Lead Data Scientist - NYC - Hybrid - Freewheel
Comcast
New York, NY · $165k–$247k a year · Posted November 4, 2026
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November 2026
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Rankings about data & analytics jobs
- Best cities for data and analytics jobs #1 New York (1,713 openings)
- Best cities for data and analytics pay after cost of living #1 Foster ($232k)
- Most requested AI skills in data and analytics jobs #1 Machine learning engineering (17.1%)
- AI tools named most often in data and analytics jobs #1 Databricks (7.6%)
- Employers with the most data and analytics jobs #1 Amazon (711 roles)
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Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $205,900 a year. Across 58 open lead data scientist listings that state pay, the middle half runs $157,500 to $185,500 and the median is $172,500. That is 19% above the median, above the middle half of those listings.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
Among data scientists, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks. Measured exposure for data scientists: 46% (high).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
Comcast has filed 3 layoff notices in the last twelve months, covering 360 workers, most recently October 2026. These are public filings with state labor departments, and an open role can sit alongside them. See the filings
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