Senior Data Scientist

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We provide expert, sustainable solutions in records and information management, digital transformation services, data centers, asset lifecycle management, and fine art storage, handling, and logistics. We proudly partner every day with our 225,000 customers around the world to preserve their invaluable artifacts, extract more from their inventory, and protect their data privacy in innovative and socially responsible ways.

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Job Title : Senior Data Scientist

Location : Bengaluru, India

Function : Enterprise Insights & Analytics | Global Business Services

Reports to : Manager – Analytics

Works closely with : Reporting Teams, Data Engineers, Functional Stakeholders (Care, Commercial, Operations, Finance, Procurement)

Role Summary :

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Data Scientist who can both lead by example and serve as a functional bridge between business needs and advanced analytics. This role will be instrumental in building scalable data science solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and will mentor junior data scientists across varied domains such as Care, Commercial, Operations, Finance, and Procurement.

This is a dual-role requiring strong modeling and engineering skills, as well as the ability to contextualize insights for business impact.

Key Responsibilities :

Lead the design and development of ML models (predictive, prescriptive, and classification) using Python, TensorFlow, and Vertex AI

Translate complex business problems into analytical solutions across commercial, care, operations, finance, and procurement domains

Partner with functional teams to gather requirements, define use cases, and create KPIs aligned with business goals

Guide and mentor junior data scientists on technical problem-solving, model development, and business storytelling

Drive end-to-end model development and deployment pipelines using BigQuery, Vertex AI Workbench, GCS, and other GCP-native services

Collaborate with Data Engineers to ensure data pipelines are robust, scalable, and efficient

Participate in code reviews, model validations, and production tuning, ensuring reusability and consistency

Communicate results effectively through dashboards, model explainability tools, or structured insight narratives

Continuously evaluate and recommend new technologies or techniques that enhance model performance and delivery timelines

Technical Requirements :

Strong programming skills in Python, including use of packages like Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, and TensorFlow / Keras

Deep experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) including :

BigQuery for handling large-scale datasets

Vertex AI for building, training, and serving models

Cloud Storage, DataFlow, and Workflows for data orchestration

Experience integrating ML pipelines with reporting tools such as Looker Studio or Tableau

Solid data engineering mindset – able to optimize data pipelines, feature stores, and model training data for scale

Business & Leadership Expectations :

Demonstrated ability to work closely with functional leaders across Care, Commercial, Finance, and Ops to translate analytical outputs into business decisions

Prior experience managing or mentoring a team of data scientists

Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills – both written and verbal

High attention to detail and ability to manage ambiguity in business problems

A structured approach to problem-solving and performance-driven mindset

Qualifications :

5–8 years of experience in data science roles with at least 2 years in a senior or lead capacity

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, or related fields

Proven track record of deploying models to production and generating measurable impact

Experience working in a global or shared services (GBS) environment is a plus

Core Competencies :

Technical Leadership & Mentorship

Functional Fluency across Business Domains

Data Engineering & MLOps Excellence

Business Communication & Storytelling

Model Governance & Reusability

Category : Technology