Lead Data Scientist

Deltatechhub; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Deltatechhub in Bengaluru is looking for a candidate to lead impactful analytical and modeling projects, translating complex questions into structured solutions. You'll design and conduct robust analyses, mentor junior team members, and ensure reliable model implementation.

The role requires strong communication skills to engage non-technical stakeholders and a commitment to reproducible analytical practices. If you have a passion for problem-solving using statistical methods, we invite you to apply.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-impact analytical and modelling projects from problem definition to measurable business outcome.
• Translate ambiguous commercial questions into well-structured statistical or optimisation problems.
• Design and run robust analyses including hypothesis testing and experimental design.
• Build predictive and prescriptive models using statistical and machine-learning methods.

Job description

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead high-impact analytical and modelling projects from problem definition to measurable business outcome.
• Translate ambiguous commercial questions into well-structured statistical or optimisation problems.
• Design and run robust analyses, including:
• Hypothesis testing
• Experimental design (A/B and quasi-experimental)
• Power calculations
• Model validation and back testing
• Build predictive and prescriptive models using appropriate statistical and machine-learning methods.
• Critically assess model assumptions, bias/variance trade-offs, overfitting risks, and data limitations.
• Clearly communicate uncertainty, limitations, and trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.
• Partner with engineering teams to ensure models are implemented reliably and responsibly in production.
• Contribute to our standards for validation, documentation, and reproducible analytical practice.
• Mentor the junior members of the team.