Data Scientist jobs in India

Job RequirementsEducation

* Bachelor's degree required, preferably with a quantitative focus (Statistics, Business Analytics, Data Science, Math, Economics, etc.)

* Master's degree preferred (MBA/MS Computer Science/M.Tech Computer Science, etc.)Relevant Experience

* 5 - 7 years for Data Scientist

* Relevant working experience in a data science/advanced analytics roleBehavioural Skills

* Delivery Excellence

* Business disposition

* Social intelligence

* Innovation and agilityExperience

* Functional Analytics (Supply chain analytics, Marketing Analytics, Customer Analytics, etc.)

* Statistical modelling using Analytical tools (R, Python, KNIME, etc.)

* Knowledge of statistics and experimental design (A/B testing, hypothesis testing, causal inference)

* Practical experience building scalable ML models, feature engineering, model evaluation metrics, and statistical inference.

* Practical experience deploying models using MLOps tools and practices (e.g., MLflow, DVC, Docker, etc.)

* Strong coding proficiency in Python (Pandas, Scikit-learn, PyTorch/TensorFlow, etc.)

* Big data technologies & framework (AWS, Azure, GCP, Hadoop, Spark, etc.)

* Enterprise reporting systems, relational (MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server etc.), non-relational (MongoDB, DynamoDB) database management systems and Data Engineering tools

* Business intelligence & reporting (Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx, etc.)

* Microsoft Office applications (MS Excel, etc.)Roles & Responsibilities

Analytics & Strategy

1. Analyse large-scale structured and unstructured data; develop deep-dive analyses and machine learning models in retail, marketing, merchandising, and other areas of the business

2. Utilize data mining, statistical and machine learning techniques to derive business value from store, product, operations, financial, and customer transactional data

3. Apply multiple algorithms or architectures and recommend the best model with in-depth description to evangelize data-driven business decisions

4. Utilize cloud setup to extract processed data for statistical modelling and big data analysis, and visualization tools to represent large sets of time series/cross-sectional dataOperational Excellence

1. Follow industry standards in coding solutions and follow programming life cycle to ensure standard practices across the project

2. Structure hypothesis, build thoughtful analyses, develop underlying data models and bring clarity to previously undefined problems

3. Partner with Data Engineering to build, design and maintain core data infrastructure, pipelines and data workflows to automate dashboards and analysesStakeholder Engagement

1. Working collaboratively across multiple sets of stakeholders - Business functions, Data Engineers, Data Visualization experts to deliver on project deliverables

2. Articulate complex data science models to business teams and present the insights in easily understandable and innovative formats

Data Scientist support team and Global operations. The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining dashboards, analysing data patterns, and forecasting business trends to drive data-based decision-making.

In this role, you will lead the innovation and support of our dynamic pricing program, directly impacting growth, profitability, and overall efficiency.

We are looking for a customer-focused & business-oriented Data Scientist who will be responsible for conducting analyses using advanced statistics and data mining techniques to enable better decision-making.

Position:

ML EngineerJob type:

Techno-FunctionalPreferred education qualifications:

Bachelor/ Master's degree in computer science, Data Science, Machine Learning OR related technical degreeJob location:

IndiaGeography:

SAPMENARequired experience:

6-8 YearsPreferred profile/ skills:

