Modeled career paths · Data

Where does a Senior Data Scientist go next?

What employers are asking a Senior Data Scientist for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Management path

Data Science Manager+22% typical comp change · ~3.5y typical

57% of modeled moves out of Senior Data Scientist go here

leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there

Director of Data+54% typical comp change · ~7.5y typical

reachable via Data Science Manager. 57% joint modeled share

leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there

Staff Data Scientist-1% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical

23% of modeled moves out of Senior Data Scientist go here

leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there

Higher-growth opportunity

Director of Data Science+90% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Staff Data Scientist. 3% joint modeled share

executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor

Adjacent career

Senior Product Manager+3% typical comp change · ~3.8y typical

12% of modeled moves out of Senior Data Scientist go here

adjacent move100% of modeled exits move upward from there

Entrepreneurial possibility

Founder-18% typical comp change · ~8.2y typical

reachable via Senior Product Manager. 1% joint modeled share

founding30% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.