages in Python, R, and/or SQL.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
We prefer:
- PhD in a quantitative field
- A demonstrated track record of independently driving data science projects to deliver business value
- Experience solving problems related to Autonomous Driving or Ride Hailing.
- Experience with large-scale evaluation frameworks for software development.
- Experience in adjacent relevant areas like Advanced Machine Learning, Traffic Modeling, Safety Evaluation or Prediction.
COMPENSATION
The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process.
- Salary Range: $298,000—$368,000 USD
Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.
LOCATION
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
JOB TYPE
FULL-TIME
WORK ARRANGEMENT
HYBRID
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Data Science Manager
Verify your role meets specialty occupation
USCIS requires your job duties to directly require a specific bachelor's degree or higher. For Data Science Manager roles, document how statistical modeling, ML pipeline oversight, or data engineering leadership ties to your degree field, not just general management.
Search LCA filings by occupation code
Use the OFLC Wage Search to filter Labor Condition Application filings by the SOC code for data science managers. This shows which employers have certified wages for this exact role, not just data roles broadly.
Target employers enrolled in E-Verify
STEM-adjacent roles often sit inside companies already set up for OPT extensions. E-Verify enrollment signals an employer has immigration infrastructure in place, which typically shortens the internal approval process for H-1B sponsorship.
Use Migrate Mate to filter verified sponsors
Search Data Science Manager roles on Migrate Mate to see employers with confirmed H-1B LCA filing history for this specific job title, so you're applying to companies that have already cleared DOL certification for the role.
Negotiate offer timing around the April lottery
H-1B cap registrations open in March for an October 1 start date. If you receive an offer in Q4 or Q1, confirm your employer will register you in the next lottery cycle and clarify whether they'll file for premium processing to hit the start date.
Document your managerial scope before the I-129
USCIS scrutinizes manager titles for whether the role genuinely requires a specialized degree versus general oversight. Prepare an org chart, list the technical decisions you own, and show how your degree directly informs those decisions before your employer files Form I-129.
H-1B Visa Data Science Manager: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Data Science Manager role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, provided the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field such as statistics, mathematics, computer science, or data engineering. The key is that the managerial duties must flow from that specific technical background. Roles where any business degree suffices are harder to defend as specialty occupations, so the job description needs to reflect genuine technical leadership.
Which industries sponsor H-1B visas most consistently for Data Science Manager roles?
Technology, financial services, healthcare analytics, and e-commerce companies file the highest volume of LCAs for data science management positions. These sectors run large data teams where dedicated technical managers are structurally necessary. You can verify employer-specific filing activity by occupation code through the OFLC Wage Search, or browse pre-filtered listings on Migrate Mate.
How does the prevailing wage requirement affect Data Science Manager sponsorship?
Your employer must certify through a Labor Condition Application that your offered wage meets the DOL prevailing wage for the role's SOC code in the specific work location. Data Science Manager positions typically land at wage levels III or IV depending on the scope. Use the OFLC Wage Search to check the wage level your employer will likely certify before you negotiate your offer.
Can my employer file for H-1B sponsorship if I'm currently on OPT as a Data Science Manager?
Yes. If you're on standard OPT or a STEM OPT extension, your employer can register you in the H-1B lottery while you continue working. If selected, USCIS can approve the petition with an October 1 start date. If your OPT expires before then, cap-gap protections may extend your work authorization through September 30, as long as your employer files before your OPT end date.
What makes an H-1B petition for a Data Science Manager role more likely to receive an RFE?
USCIS frequently issues Requests for Evidence when a manager title doesn't clearly require a specific technical degree. If your duties include budget oversight, headcount planning, or stakeholder reporting without clear ties to data science methodology, adjudicators may question specialty occupation status. To reduce that risk, the I-129 support letter should detail the technical decisions you own and show how your degree directly qualifies you for those responsibilities.