Danta Technologies is hiring a Lead Data Scientist – Retail Analytics.
This position is located in San Francisco, California, and this position requires On-site presence.
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Title: Lead Data Scientist – Retail Analytics
Location: San Francisco, California - Onsite
Duration: Contract 6+ months and possibility for extension - This duration is subject to changes based on the project's requirement and/or the client's sole discretion.
Client Industry: Retail
Pay Rate: $50/hr - $52/hr on W2 All Inclusive Danta Technologies payroll
Ideal candidate: A senior-level, hands-on data science professional with retail-specific analytics expertise, leadership experience, strong Python + SQL + DevOps + ADF skills, and the ability to build and deploy ML models in cloud environments.
Top 3 focus areas:
Business-impactful analytics in retail
Technical depth (ML, pipelines, visualization)
Leadership and stakeholder management
What the Client is Exactly Looking For:-
Lead and mentor a team of data scientists and analysts.
Own end-to-end analytics and ML project delivery.
Be the go-to expert in analytics for retail domain use cases.
Strong understanding of retail functions:
Merchandising
Pricing
Supply chain
Customer behavior
Omnichannel analytics
Proven experience applying analytics to:
Forecasting
Pricing & promotions
Segmentation & churn prediction
Inventory optimization
Required:
ADF (Azure Data Factory)
SQL (specifically DataOps practices)
Python
DevOps (especially in a data or ML pipeline context)
Preferred:
Spark, R, Databricks
Data visualization: Power BI, Tableau, Looker
Cloud platforms: Azure, AWS, GCP
MLOps practices (CI/CD for ML models, model monitoring, etc.)
Translate business needs into data products.
Communicate insights and model outputs in business terms.
Drive data adoption and strategic decision-making.
Experience in Agile/SAFe environments.
Lead cross-functional collaboration with data engineering, product, and business teams.
Deliver results in production environments—not just prototypes.
Job Summary:
We are looking for an experienced Data Science & Analytics Lead to drive data-driven decision-making and advanced analytics initiatives in the retail domain.
This onsite role will work closely with business stakeholders, product teams, and data engineering to deliver actionable insights, predictive models, and AI/ML-powered solutions aligned with retail business goals.
Key Responsibilities:
Certifications in data science, cloud platforms, or analytics tools are a plus.
Notes:- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.
Benefits: Danta offers a compensation package to all W2 employees that are competitive in the industry.
It consists of competitive pay, the option to elect healthcare insurance (Dental, Medical, Vision), Major holidays and Paid sick leave as per state law.
The rate/ Salary range is dependent on numerous factors including Qualification, Experience and Location.