Data Science Manager: Lead AI & Analytics Teams

Gilbane Building Company; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Gilbane Building Company is hiring a Data Science Manager to lead a team applying advanced analytics, statistics, ML, and AI to solve complex business problems and deliver solutions to production. You will guide strategy, develop talent, and partner with business leaders to translate analytics into actionable outcomes.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, strong communication, and delivering measurable impact across diverse projects in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field; master's or PhD 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, 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
• 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

Skills

Statistical analysis

Predictive modeling

Machine learning

Data mining

Causal inference

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree (quantitative)

Master's degree in statistics/data science/economics/psychology or related field

PhD preferred

Or equivalent combination of education and experience

Tools

Python

R

SQL

Spark

Job description

Gilbane Building Company is hiring a Data Science Manager to lead a team applying advanced analytics, statistics, ML, and AI to solve complex business problems and deliver solutions to production. You will guide strategy, develop talent, and partner with business leaders to translate analytics into actionable outcomes.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, strong communication, and delivering measurable impact across diverse projects in a collaborative environment.