Deltek · 14 hours ago
Senior Data Scientist
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$91K/yr - $161K/yr
5+ years expDeltek is the recognized global standard for project-based businesses, delivering software and information solutions to help organizations achieve their purpose. They are seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join their newly established Data Science team to build Deltek's first internal advanced analytics capability, translating business opportunities into production machine learning solutions and rigorous statistical analyses.
ConsultingEnterprise SoftwareInformation TechnologySoftware
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and deploy machine learning models for customer health scoring, churn prediction, upsell/cross-sell propensity, expansion revenue opportunities, and other business-critical use cases
Build end-to-end ML pipelines including feature engineering, model training, evaluation, and scoring in production
Implement proper model validation techniques including cross-validation, holdout testing, and business metric evaluation
Account for B2B SaaS-specific challenges including long sales cycles, account hierarchies, and multi-product customer journeys
Create reusable, maintainable code following software engineering best practices
Develop monitoring and alerting for model performance degradation and data drift
Conduct exploratory data analysis to understand patterns, anomalies, and relationships in business data
Perform statistical tests to validate hypotheses and quantify uncertainty in findings
Analyze model behavior to understand what drives predictions and identify potential biases
Provide statistical rigor in problem framing, methodology selection, and results interpretation
Translate complex model results and statistical findings into clear, actionable business insights
Create compelling visualizations and presentations that make technical work accessible to stakeholders
Explain model predictions, confidence intervals, and limitations to non-technical audiences
Present findings to leadership with clear recommendations and articulation of uncertainty
Document analytical approaches, assumptions, and results in ways that build organizational trust
Partner with business stakeholders to frame analytical questions and define success metrics
Partner with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical approaches
Work across teams to validate model outputs and iterate on solutions
Collaborate with Deltek's AI Center of Excellence on integration opportunities
Mentor junior data science team members as the team grows
Contribute to team practices, documentation, and knowledge sharing
Qualification
Required
Master's or Ph.D. in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Analytics, Machine Learning, or related quantitative field (or Bachelor's with 5+ years relevant experience)
Strong practical experience building and deploying supervised learning models (classification, regression) in production environments
Solid foundation in statistical analysis including hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, and experimental design
Deep understanding of model evaluation metrics, cross-validation techniques, and avoiding common pitfalls (leakage, overfitting)
Proficiency with Python and ML libraries (scikit-learn, XGBoost, pandas, numpy)
Strong SQL skills for feature engineering and working with data warehouses
Proven ability to translate ambiguous business problems into well-defined analytical and machine learning tasks
Strong communication skills to explain complex technical concepts, statistical trade-offs, model limitations, and analytical findings to diverse audiences
Experience creating presentations and visualizations that effectively communicate technical work to non-technical stakeholders
Track record of delivering ML projects from conception through production deployment
Experience collaborating across teams (data engineering, product, business stakeholders)
Demonstrated ability to work independently while contributing to team knowledge and practices
US Citizenship is required for this position
Benefits
Healthcare benefits
A 401(k) plan and company match
Paid vacation time and holidays
Well-living programs
Short-term and long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Company
Deltek
Deltek is an enterprise software and information solutions provider for professional services firms and government contractors.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2M2016-12-06Acquired
2012-01-01Private Equity
2009-12-11Post Ipo Equity· $2M
Leadership Team
Dinakar Hituvalli
Chief Technology Officer and SVP of Product Development
Ed Hutner
SVP and Chief Human Resource Officer
Recent News
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