• 5+ years in developing and deploying enterprise-scale ML solutions
• [Mandatory] Proven track record in data analysis (EDA, profiling, sampling), data engineering (wrangling, storage, pipelines, orchestration),
• [Mandatory] Proficiency in Data Science/ML algorithms such as regression, classification, clustering, decision trees, random forest, gradient boosting, recommendation, dimensionality reduction
• [Mandatory] Experience in ML algorithms such as ARIMA, Prophet, Random Forests, and Gradient Boosting algorithms (XGBoost, LightGBM, CatBoost)
• [Mandatory] Prior experience on MLOps with Kubeflow or TFX
• [Mandatory] Experience in model explainability with Shapley plot and data drift detection metrics.
• [Mandatory] Advanced programming skills with Python and SQL
• [Mandatory] Prior experience on building scalable ML pipelines & deploying ML models on Google Cloud
• [Mandatory] Proven expertise in ML pipeline optimization and monitoring the model's performance over time
• [Mandatory] Proficiency in version control systems such as GitHub
• Experience with feature engineering optimization and ML model fine tuning is preferred
• Google Cloud Machine Learning certifications will be a big plus
• Experience in Beauty or Retail/FMCG industry is preferred
• Experience in training with large volume of data (>100 GB)
• Experience in delivering AI-ML projects using Agile methodologies is preferred
• Proven ability to effectively communicate technical concepts and results to technical & business audiences in a comprehensive manner
• Proven ability to work proactively and independently to address product requirements and design optimal solutions
• Fluency in English, strong communication and organizational capabilities; and ability to work in a matrix/ multidisciplinary team

Job objectives:

Design, develop, deploy, and maintain data science and machine learning solutions to meet enterprise goals. Collaborate with product managers, data scientists & analysts to identify innovative & optimal machine learning solutions that leverage data to meet business goals. Contribute to development, rollout and onboarding of data scientists and ML use-cases to enterprise wide MLOps framework. Scale the proven ML use-cases across the SAPMENA region. Be responsible for optimal ML costs.Job description:

• Deep understanding of business/functional needs, problem statements and objectives/success criteria
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders including business, data scientists, project and partners teams in translating business and functional needs into ML problem statements and specific deliverables
• Develop best-fit end-to-end ML solutions including but not limited to algorithms, models, pipelines, training, inference, testing, performance tuning, deployments
• Review MVP implementations, provide recommendations and ensure ML best practices and guidelines are followed
• Act as 'Owner' of end-to-end machine learning systems and their scaling
• Translate machine learning algorithms into production-level code with distributed training, custom containers and optimal model serving
• Industrialize end-to-end MLOps life cycle management activities including model registry, pipelines, experiments, feature store, CI-CD-CT-CE with Kubeflow/TFX
• Accountable for creating, monitoring drifts leveraging continuous evaluation tools and optimizing performance and overall costs
• Evaluate, establish guidelines, and lead transformation with emerging technologies and practices for Data Science, ML, MLOps, Data Ops

Work with cross-functional & cross-regional teams for data analysis, monitoring and forecasting, creating the logic for and implementing strategies, providing requirements to data scientists and technology teams on attribute, model and platform requirements, and communicating with global stakeholders to ensure we deliver the best possible customer experience.

You will build and mentor a team of data scientists and machine learning engineers, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to integrate AI models and analytics tools into our ecosystem. This role involves driving innovation in how we use AI and machine learning to automate and optimize the organisation's strategies.

Total Exp- 6+yearsKey Responsibilities:

• Develop and optimize ETL pipelines using PySpark and Databricks.
• Work with large-scale datasets and build distributed computing solutions.
• Design and implement data ingestion, transformation, and processing workflows.
• Write efficient and scalable Python code for data processing.
• Collaborate with data engineers, data scientists, and business teams to deliver insights.
• Optimize performance and cost efficiency for big data solutions.
• Implement best practices for CI/CD, testing, and automation in a cloud environment.
• Monitor job performance, troubleshooting failures, and tuning queries.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 6years of experience in Python programming for data engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience with Apache Spark (PySpark) for data transformation.
• Experience working with Databricks for data processing and analytics.
• Good knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and storage solutions.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and automation tools.
• Understanding of data lake, data warehouse, and data modeling concepts.
• Knowledge of job orchestration tools like Airflow, Azure Data Factory, or AWS Glue.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills in distributed environments.

Good to Have:

• Experience with Delta Lake and Lakehouse architecture.
• Familiarity with Kafka or real-time data processing.
• Knowledge of MLflow and integrating ML models in Databricks.
• Experience with Scala for Spark-based applications.