Data Scientist- Sr. Consultant

National Consulting Services

The National Office, a key Strategic Enabler in our new model, is comprised of professionals with various areas of focus that collectively provide mission critical services to support Deloitte's overall success. Whether focused on project financial, quality and risk management, methods and tools, sales excellence, talent, leadership support, or other activities these professionals ensure that our Firm operates efficiently, and our people are able to effectively serve clients every day.

Position Summary

Level: Senior Consultant

As a Senior Consultant at Deloitte Consulting, you will design, develop, and deploy enterprise-scale software solutions, lead the creation of robust pipelines and manage code deployment across environments. You will collaborate with cross-functional, global teams to translate functional requirements into effective deliverables, independently guiding and mentoring junior team members. Your role spans the full project lifecycle, including estimation, planning, execution, and tracking key metrics for analysis, ensuring high-quality and timely delivery of solutions.

Work you'll do

A Data Scientist will be expected to work within product development teams in a scrum environment. This person will be responsible for design and development of AI/ML predictive models, which serve as the cornerstone of new products that will help to address key business issues for our clients. We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist with 5+ years of strong predictive modeling experience using machine learning techniques with a minimum of 2+ years of experience leading a team of data scientists in building predictive models to address challenging business problems. The ideal candidate will have direct, hands-on experience and is experienced leading a team of data scientists in data wrangling, data visualization, statistical analysis and building predictive, machine learning models using supervised, unsupervised, and semi-supervised techniques

• Understand the business use case, conduct preliminary analysis and propose potential solutions using statistical and predictive modeling techniques to solve the client's problems.

• Perform feasibility analysis of proposed solutions through data exploration and building proof of concept predictive models.

• Build advanced analytical and predictive models using large volumes of structured, semi-structured and chaotic data.

• Conduct research and pull data from disparate data sources and prepare data prior to building models on a variety of use cases.

• Apply analytical reasoning to solve multiple challenges such as data imbalance, overfitting, etc. to improve model performance. Investigate model outcomes using feature importance to interpret models. Share findings with team for technical review and feedback.

• Work in a highly collaborative atmosphere with data scientists and team leaders from different geographic locations.

• Share model methodology and outcomes with project leadership and senior management for technical review and feedback.

• Update your knowledge base with AI/ML advances.

The team

Offering customer-tailored services and deep industry insights, at Deloitte Consulting LLP we help clients tackle their most complex challenges enabling them to seize new growth opportunities, reduce costs, improve efficiencies and stay ahead of customer demand. Developing and executing our clients' strategic vision, we help them dramatically improve their business performance across a broad range of specialties – enterprise model design, global business services, outsourcing, real estate, and location strategy

Qualifications:

Must Have Skills/Project Experience/Certifications:

• Strong quantitative and analytical skills with a fundamental understanding of Statistical and Machine Learning algorithms.

• Strong programming skills in Python and SQL.

• Strong problem-solving skills with emphasis on predictive modeling at the individual level.

• Strong understanding of algorithmic bias and implications is preferred

• Strong understanding of gradient boosting, logistic regression and other classification algorithms.

• Experience in explainable AI.

• Ability to manage multiple projects at a time.

• Strong communication and critical thinking skills.

Good to Have Skills/Project Experience/Certifications:

• Experience with building and deploying models in any of the cloud services is appreciated

• Hands-on experience with prompt engineering and other GenAI or LLM-based applications like RAG, etc.

Education:

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree (3 Year) within a technical field.

Location:

• Hyderabad/ Bengaluru/ Kolkata/ Chennai/Pune

Our purpose

Deloitte's purpose is to make an impact that matters for our people, clients, and communities. At Deloitte, purpose is synonymous with how we work every day. It defines who we are. Our purpose comes through in our work with clients that enables impact and value in their organizations, as well as through our own investments, commitments, and actions across areas that help drive positive outcomes for our communities.

Our people and culture

Our inclusive culture empowers our people to be who they are, contribute their unique perspectives, and make a difference individually and collectively. It enables us to leverage different ideas and perspectives, and bring more creativity and innovation to help solve our clients' most complex challenges. This makes Deloitte one of the most rewarding places to work.

Professional development

At Deloitte, professionals have the opportunity to work with some of the best and discover what works best for them. Here, we prioritize professional growth, offering diverse learning and networking opportunities to help accelerate careers and enhance leadership skills. Our state-of-the-art DU: The Leadership Center in India, located in Hyderabad, represents a tangible symbol of our commitment to the holistic growth and development of our people. Explore DU: The Leadership Center in India.

Benefits to help you thrive

At Deloitte, we know that great people make a great organization. Our comprehensive rewards program helps us deliver a distinctly Deloitte experience that helps that empowers our professionals to thrive mentally, physically, and financially—and live their purpose. To support our professionals and their loved ones, we offer a broad range of benefits. Eligibility requirements may be based on role, tenure, type of employment and/ or other criteria. Learn more about what working at Deloitte can mean for you.

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