Lead Statistician: Analytics & ML Solutions Leader

Oritain; Auckland; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 days paid leave

Volunteering leave allowance

Enhanced parental leave

Life insurance

Healthcare cash-back plan

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Monthly wellbeing allowance

Learning portal with 100,000+ professional development resources

Job summary

Oritain is seeking a Lead Statistician in Auckland to provide technical leadership and develop analytics solutions that enhance products and support business strategies. The ideal candidate will have advanced training in statistics or a related field and over 8 years of experience in data analysis and machine learning.

This role involves mentoring team members, conducting statistical analysis, and deploying predictive models to solve complex business challenges. Oritain offers a strong benefits package including 35 days paid leave and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant hands-on experience.
• Strong foundations in probability, statistics, and linear algebra.
• Ability to apply statistical methods to real-world data.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high performing team that delivers results.
• Conduct statistical analysis and build machine learning models.
• Create visualizations to communicate statistical insights.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Machine learning

Data visualization

Python programming

R programming

Education

PhD in Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field

Tools

VS Code

Conda

GitHub

Job description

Oritain is seeking a Lead Statistician in Auckland to provide technical leadership and develop analytics solutions that enhance products and support business strategies. The ideal candidate will have advanced training in statistics or a related field and over 8 years of experience in data analysis and machine learning.

This role involves mentoring team members, conducting statistical analysis, and deploying predictive models to solve complex business challenges. Oritain offers a strong benefits package including 35 days paid leave and professional development opportunities.