Senior Data Scientist

Bain Capital Overview:

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Position Overview

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Data Scientist to join our Data Science & AI team. In this role, you will partner closely with investment professionals across Bain Capital to design, build, and deploy models that power investment decision-making and generate actionable insights throughout the firm. You will be responsible for maintaining and continuously improving production models, ensuring their alignment with evolving business needs.

A successful candidate will excel at translating business problems into robust technical solutions, combining strong analytical skills with sound business judgment. You should be passionate about communicating complex findings clearly and collaborating with stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Model Development & Deployment: Collaborate with investment teams to design, build, and deploy predictive and explanatory models that inform critical investment decisions.
• Productionization & Maintenance: Implement models in production environments; monitor, maintain, and enhance model performance and reliability over time.
• Business Problem Translation: Engage with business stakeholders to understand challenges, formulate analytical approaches, and translate needs into effective data-driven solutions.
• Data Visualization & Analytics: Develop compelling dashboards and visualizations to deliver insights and support decision-making.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay abreast of advancements in data science, machine learning, and analytics; proactively recommend and implement improvements to existing workflows and models.
• Stakeholder Communication: Communicate technical concepts and analytical findings to both technical and non-technical audiences; advocate for data-driven decision making across the organization.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with data engineering teams to design, implement, and optimize robust data pipelines and infrastructure, ensuring reliable, scalable access to high-quality data for modeling and analytics.

Required Skills

• Proven experience designing, building, and deploying models for real-world business applications, ideally in fast-paced, high-stakes environments.
• Deep expertise in Python and SQL for data analysis, modeling, and workflow automation.
• Strong foundation in both predictive (e.g., regression, classification, forecasting) and explanatory (e.g., causal inference, interpretability) modeling techniques, leveraging standard ML and statistical libraries (e.g., scikit-learn, XGBoost, statsmodels).
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to distill complex technical concepts for diverse audiences.
• Experience working with generative AI models to develop, evaluate, and deploy solutions that leverage text, image, or other unstructured data.
• Expertise in data visualization and analytics, with hands-on experience using BI tools (e.g. Tableau or Sigma) to interface with business users.
• Experience productionizing models and working within modern data science toolchains, using tools such as MLflow, Airflow, or similar for workflow management and monitoring.
• Strong business judgment, intellectual curiosity, and collaborative spirit.

Nice to Have

• Expertise in Bayesian statistical modeling is highly desired.
• Experience in finance, investment, or management consulting.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS) and modern data engineering practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Data Science, or related discipline).
• 5+ years of hands-on experience as a data scientist, analytics professional, or in a similar role.

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work with a dynamic team at the forefront of data science innovation within the private investment industry.
• Exposure to a diverse range of industries and business challenges.
• Collaborative, entrepreneurial, and supportive work environment with ample opportunities for professional development and growth.

Compensation:

Expected Annual Base Salary $180,000 – $205,000

Actual base salary will be determined by a wide range of factors including but not limited to role, function, level, experience, qualifications and geographic location. In addition to a competitive base salary, this position may be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus based upon factors such as individual impact, team and firm performance. Bain Capital offers a competitive benefits package designed to support employees’ health, financial security, family needs, and overall well-being.

Bain Capital is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.