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Data Science Jobs in Japan

There are 53 open Data Science jobs in Japan on freehire right now. 5 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are python, ai and data-science.

Most requested skills

python 66%
ai 62%
data-science 60%
machine-learning 60%
analytics 53%
sql 51%
statistics 38%
cloud 23%

How the work is done

Hybrid 5 · 9%
Onsite 5 · 9%
Remote 3 · 6%

Visa sponsorship offered in 100% of the 10 postings that state a position on it.

Seniority

Senior 9
Lead 3
Intern 1
Principal 1

Who is hiring

1000+ employees 14
501-1000 employees 4
11-50 employees 2
51-200 employees 1

53 jobs

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Binance Accelerator Program - Research Data Scientist

NewBe an early applicant RemoteAPAC

Student accelerator role at Binance: a research data scientist working alongside senior scientists on LLM reasoning, post-training, and agentic AI applied to crypto markets. Day to day: run experiments, implement recent research in PyTorch/Hugging Face, evaluate and log models, and collaborate with engineers toward production systems.

Agentic AI AI Blockchain C++ Cryptocurrency +7 skills

Data Scientist - Data Intelligence Department, System Division, Rakuten Card Co., Ltd. (Secondment)

NewBe an early applicant APACFull-time

Job Description: Business Overview Payment systems, including credit cards, electronic money, and web/app-based payment systems, have become an integral part of our daily lives. Rakuten Card boasts over 30 million…

AI Analytics Cloud Data Pipelines Data Science +19 skills

【AstraZeneca】【Medical】ﾒﾃﾞｨｶﾙ本部ｴﾋﾞﾃﾞﾝｽ&ｵﾌﾞｻﾞﾍﾞｰｼｮﾅﾙﾘｻｰﾁ統括部, Data Scientist

Lead Data Scientist in Real World Data analysis for pharmaceutical research, designing studies, applying AI/ML, and publishing scientific evidence in healthcare.

AI Analytics Bioinformatics ChatGPT Data Governance +9 skills

DATA 部門 - Data Scientist-Pharma Analytics

Senior data scientist at Capgemini acting as a subject-matter expert on Japan's pharmaceutical/healthcare data landscape, turning life sciences client needs into analytics strategies, data pipelines and ML models for commercial reporting, patient journey and RWE. Works with IQVIA, Veeva, JDNet, JMDC, MDV and Snowflake data using Python, R, SQL, Qlik and cloud platforms, bridging bilingual stakehol

AI Analytics AWS Azure Cloud +12 skills

株式会社テックオーシャン

43ｰDS.データサイエンティスト

As the first data scientist, you will build data infrastructure from scratch and lead data-driven decision-making to improve product metrics like offer acceptance and retention rates using machine learning and statistical analysis.

API AWS Azure ETL GCP +1 skills

Data Science & AI, Customer Insight Sub Cluster Lead

Open 39d APACLead

Data Science & AI, Customer Insight Sub Cluster Lead YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: ■Strategy & Transformation Leadership - Define and implement the data science and AI strategy aligned with Japan and global…

AI Analytics CRM Data Science E-commerce +2 skills

SCSK株式会社

データコンサルタント / データサイエンティスト／デジタル・AIを起点とした事業変革支援＜0637知財＞

Data consultant/data scientist at SCSK who drives business transformation end to end: eliciting and structuring business problems from stakeholder interviews, then building machine learning and mathematical optimization models (forecasting, optimization, generative-AI projects) and deploying them across Sumitomo group businesses.

8.8M – 17.5M JPY

株式会社メンバーズ

データサイエンティスト

Open 25d APACFull-time

Data scientist at Members, a DX support company that embeds digital talent inside client firms. Day to day you build data-driven marketing strategies on integrated data platforms, run data analysis, propose business improvements, and manage projects — typically stationed onsite at major client offices (100% remote during COVID-prevention periods). Core skills: data analysis and digital marketing.

