Lead Data Scientist
VadodaraFull-time7–13 yrsPosted open since mar 2026
Senior data science role at NielsenIQ in Vadodara. Needs 7+ years and a degree.
About the role
You will work with an interdisciplinary and global R&D team dedicated to the research, development, and deployment of new statistical/ML/AI methodologies to support a range of NIQ products/processes enhancements from within in the Data Science organization.
What you'll do
- Research and develop new methodologies, research directions, prototype solutions, and quantify their improvement with rigorous scientific methods in the ML/AI space
- Own all the phases of an R&D project or process improvement, including conceptualization, design, prototyping, documentation, deployment, and monitoring
- Work closely and collaborate with experienced teams in operations, technology, other data scientists, and internal stakeholders during all phases of a project
- Deliver high quality, academic publication-level, documentation of new methodologies and best practices
- Engage with stakeholders on objectives, scope, execution, data exchange, and outcomes for assigned projects
What you need
- Machine learning
- SQL
- Python
- Pandas
- Scikit-learn
- Statistics
Good to have
- Deep learning
- Hadoop
- Spark
- NumPy
- Databricks
- Git