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The Director– Data Science would provide thought leadership and delivery leadership for advanced analytics, machine learning and deep learning client engagements of Epsilon’s PeopleCloud analytics practice. This role requires a good combination of solid hands-on technical expertise in advanced analytics and managing a team of data science professionals. He / She would be partnering with various internal (product, offerings and client delivery) and external (clients) stakeholders and would report to VP – Strategy and Analytics at Epsilon India office in Bangalore. Their key responsibilities would involve them to:

• Provide thought leadership in leveraging advanced analytics across the Epsilon PeopleCloud organization
• Lead and manage the delivery of advanced analytics, machine learning and deep learning client engagements working with internal and external stakeholders
• Develop bespoke / custom analytics solutions for special client requirements
• Develop new / innovative productized analytics offerings that can be taken to the market by our sales teams
• Provide algorithm guidance and advisory to the analytics productization team
• Manage a team of data scientists, statisticians and guide their training, career path and be accountable for high level of team engagement and retention

• Bachelor or master’s degree in a quantitative discipline
• A minimum of 18 years’ professional hands-on experience with statistical modeling, data mining, and advanced segmentation using large marketing databases
• A minimum of 8 years proven managerial or supervisory experience
• A minimum of 12 years of experience in global delivery of services to Fortune 500 organizations
• Proven experience managing and delivering a wide variety of analytic solutions to internal and external stakeholders
• Solid planning, priority setting, and project management skills with experience managing multiple projects and resources concurrently
• Proven experience influencing a business or marketing strategy through the application and/or management of advanced statistical techniques and data driven solutions
• Strong understanding of consumer behavior and marketing analytics
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and good at developing relationships across diverse teams (including statistical, technical, and marketing resources)
• Strong technical skills

Desirable:

• Advanced degree (Master’s/PhD) in Statistics, Economics or other quantitative discipline
• Hands-on programming experience in R, Python, SQL, Scala, TensorFlow and other open source ML libraries; Solid understanding of Deep learning, Graph programming and Recommendation systems
• Marketing domain experience/knowledge; Digital analytics experience; Loyalty domain experience is nice to have
• Experience in application of Data Science / ML for direct marketing or personalization use cases
• Demonstrate superior leadership to the broader business and internal team
• Excellent coaching and mentoring skills