Data Scientist (PhD) , 2026 Leadership Development Program, India - 0026

Your Role We are seeking a motivated and curious Data Scientist to join our dynamic analytics team. As a starter at ION, you will work closely with senior data scientists and business stakeholders to extract insights from complex financial datasets and support the development of predictive models that enhance our products and services.

Your Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in collecting, cleaning, and preprocessing large volumes of structured and unstructured data
• Support exploratory data analysis to identify trends, patterns, and anomalies
• Help build and validate predictive models using machine learning algorithms
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including software engineers, business analysts, and domain experts
• Contribute to creating data visualizations and reports to communicate findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences
• Stay up to date with the latest data science techniques and tools relevant to financial services

Preferred

• Knowledge of financial markets or interest in financial technologies
• Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, matplotlib, seaborn)

Required Skills, Qualifications And Education

• PhD is mandatory in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Engineering, or a related field
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Engineering, or a related field
• Basic understanding of statistics, machine learning, and data analysis techniques
• Familiarity with programming languages such as Python or R
• Experience with data manipulation and analysis libraries (e.g., pandas, numpy, scikit-learn)
• Exposure to SQL and database querying
• Good problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Prior internship or project experience in data science or analytics is a plus

What We Offer

• Opportunity to grow and learn within a leading fintech company
• Mentorship from experienced data scientists
• Exposure to cutting-edge technology and real-world financial datasets
• Collaborative and inclusive work environment
• Competitive salary and benefits

About Us We’re a diverse group of visionary innovators who provide trading and workflow automation software, high-value analytics, and strategic consulting to corporations, central banks, financial institutions, and governments. More than 40% of the world’s largest companies use our solutions. Founded in 1999, we’ve achieved tremendous growth by bringing together some of the best and most successful financial technology companies in the world.

Over 2,000 of the world’s leading corporations, including 50% of the Fortune 500 and 30% of the world’s central banks, trust ION solutions to manage their cash, in-house banking, commodity supply chain, trading and risk.

Over 800 of the world’s leading banks and broker-dealers use our electronic trading platforms to operate the world’s financial market infrastructure. With 10,000 employees and offices in more than 40 cities around the globe, ION is a rapidly expanding and dynamic group.

At ION, we offer careers that provide many opportunities: To invent. To design. To collaborate. To build. To transform businesses and empower people around the world to do more, faster and better than before. Imagine what you can do and experience. This is where you can do your best work.

Learn more at iongroup.com