Data Scientist

IDP Education Ltd; Chennai; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

IDP Education Ltd in Chennai is seeking a Data Scientist to collaborate with IDP’s Data Engineering and Governance teams, delivering production-ready models and data-driven insights across education services.

You will work with Python, SQL, AWS, and LLMs to build scalable models, validate data pipelines, and translate insights into business value. GenAI capabilities are encouraged to enhance automation and decision support.

Qualifications

• Identify decision problems where modelling creates measurable value.
• Prepare production-ready datasets, build and validate predictive / statistical models, and drive data-driven experimentation.
• Deploy models into production pipelines, and monitor performance, drift, and retraining needs.
• Translate outputs into quantified business impact (revenue, risk, cost).
• Ensure cost-aware and efficient model design (compute, data, and operational efficiency).
• Influence adoption by enabling stakeholders to act on model-driven insights.
• Apply GenAI / Agentic AI for automation, decision augmentation, or knowledge workflows.

Responsibilities

• Identify decision problems where modelling creates measurable value.
• Prepare production-ready datasets, build and validate predictive / statistical models, and drive data-driven experimentation.
• Deploy models into production pipelines, and monitor performance, drift, and retraining needs.
• Translate outputs into quantified business impact (revenue, risk, cost).
• Ensure cost-aware and efficient model design (compute, data, and operational efficiency).
• Influence adoption by enabling stakeholders to act on model-driven insights.
• Apply GenAI / Agentic AI for automation, decision augmentation, or knowledge workflows.

Skills

Python

SQL

Event-driven architectures

Serverless computing

PostgreSQL

AWS cloud platform

LLMs (OpenAI APIs)

Tools

OpenAI APIs

AWS services

Vector databases

Graph databases

Job description

About IDP

IDP is the global leader in international education services, delivering global success to students, test takers and our partners, through trusted human relationships, digital technology and customer research. An Australian-listed company, we operate in more than 50 countries around the world.

Our team is comprised of over 7,000 people of various nationalities, ages and cultural backgrounds. Proudly customer-first, our expert people are powered by global technology. Together, we offer unmatched services, helping local dreams become realities, all over the world.

Learn more at www.careers.idp.com

Role purpose

In this role you will be collaborating with IDP’s Data Engineering and Governance, an enterprise capability team and be responsible for:

Data Scientist — Responsibilities

Core

• Identify decision problems where modelling creates measurable value
• Prepare production-ready datasets, build and validate predictive / statistical models, and drive data-driven experimentation
• Deploy models into production pipelines, and monitor performance, drift, and retraining needs
• Translate outputs into quantified business impact (revenue, risk, cost)
• Ensure cost-aware and efficient model design (compute, data, and operational efficiency)
• Influence adoption by enabling stakeholders to act on model-driven insights

Desirable

• Apply GenAI / Agentic AI for automation, decision augmentation, or knowledge workflows

Take responsibility for Outcomes

You love technology, are continuously learning and extending your knowledge of best practice and the business value of technology innovations

Required Experience

Here’s what we’re looking for:

Technology Skills

Core

• Python
• SQL
• Event-driven architectures
• Serverless computing
• Databases: PostgreSQL
• AWS cloud platform
• Working knowledge of LLMs (AWS managed services, OpenAI APIs)

Desirable

• Agent / orchestration frameworks
• Vector and Graph databases