Deltek · 21 hours ago
Senior Principal Data Scientist
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$132K/yr - $232K/yr
4+ years expDeltek, Inc. is a recognized leader in providing software and information solutions for project-based businesses. They are seeking a Senior Principal Data Scientist to lead the Enterprise Data Science team, focusing on developing machine learning capabilities that enhance business decision-making and mentoring other data scientists.
ConsultingEnterprise SoftwareInformation TechnologySoftware
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Lead development of complex, high-impact models for customer health scoring, churn prediction, revenue optimization, and other key business-critical use cases
Tackle technical challenges that require deep expertise: class imbalance, temporal dependencies, multi-objective optimization
Design experimentation frameworks for A/B testing and causal inference
Ensure models are explainable, fair, and aligned with business constraints
Mentor senior data scientists on technical approaches, code quality, and ML best practices
Conduct design reviews and code reviews to maintain high technical standards
Facilitate knowledge transfer sessions on advanced techniques and architectural patterns
Build internal documentation and playbooks that codify team practices
Help team members grow their technical skills and advance their careers
Translate business requirements into technical architecture and feasibility assessments
Work with data engineering leadership to ensure platform capabilities support ML workloads
Collaborate with the AI Center of Excellence on integration opportunities and enterprise AI strategy
Communicate technical decisions, trade-offs, and recommendations to leadership and stakeholders
Represent data science technical perspective in cross-functional planning and architecture discussions
Qualification
Required
Ph.D. in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related quantitative field (or Master's with 4+ years relevant experience)
Extensive hands-on experience building and deploying production ML systems at scale
Deep expertise in supervised and unsupervised learning
Experience designing MLOps architectures: feature stores, model monitoring, automated retraining
Track record of making sound technical decisions that balance multiple constraints (performance, maintainability, time-to-market)
Understanding of cloud data platforms and modern data architectures
Proven ability to provide technical leadership without requiring people management authority
Strong mentorship skills with experience developing other data scientists
Excellent communication skills to explain complex technical concepts and architectural decisions to diverse audiences
Strategic thinking to anticipate technical challenges and design systems that scale
Collaborative approach to working across teams and building consensus on technical direction
Self-directed with ability to identify high-impact problems and drive solutions independently
US Citizenship is required for this position
Preferred
Snowflake experience and deep understanding of cloud data warehouse architectures
Experience with B2B SaaS analytics, customer health scoring, or churn prediction at scale
Familiarity with dbt and modern data transformation patterns
Knowledge of dimensional modeling and enterprise data warehouse concepts
Deep learning expertise for future applications
Background in causal inference, experimentation design, or Bayesian methods
Container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) for model deployment
Experience building data science capabilities or teams from scratch
Experience with time series forecasting or survival analysis for churn modeling
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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