Data Science & Machine Learning Lead (India)

AVEVA is creating software trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies.

Job Title: Data Science & Machine Learning Lead

Location: Hyderabad, India

Employment Type: Full-time, hybrid work arrangement

The job

We are seeking a Lead Data Scientist to drive end-to-end model development initiatives. This role will be responsible for translating business problems into scalable machine learning solutions, leading model design and validation, and ensuring measurable business impact through data-driven insights.

The ideal candidate combines strong statistical and machine learning expertise with hands-on Python experience and leadership capability.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead data exploration, data quality assessment, data patterns and identification of data gaps; coordinate with data engineering to enable reliable datasets.
• Drive the complete ML lifecycle from data exploration and feature engineering to model development and validation.
• Design and develop feature engineering pipelines and select appropriate ML approaches (baseline advanced).
• Build, train, and optimize models using Python or Data bricks or Azure services or any other tools
• Develop classification, regression, clustering, and forecasting models using appropriate algorithms and tuning techniques.
• Select appropriate algorithms based on problem context.
• Establish robust evaluation: validation strategy, metrics, error analysis, bias checks, and model explainability
• Identify new AI opportunities, contribute to roadmap planning, and promote data-driven decision-making.

Desired skills

• 812+ years in Data Science / Machine Learning.
• Strong expertise in Python.
• Experience with deep learning frameworks preferred.
• Robust foundation in statistics, probability, and mathematics.
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) is desirable.
• Ability to interpret complex data and communicate insights clearly.
• Experience with supervised learning (classification/regression) and unsupervised learning (clustering).
• Time series/NLP/deep learning (as relevant to role)
• Experience with tools like Data Bricks or similar is desirable.
• Experience in industry like Oil & Gas, Utilities, Water, Data Center or CPG.
• Experience in developing forecasting, prediction, prescription or anomaly detection models for above industries.
• Strong communication: translate security risk into engineering actions and business impact.
• Ability to drive adoption without blocking deliverypragmatic and risk-based.
• Leadership, mentoring, and cross-functional influence.

Services at AVEVA

Our dynamic global team of 700+ engineers, developers, consultants, solution architects and project managers are at the forefront of delivering AVEVA cutting-edge solutions to customers. The work is complex and technical, but immensely rewarding: we empower customers to harness the full transformative potential of AVEVAs solutions. If youre analytical, pragmatic, and driven to make a tangible impact on the sustainability of the industrial sector, our team is the perfect place for you.

Find out more: https://www.aveva.com/en/about/careers/

India Benefits include

Gratuity, Medical and accidental insurance, very attractive leave entitlement, emergency leave days, childcare support, maternity, paternity and adoption leaves, education assistance program, home office set up support (for hybrid roles), well-being support

Its possible were hiring for this position in multiple countries, in which case the above benefits apply to the primary location. Specific benefits vary by country, but our packages are similarly comprehensive.

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Hybrid working

By default, employees are expected to be in their local AVEVA office three days a week, but some positions are fully office-based. Roles supporting particular customers or markets are sometimes remote.

Hiring process

Interested Great! Get started by submitting your cover letter and CV through our application portal. AVEVA is committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities. Please let us know in advance if you need reasonable support during your application process.

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About AVEVA

AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software with more than 6,500 employees in over 40 countries. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals, and minerals safely, efficiently, and more sustainably.

We are committed to embedding sustainability and inclusion into our operations, our culture, and our core business strategy. Learn more about how we are progressing against our ambitious 2030 targets: sustainability-report.aveva.com/

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AVEVA requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a drug screening and comprehensive background check before they