staff Data Scientist tech_leadership 5+ yrs Bachelor's · Posted Jul 7, 2026
$142,100 – $213,100
USD per year

About this role

Qualcomm is hiring a staff-level Data Scientist based in San Diego, CA. The posting calls out experience with LLMs, Data Structures, Machine Learning and roughly 5+ years of relevant work. Listed education preference: a bachelor's degree or equivalent. Compensation is listed at $142,100–$213,100 per year.

Role
Data Scientist
Function
data engineering
Level
staff
Track
Tech leadership
Location
San Diego, CA
Work mode
On-site
Experience
5+ years
Education
Bachelor's degree
Posted
Jul 7, 2026
AI Summary
Staff-level Data Scientist designing and implementing advanced AI solutions including generative AI, LLMs, CNNs, and Vision Transformers to solve complex business challenges across enterprise functions. Requires Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, or Mathematics with 5+ years of data science experience. Full-time onsite role in San Diego.

Job description

from Qualcomm careers

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Company:

Qualcomm Incorporated

## Job Area:

Information Technology Group, Information Technology Group > Data Science

General Summary:

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. The IT Data Scientist, Sr will be part of the team executing our AI strategy, designing and implementing advanced AI solutions to solve complex business challenges supporting multiple enterprise functions. This role involves developing and implementing solutions using generative AI, traditional data science algorithms, LLMs, CNNs and Vision Transformers while applying software engineering best practices. You will be at the forefront of delivering end-to-end GenAI solutions, collaborating with cross-functional teams to address their business needs.

This role requires full-time onsite work in San Diego, CA (5 days per week).

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, Mathematics, or related field.
• 5+ years of Data Science or related work experience.

*Completed advanced degrees in a relevant field may be substituted for up to two years (Master’s = one year, Doctorate = two years) of work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, Mathematics, or related field.

• 6+ years of Data Science or related work experience.

• 2+ years of work experience in a role requiring interaction with senior leadership (e.g., Sr Director level and above).

• 2+ years in a technical leadership role with or without direct reports.

• 2+ years of experience working in a large matrixed organization.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities no standard job description text

Level of Responsibility:

• Provides supervision to direct reports.

• Decision-making is significant in nature and affects work beyond immediate work group.

• Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey complex information. May require negotiation, influence, tact, etc.

• Works within the prescribed budgetary objectives of the department.

• Has a great degree of influence over key organizational decisions (e.g., is making or directly making key decisions that will have substantial impact over the organization).

• Tasks do not have defined steps; planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively.

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail disability-accomodations@qualcomm.com or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).

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EEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.

Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$142,100.00 - $213,100.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.

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