Data Science Research Senior Manager

Accenture in India; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture in India, within Accenture Research Global Data Science Team, seeks an experienced data scientist with business knowledge and a research mindset to derive data-driven insights at scale.

The role focuses on leading complex projects, mentoring junior data scientists, collaborating with economists and business leaders, and shaping innovative data science assets across a multinational, multi-disciplinary environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's + full-time Master's in Economics, Statistics, Data Science, Engineering or similar; PhD a plus.
• 14+ years of relevant economic research and data science experience.
• Strong leadership, client focus, and ability to mentor juniors.

Responsibilities

• Design, lead and deliver high impact data science/econometric projects with business impact.
• Collaborate with economists, survey experts and business stakeholders.
• Lead development of data science assets and innovative methods.
• Mentor junior data scientists and coach teams.
• Represent Accenture as SME to internal and external partners.
• Manage research budgets and external partnerships.

Skills

Python

Google Cloud

SQL

NLP

Text analytics

Data wrangling

Machine learning

Generative AI

Education

Bachelor's degree in Economics, Statistics, Data Science, Engineering or similar

PhD is a plus

Job description

This role is in Accenture Research Global Data Science Team. We are looking for an experienced data scientist with business knowledge and research mindset and a passion for data-driven insight discovery.

We offer a career aligned to our priority of creating innovation and impact, managing complex data driven research projects, with multinational and multidisciplinary teams. We provide opportunities for coaching, supervision and mentoring, as well as responsibilities to manage dedicated research budgets and relationships with external partners.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Design, lead and deliver high impact data science/econometric projects focusing on business impact
• Drive innovation on research projects collaborating closely with research leads, economists, survey experts as well as business stakeholders
• Design and execute groundbreaking and differentiated data science assets
• Foster the adoption of data science research tools and outputs within Accenture
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert recognized inside and outside Accenture
• Coach and mentor more junior data scientists

What we offer:

We have access to 100+ business data sources through our research data lake. We are constantly expanding our universe of data from commercial and open sources and partnering with premium data providers to improve quality of inputs into our models.

We provide several unique training opportunities to continue your growth, including both internal trainings, on the job, personal exploration time to work on novel methodologies without the constraints of a projects and with leading universities.

Experience and skills:

• Recognized SME (incl. Python, Google Cloud, SQL, NLP, text analytics, data-wrangling, machine learning)
• Exposure to Generative AI algorithms would be a plus
• Significant track record in leading complex research projects using econometric modeling and data science.
• Strong interest in Technology and Business research
• Understanding of business dynamics and how to incorporate them into data science models
• Strong analytical skills and a proven ability to make sense out of data
• Strategic problem solver with the ability to take an issue and turn it into a researchable question
• Ability to address complexity in team management as well as project management
• Strong professional qualities: client focus, decisiveness, integrity, resilience to stress against stretch goals and deadlines
• Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
• Solid experience in the presentation of research deliverables to high level executives
• Excellent leadership and management skills
• Enthusiasm to work effectively in a global, multi-cultural team
• Experience in developing and coaching junior data scientists.

Education: Bachelors plus full-time Masters degree in Economics, Statistics, Data Science, Engineering or similar. PhD is a plus.

Work Experience: 14+ years of relevant economic research and data science experience