Manasi Hiral Gandhi

Director of Data Science at Cairn Bio · Prophet, inventory optimisation

Cairn Bio

Mumbai, India · IST (UTC+5:30)

12+ years experience

Indian Statistical Institute

English, Hindi, Marathi

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Currently at Cairn Bio, where I lead demand forecasting with a team of 12. Reduced stock-outs by 24% in the first season. Before that: Qualcomm and Mastercard. Board games, hiking, and terrible puns.

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Sparkinventory optimisationSQLPythonProphettime series

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Building out forecasting at Cairn Bio: data scientists wanted in Mumbai

Role: Data scientist
Level: Senior
Type: Full-time
Work mode: Hybrid
Compensation: ₹50-70 LPA
Team: Forecasting, 7 people
Start: This quarter
Must have: Strong SQL and statistics Turns analysis into decisions Good judgment about what not to build
Process: Intro call, technical deep dive, team chat

Comp ₹40-82 LPA. Three interviews over a week. Message me with one thing you shipped that you're proud of.

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Experience

Director of Data Science
Jan 2025 - Present
Cairn Bio · 1 yr 9 mo · Full-time · Mumbai, India
- Built the forecasting models now used in 4 product decisions a quarter.
- Cut forecast error from 33% to 9% across 2433 SKUs.
Staff Data Scientist
Jun 2021 - Jan 2025
Qualcomm · 3 yr 7 mo · Full-time · Mumbai, India
- Taught SQL to 124 non-analysts.
- Built the forecasting models now used in 4 product decisions a quarter.
Senior Data Scientist
Nov 2018 - Jun 2021
Mastercard · 2 yr 7 mo · Full-time · Mumbai, India
- Cut forecast error from 35% to 8% across 1918 SKUs.
- Built the forecasting models now used in 3 product decisions a quarter.
Data Scientist
Dec 2015 - Nov 2018
KPMG · 2 yr 11 mo · Contract · Mumbai, India
- Taught SQL to 189 non-analysts.
Senior Data Scientist
Sep 2014 - Dec 2015
Capgemini · 1 yr 3 mo · Contract · Mumbai, India
- Taught SQL to 58 non-analysts.

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Education

Indian Statistical Institute
M.Stat, Computer Science
2012 - 2014
IIT Kanpur
B.Tech, Computer Science
2005 - 2009

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