Manager of Data Science

Manager of Data Science

Full Time, Permanent. Salary: $129,500 - $194,300 plus 15% annual bonus.

Work Location:

Columbus, OH. Relocation assistance to Columbus offered.

The Data and Analytics organization at NiSource is a recently established advanced analytics arm of the company. Building a talented team that leverages best‑in‑class tools and techniques to solve the company’s highest value analytics use cases, the solutions we build will be a competitive advantage for many years to come.

• Designs and develops data products that address internal and external business needs using analytic tools and languages such as R, Python, SAS, and BI tools such as Power BI and Tableau.
• Partners with internal customers to develop analyses that lead to actionable insights, improving business decision making, performance, and customer experience.
• Defines and works with stakeholders to improve data integrity and usefulness throughout the company, including identification of opportunities to improve operations and processes that impact data.
• Fosters cross‑functional and regional sharing of analytical frameworks, approaches, and insights.
• Delivers actionable analytical solutions and enhanced process capabilities that drive sustainable and optimized performance.

• Manages the team’s (3‑4 individuals) workflow, prioritizes solutions based on effort versus value and risk, and allocates tasks and projects between team members based on domain expertise.
• Identifies, analyzes, and leverages industry best practices, benchmark studies, and business relationships with other utilities to measure and improve business processes.
• Drives business value through successful delivery of analytics products and analyses associated with strategic initiatives.
• Leads an enterprise community of practice for analytics to foster cross‑functional collaboration.
• Partners with the data governance team to identify data integrity opportunities.
• Aligns with IT strategies that support an efficient, secure, and cost‑effective use of technology.
• Instills the importance of a value‑first mentality.
• Strategic partner to drive culture change around data and analytics consumption.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 4+ years of experience working in data analytics, data science, or AI.
• 3+ years of experience utilizing SQL or another data‑extraction language and at least one other programming language (Python, R, Java, etc.).
• 2+ years of experience leading analytics projects, initiatives, or teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree.
• Diverse background across multiple data domains.
• Proven experience delivering enterprise value through analytics development.

NiSource is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, veteran status, disability, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other protected group status as defined by law.

Promote a safe work environment by actively participating in all aspects of our employee safety program. Report unsafe conditions and take actions to prevent personal injuries. Support our interdependent safety culture and focus on the task at hand to promote productivity.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in any part of the hiring process or to perform the essential functions of the position, please contact OneHR at  or 1‑888‑640‑3320.

$129,500 – $194,300.

Posting

Start Date:

2025‑12‑12

Posting End Date: 2026‑01‑05 (position will close the day before the end date).