Data Science Manager: AI & Analytics Team Leader

Gilbane Building Company; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Gilbane Building Company in Providence, RI 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 role blends technical leadership, people management, stakeholder partnership, and solution delivery to move models, insights and AI-enabled capabilities into production and adoption.

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, validate findings, improve adoption, and influence process changes
• Communicates insights, recommendations, risks, tradeoffs, and opportunities to executive and non-technical audiences through 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 achieving strategic goals

Job description

Gilbane Building Company in Providence, RI 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 role blends technical leadership, people management, stakeholder partnership, and solution delivery to move models, insights and AI-enabled capabilities into production and adoption.