Data Scientist

Data Scientist Senior (5+ Years) Mumbai, India Full-time, on-site Apply for this role

Overview

Unico Connect is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to turn client data into measurable business outcomes. The role spans experimentation design, predictive modelling, productionised analytics, and storytelling that lands with executives. The position is well suited to senior data scientists who balance statistical rigour with the engineering instincts needed to ship models to production.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end data science projects from problem framing through to production deployment
• Build forecasting, classification, segmentation, and ranking models for client products
• Design and analyse A/B experiments with appropriate statistical rigour
• Build executive dashboards and storytelling decks for non-technical stakeholders
• Partner with AI Engineers and MLOps on productionising models and ongoing monitoring
• Set up data quality checks, feature monitoring, and re-training pipelines
• Mentor 1-2 junior data analysts or scientists on methodology and stakeholder communication
• Maintain reproducible analysis notebooks and version-controlled data pipelines
• Run weekly experiment reviews and quarterly model performance retrospectives
• Communicate model assumptions, limitations, and confidence intervals clearly to product stakeholders

Required Qualifications

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field
• 5+ years of data science with at least 1 model deployed in production
• Strong Python (pandas, scikit-learn, NumPy) and SQL
• Solid statistics fundamentals including hypothesis testing, regression, and causal inference
• Hands-on with at least 1 of PyTorch, TensorFlow, or XGBoost / LightGBM
• Experience with cloud data warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake, or Redshift)
• Strong communication skills for translating technical findings to non-technical audiences
• Demonstrated track record running experiments at scale
• Comfort owning end-to-end data pipelines from ingestion through to dashboards
• Working knowledge of orchestration tools such as Airflow, Dagster, or Prefect

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep learning experience for tabular or time-series data
• NLP and embedding-based features
• Causal inference including uplift modelling and difference-in-differences
• Hands-on with feature stores (Feast, Hopsworks)
• Public writing or conference talks on applied data science

AI Tools Proficiency

Production engineering at Unico Connect assumes AI tools form part of the daily workflow rather than an experimental augmentation. For this role specifically:

• Claude or GPT for code review, statistical reasoning, and methodology validation
• Cursor for notebook and SQL work
• Hex or Deepnote AI features for collaborative analysis
• AI-assisted text-to-SQL for exploratory queries

Required Skills

PythonSQLscikit-learnXGBoostStatistical ModellingBigQuery / SnowflakeExperimentationCausal Inference

Benefits

• Hybrid working model — 1 day work-from-home per week
• MacBook Pro and external monitor for work
• Paid subscriptions to Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor
• Team events, offsites, and outings
• Referral bonus when you bring in a successful hire

What we look for at Unico Connect

Every Unico role expects the same underlying traits — regardless of department or seniority. If these resonate, apply.

AI-augmented by default

Fluent with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Figma AI, or whatever is relevant to your craft. We expect AI tools in the loop, not as a novelty.

Comfortable with startup pace

Fast cycles, real ownership, low ceremony. You will not be a cog.

Driven by value creation

Output and outcomes matter more than process. You ship work that moves a metric.

Ownership mindset

You treat the codebase, the deliverable, and the client relationship as your own.

Builder energy

You joined because you want to ship amazing tech products, not warm a seat.

Ready to build the future?

Join our team of engineers and help us shape the next generation of AI-native software for clients across the globe.

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