Lead Data Scientist - Machine Learning Models
First seen by Alion on Oct 28, 2026.
Role : Lead Data Scientist
Experience : 8+ years.
Location : Bengaluru.
Role type : Client-facing Data Science leadership.
Key responsibilities :
- Lead end-to-end Data Science, Machine Learning, and AI projects for clients.
- Understand business problems and translate them into data-driven solutions.
- Manage and mentor technical teams, ensuring delivery quality and timelines.
- Own project planning, estimations, reviews, client expectations, billing, and utilization.
- Define technical strategy, roadmaps, and product initiatives.
- Support presales, client consulting, and stakeholder management.
Must-have technical skills :
- Programming : Python, R, SQL, NoSQL, Spark/PySpark.
- Libraries : NumPy, Pandas, scikit-learn, TensorFlow and related ML libraries.
- Cloud : AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Data Science : Statistics, hypothesis testing, and classical Machine Learning algorithms.
- Ability to solve complex business problems using data and analytics.
Preferred industry exposure :
- Experience delivering client solutions in one or more of these domains : Retail, Pharma/Healthcare, Banking, Insurance.
Ideal candidate profile :
- The ideal candidate is a senior, hands-on Data Science leader who combines strong technical expertise with consulting, people management, and client delivery ownership.
They Should Demonstrate :
- 8+ years of relevant Data Science/ML experience.
- Successful delivery of end-to-end client projects.
- Strong statistical modelling and ML problem-solving skills.
- Cloud and distributed data-processing experience.
- Team leadership and stakeholder-management capabilities.
- Experience with project governance, presales, and technical roadmap planning.
Skills
Data Science, Data Scientist, Analytics, Machine Learning, Python, R, SQL, Cloud, Algorithm, Statistical Modeling, PySpark