Nabanita Pragyan Panda

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Head of Data at Axis Bio · PyTorch, recommender systems

Axis Bio
Kolkata, India · IST (UTC+5:30)
10+ years experience
NIT Surathkal
English, Hindi, Bengali
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Overview

10 years in data science and analytics, the last 2 at Axis Bio, where I lead the recommendations team. Built the recommendations models now used in 3 product decisions a quarter. Wrote the metric definitions the leadership team reviews every week. Most at home with PyTorch and ranking. Learning woodworking.

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Skills
A/B testingrankingPyTorchSparkrecommender systemsPython
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Office hours for early-stage teams: recommendation systems and A/B testing

Topics
recommendation systems, ranking, recommender systems
Format
Office hours
Terms
Open to discuss
Capacity
Two calls a month
Best for
First-time founders

10 years of recommendation systems. Small equity or paid hours - flexible.

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5 data analyst roles open on the recommendations team in Kolkata

Role
Data analyst
Level
Senior
Type
Full-time
Work mode
Hybrid
Compensation
₹18-70 LPA
Team
Recommendations, 18 people
Start
As soon as possible
Must have
Strong SQL and statistics Turns analysis into decisions Comfort with ambiguity
Process
Intro call, technical deep dive, team chat

Comp ₹33-69 LPA. We decide within ten days. Message me with one thing you shipped that you're proud of.

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Experience

  1. Head of Data
    Apr 2025 - Present
    Axis Bio · 1 yr 6 mo · Full-time · Kolkata, India
    • Wrote the metric definitions the leadership team reviews every week.
    • Replaced 80 hand-built dashboards with one metrics layer people trust.
  2. Data Analyst
    Sep 2021 - Apr 2025
    American Express · 3 yr 7 mo · Full-time · Kolkata, India
    • Replaced 94 hand-built dashboards with one metrics layer people trust.
    • Wrote the metric definitions the leadership team reviews every week.
  3. Data Analyst
    Oct 2019 - Sep 2021
    Freshworks · 1 yr 11 mo · Full-time · Kolkata, India
    • Taught SQL to 105 non-analysts.
    • Replaced 110 hand-built dashboards with one metrics layer people trust.
  4. Data Analyst
    Oct 2016 - Oct 2019
    Larsen & Toubro · 3 yr · Full-time · Kolkata, India
    • Wrote the metric definitions the leadership team reviews every week.

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Education

  1. NIT Surathkal
    B.Tech, Statistics
    2012 - 2016

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