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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