Data Science Lead & AI Delivery Manager

Gilbane Building; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Gilbane Building is seeking a Data Science Manager to lead a team applying advanced analytics, statistics, machine learning, causal inference, and AI to solve complex business problems and improve outcomes. This leadership role combines technical direction, people management, stakeholder partnerships, and solution delivery to move models and insights into production and adoption across the organization.

You will guide analytics across business units, build high-performing teams, and communicate

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field; Master’s or PhD preferred.
• Experience leading data science teams and delivering production AI/ML solutions.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

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, BI, and IT
• Translates ambiguous business questions into well-scoped analytical problems, hypotheses, measurable outcomes, and executable plans
• Educates stakeholders and partners with SMEs to share knowledge on analytics, AI, and ML 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

feature engineering

causal inference

scientific research methods

communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field

Master's degree in statistics / data science

PhD in a quantitative field

Job description

Gilbane Building is seeking a Data Science Manager to lead a team applying advanced analytics, statistics, machine learning, causal inference, and AI to solve complex business problems and improve outcomes. This leadership role combines technical direction, people management, stakeholder partnerships, and solution delivery to move models and insights into production and adoption across the organization.

You will guide analytics across business units, build high-performing teams, and communicate