Montrose Environmental Group · 11 hours ago
Senior Director, Data Science
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$200K/yr - $235K/yr
8+ years expMontrose Environmental Group is on a mission to protect the planet and public health using science, data, and technology at scale. The Senior Director of Data Science & Data Platform will own the strategy and execution of the enterprise data and AI platform, transforming legacy systems into a scalable, cloud-native ecosystem designed to support analytics and AI-driven systems.
SustainabilityEnvironmental Engineering
Responsibilities
Own the end-to-end architecture and roadmap for Montrose’s enterprise data and AI platform on Snowflake (Azure)
Lead the transition from legacy .NET and MS SQL–based data environments to modern cloud-native data patterns
Define and enforce standards for data ingestion, transformation, modeling, analytics, and AI enablement
Establish modern ELT pipelines using dbt, Fivetran, and/or appropriate Azure-native equivalents
Design the platform to be Data Cloud–ready, supporting future integrations with Salesforce Snowflake Data Cloud and Workday Snowflake Data Cloud
Lead the evaluation, selection, and implementation of enterprise BI and analytics tooling
Lead the evaluation and adoption of enterprise AI / LLM platforms (e.g., Abacus or comparable solutions)
Design and deliver an initial AI-driven use case that automates and materially improves testing, monitoring, and remediation workflows
Ensure the initial AI use case delivers measurable efficiency, reliability, or cost improvements that justify capital investment
Establish analytics-ready and AI-ready data models
Define data and AI governance practices including security, access control, lineage, and cost management
Serve as the senior technical authority for data, analytics, and AI platform decisions
Partner with IT, Engineering, Operations, Finance, and executive leadership
Build and lead the data organization, starting with a senior data engineer
Leverage a nearshore delivery model utilizing Latin American talent
Mentor engineers and analysts, setting expectations for rigor, documentation, and measurable outcomes
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics, or data platforms
4+ years in senior technical leadership or architecture roles
Deep hands-on experience with Snowflake and cloud data platforms
Proven success modernizing legacy data stacks (.NET, MS SQL Server)
Strong experience with dbt, Fivetran, or comparable tools
Experience evaluating BI and enterprise AI / LLM platforms
Strong understanding of data modeling, governance, and analytics engineering
Demonstrated ability to deliver AI use cases with measurable business impact
Strong communication skills across technical and executive audiences
Preferred
Experience with Abacus or similar enterprise AI platforms
Familiarity with Azure-native analytics and AI services
Experience operating nearshore or distributed teams in Latin America
Experience building AI-enabled operational platforms
Exposure to regulated or data-intensive enterprise environments
Benefits
Mentorship and professional development resources to advance your career
Direct exposure to our industry’s leading experts who are solving the world’s toughest environmental challenges
An entrepreneurial environment where you can learn, thrive and collaborate with talented colleagues
Opportunities to engage and contribute in our Diversity, Fairness and Inclusion and Women Empowering Leadership employee resource groups
Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
401k with a competitive 4% employer match
Progressive vacation policies, company holidays and paid parental leave benefits to ensure work/life balance
A financial assistance program that supports peers in need, known as the Montrose Foundation
Access to a student loan planning tool to optimize your student loan payoff plans and compare student loan rates with lenders.
Company
Montrose Environmental Group
Montrose Environmental was one of the first to see environmental responsibility as not just an imperative but as a strategic asset.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$670.22MKey Investors
Bank of The WestOaktree Capital Management
2024-04-17Post Ipo Equity· $111.45M
2021-04-28Post Ipo Debt· $400M
2020-11-23Post Ipo Equity· $158.77M
Leadership Team
Vijay Manthripragada
Chief Executive Officer
Allan Dicks
CFO
Recent News
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