Top skills for Principal Data Scientist jobs
Based on 77 active Principal Data Scientist postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.
Skills employers ask for
The share of Principal Data Scientist postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.
- Data Science94%
- Design76%
- Business64%
- Computer Science64%
- Analytics58%
- Statistics55%
- Innovation38%
- Datasets33%
- PyTorch29%
- Tensorflow29%
- Data Engineering26%
- Generative AI26%
- Deep Learning24%
- Experimentation24%
- Algorithms23%
- Technical Leadership23%
- Automation21%
- Statistical Analysis21%
- Data Analysis20%
- Data Quality20%
- Physics18%
- Rigor18%
- Science18%
- Decision Making17%
- Economics17%
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