AI HTML Java SEO

3.5M – 7M JPY

Danaher Corporation

Data Science Consultant – Pharma R&D

The Data Science Consultant – Pharma R&D you will be a key member of our dynamic team, empowered to have a significant impact on the continuous growth of our business. You will work with our partners in biopharma…

AI Automation Bioinformatics Data Science Machine Learning +2 skills

Data Scientist (Fraud Risk)

Likely evergreen On-siteAPAC

The Company PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, PayPal empowers…

Cryptocurrency Data Quality Data Science Machine Learning

株式会社カカクコム

データサイエンティスト/リーダー候補

Open 16d APACFull-time

Data scientist (leader-track) at Kakaku.com who turns big data into business value: defining requirements, collecting and transforming data, analyzing causes, and sharing results. Onsite in Tokyo (Shimbashi) with flextime; ¥5M–10M annual salary. Skills span business, data analysis, and IT.

東京エレクトロンテクノロジーソリューションズ株式会社

データサイエンティスト（機械学習/AI）_みなとみらい

Data scientist at Tokyo Electron Technology Solutions analyzing large sensor/log datasets from semiconductor manufacturing equipment and building ML/deep learning models for digital twins, anomaly detection, and process automation. Onsite role in Minatomirai, Yokohama, using tools like scikit-learn, PyTorch, and TensorFlow.

AI PyTorch scikit-learn

8M – 9.5M JPY

東京エレクトロンテクノロジーソリューションズ株式会社

データサイエンティスト（機械学習/AI）_札幌

Data scientist at Tokyo Electron Technology Solutions in Sapporo, analyzing large volumes of sensing/log data from semiconductor manufacturing equipment and building machine learning/deep learning models (scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow) for digital twin, anomaly detection, and process automation.

AI PyTorch scikit-learn

8M – 9.5M JPY

東京エレクトロンテクノロジーソリューションズ株式会社

データサイエンティスト（機械学習/AI）_山梨

Data scientist at Tokyo Electron Technology Solutions developing machine learning/deep learning algorithms and analyzing large-scale sensing and process data from semiconductor manufacturing equipment — enabling digital twins, anomaly detection, and process optimization. Onsite in Nirasaki, Yamanashi, Japan; tools include scikit-learn, PyTorch, and TensorFlow.

AI PyTorch scikit-learn

株式会社RABO

データサイエンティスト

Data scientist at RABO, a Tokyo pet-tech startup behind the Catlog cat-health IoT devices, analyzing cat behavior data to design algorithms that detect health/QoL changes, running statistical analyses and visualizations, and supporting the ML team. Onsite in Shibuya, Tokyo with flex hours; salary ¥8–15M depending on experience.

Data Scientist, Ads

About SmartNews SmartNews is a leading global information and news discovery company dedicated to delivering quality information to the people who need it. Thanks to our unique machine-learning technology and…

A/B Testing Airflow Analytics Causal Inference Data Engineering +11 skills

Data Scientist

Open 30d On-siteAPAC

The Company PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, PayPal empowers…

Airflow Athena BigQuery Cryptocurrency Data Quality +13 skills

Senior Data Scientist

Open 36d On-siteAPACSenior

Senior Data Scientist building large-scale recommender and ranking models for Auxia's agentic AI personalization platform, working with Japanese enterprise customers. Day to day: designing ML solutions, leading experimentation frameworks bridging causality and personalization, and shipping models weekly with teams in Tokyo, Palo Alto, and Bengaluru. Core stack: PyTorch/TensorFlow, Python data ecos

Agentic AI AI Atlassian BigQuery Causal Inference +14 skills

Johnson & Johnson

[Innovative Medicine] Data Scientist, Evidence Generation, Medical Affairs Div.

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and…

Analytics Data Science Data Visualization Process Improvement SAP +2 skills

Data Scientist, Analytics - Tokyo,Japan.

Data Scientist, Analytics on Appier's Ad Cloud: mines campaign, auction, and user-behavior data to find performance levers in ad bidding, designs and reads high-volume A/B tests on live campaigns, and builds metric frameworks, data pipelines, and dashboards. Core stack is Python, expert-level SQL, and PySpark, working closely with ML scientists, engineers, PMs, and operations.

A/B Testing Agentic AI AI Analytics Causal Inference +13 skills