Role Overview
The Lead Data Scientist is a senior technical role combining deep expertise in statistics, mathematics and data preparation with strong capability in machine learning and hands-on programming. The role leads complex analyses, develops scalable solutions and ensures work is rigorous, reproducible and aligned with business needs.
Working across departments, the Lead Data Scientist communicates findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders, influences technical decisions and helps colleagues develop their skills. The role demonstrates ownership, sound business judgement, effective execution and resilience, while promoting innovation, continuous learning and responsible use of data.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead data science projects from problem definition through analysis, modelling, implementation and evaluation.
• Define appropriate statistical, mathematical and machine learning approaches for complex business problems.
• Lead data exploration, cleaning, transformation and feature engineering to create reliable analytical datasets.
• Design,



implement and optimise machine learning models, with appropriate validation and performance monitoring.
• Develop maintainable, production-ready Python code using sound software engineering practices.
• Present findings, limitations and recommendations clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborate with business, product, engineering and other teams to deliver practical, high-impact solutions.
• Take ownership of delivery, proactively managing risks, dependencies and changing priorities.
• Mentor junior data scientists through technical guidance, feedback and knowledge sharing.
• Evaluate recent research, industry developments and methodologies, applying them where they add value.
• Use cloud-based machine learning services to develop scalable solutions.
Required Skills and Experience
Technical Skills
• Deep knowledge of statistics and mathematics, with experience designing rigorous analyses,

📌 Lead Data Scientist (Bengaluru)
🏢 Dyson
📍 Bengaluru