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Senior Data Scientist

Havells India Ltd

8 - 15 years

Noida

Posted: 03/04/2026

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Job Description

1. Statistical Forecasting

  • Develop and maintain time-series forecasting models (ARIMA, SARIMA, ETS, Prophet, Theta, ML-based forecasting,exogenous variable modelling etc.).
  • Perform trend, seasonality, and variance analysis to improve forecast accuracy.
  • Build demand forecasting, sales forecasting, or operational forecasting models for business planning.
  • Collaborate with business units to incorporate domain signals into forecasting logic.

2. Regression & Predictive Modelling

  • Build and validate regression models (linear, logistic, regularized models such as Lasso/Ridge/ElasticNet).
  • Conduct multivariate analysis, hypothesis testing, and variable selection.
  • Ensure diagnostic checks (multicollinearity, residual analysis, heteroscedasticity, model fit KPIs).

3. Classification & Machine Learning

  • Develop classification models (Random Forests, XGBoost, SVM, Gradient Boosting, Neural Networks).
  • Perform model training, validation, hyperparameter tuning, and crossvalidation.
  • Build endtoend ML pipelines including data preprocessing, feature engineering, and model deployment.

4. Data Management & Analytics

  • Extract, clean, transform, and analyze large structured and unstructured datasets.
  • Use SQL, Python, R, or Spark for data manipulation and wrangling.
  • Build analytical dashboards or presentations for leadership consumption.

5. Business Problem Solving

  • Translate ambiguous business problems into structured analytical frameworks.
  • Present complex analytical findings in simple, business-friendly language.
  • Work with crossfunctional teams to support data-driven decision making.


Required Skills & Qualifications

Technical Skills

  • Strong experience in Python/Pyspark and/or R (pandas, NumPy, scikitlearn, statsmodels, tidyverse).
  • Hands-on experience with time-series forecasting techniques.
  • Familiarity with classification algorithms and ensemble methods.
  • Strong understanding of statistics: distributions, probability, ANOVA, hypothesis testing.
  • Practical experience in SQL and working with large datasets (preferably Spark / Databricks).
  • Experience with visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau, matplotlib, seaborn).

Professional Skills

  • Analytical, detail-oriented, and structured approach to problem-solving.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to present complex analysis clearly.
  • Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional coordination capabilities.
  • Prior experience in team management ( guide and mentor juniors resources/Reportees in the team)


Preferred candidate profile



  • Bachelors or Masters degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Engineering, Computer Science, or Data Science.
  • 8-15 years of relevant experience in statistical forecasting, predictive analytics, or data science roles.
  • Experience in manufacturing or/and retail is a plus.


  • Exposure to cloud environments (Azure, AWS, GCP).
  • Experience with MLOps, model monitoring, and versioning (MLflow, Git).
  • Knowledge of NLP or deep learning is an advantage.

Prior experience in building automated forecasting/propensity/Deep Learning pipelines


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