Senior Data Scientist - AI/ML Strategy Lead (Hybrid)

NiSource Inc.; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 133,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule (3 days on site)

Job summary

NiSource is seeking a Lead Data Scientist in Columbus, Ohio. This full-time hybrid role requires deep expertise in data science, ML, and analytics to translate complex data into strategic insights and actionable recommendations.

The Lead Data Scientist will report to the Enterprise Data & Analytics Organization and will build AI/ML models, mentor teammates, and partner with business stakeholders. Salary range is $133,400–$200,100 plus 10% annual bonus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 7+ years as a data scientist or similar role.
• 7+ years coding in SQL, Python, R, Spark, etc.
• 7+ years experience with ML (NLP, image recognition, Boosted trees, or related).
• Strong knowledge of cloud platform tools and techniques.

Responsibilities

• Serve as an expert translating complex data into key strategy insights and valuable actions.
• Discover insights from data and present them to other data scientists, stakeholders, and leaders at various levels.
• Perform data exploration and data mining.
• Build impactful modeling solutions with AI and Machine Learning techniques.

Skills

SQL

Python

R

Spark

Machine Learning

Cloud Platforms

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Job description

NiSource is seeking a Lead Data Scientist in Columbus, Ohio. This full-time hybrid role requires deep expertise in data science, ML, and analytics to translate complex data into strategic insights and actionable recommendations.

The Lead Data Scientist will report to the Enterprise Data & Analytics Organization and will build AI/ML models, mentor teammates, and partner with business stakeholders. Salary range is $133,400–$200,100 plus 10% annual bonus.