[gamechangr]

I am not a data scientist and frankly think the term is used way too frequently to describe many different backgrounds, but that aside...Visa concerns are not a major obstacle.

Your network really matters. This cannot be emphasized enough. You can go with the standard answers like "go to Meetups". While you should do that for sure, you may have do something more radical. Consider visiting whichever city you would like to work at for 60 days and see what opens up. That's by far the fastest.

[sirbetsalot]

thanks for the reply, its really weird going from a board member in a startup to searching for meaningful work again. Maybe ill try to pack up and get down to the Bay Area and see who I can meet.