Data Science & AI Team Leader

Gilbane Building Company; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Gilbane Building Company is seeking a Data Science Manager to lead a team applying analytics, statistics, ML, and AI to solve complex business problems. This role combines technical leadership with people management to move models and insights into production and adoption.

You will guide data scientists through model development, validation, and stakeholder collaboration while aligning analytics with business strategy and governance. Strong communication to non-technical audiences is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; master's required in statistics, data science, economics, psychology (industrial/organizational, research, or experimental focus), biometrics, or another heavily quantitative field; applied science preferred
• PhD preferred
• 5 years of experience as a Data Scientist
• 2+ years of people management experience leading data scientists, analysts, applied scientists, or quantitative researchers
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience

Responsibilities

• Leads, coaches, and develops data scientists through technical direction, career guidance, performance feedback, and professional growth support
• Sets standards for analytical quality, experimentation, causal inference, machine learning, AI solution design, model documentation, reproducibility, validation, and responsible AI use
• Guides the team in applying statistical analysis, predictive modeling, feature engineering, data mining, and scientific research methods to solve business problems
• Reviews analytical approaches, model assumptions, feature development, variable importance, and results interpretation to ensure outputs are reliable, explainable, and actionable
• Prioritizes the portfolio based on business value, feasibility, stakeholder readiness, data quality, and strategic alignment
• Builds trusted relationships with business leaders, subject matter experts, Data Engineering, Business Intelligence (BI), and Information Technology (IT)
• Translates ambiguous business questions into well-scoped analytical problems, hypotheses, measurable outcomes, and executable plans
• Educates stakeholders and partners with business subject matter experts (SMEs) to share knowledge on analytics, AI, and machine learning processes, validate findings, improve adoption, and influence process changes based on analytical recommendations
• Communicates insights, recommendations, risks, tradeoffs, and opportunities to executive and non-technical audiences through clear storytelling, presentations, and documentation
• Responsible for the career development and coaching of team members
• Fosters a positive and inclusive work environment to motivate and engage team members
• Interprets and translates the organizational strategy, ensuring team understanding of their role in accomplishing strategic goals

Skills

Statistical analysis

Predictive modeling

Machine learning

Data mining

Causal inference

Communication

Stakeholder collaboration

Production deployment

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree in quantitative field

PhD preferred

Job description

Gilbane Building Company is seeking a Data Science Manager to lead a team applying analytics, statistics, ML, and AI to solve complex business problems. This role combines technical leadership with people management to move models and insights into production and adoption.

You will guide data scientists through model development, validation, and stakeholder collaboration while aligning analytics with business strategy and governance. Strong communication to non-technical audiences is essential.