Data Scientist - Business Process Re-Engineering

Apple•Austin, TX

About The Position

Apple is where extraordinary people do their best work. If making a real impact excites you, a career here might be your dream — just be prepared to dream big. Apple's growing supply chain complexity demands innovative approaches beyond traditional analytics. You'll join a team designing and developing advanced analytics solutions using GenAI, Agentic AI, and modern data science methods to drive decisions. You're passionate about turning data into impactful insights, staying ahead of technology trends, and thrive navigating ambiguity in a fast-paced environment. If this sounds like you, we'd love to talk. DESCRIPTION Engage with business teams to identify opportunities through in depth conversations and being able to translate those requirements into technical solutions and drive critical projects Design and architect end-to-end data science solutions—selecting from established techniques or engineering novel algorithms tailored to complex supply chain business problems Collaborate with data engineers and infrastructure partners to implement robust solutions and operationalize models. Continuously enhance and evolve deployed solutions through monitoring, feedback loops, and iteration to meet changing business needs with agility Present key findings to leadership to evaluate business impact, in non-technical terms Research and evaluate emerging technologies—including GenAI, agentic frameworks, and advanced visualization tools—to expand the team's technical capabilities and accelerate innovation Champion a culture of experimentation and continuous learning, bringing innovative and strategic thinking to reporting, business analytics, and AI-powered automation Develop custom models, algorithms, and interactive visualizations—including dashboards and self-service tools—to deliver actionable Supply Chain insights at scale Wrangle and analyze data to identify patterns, trends, and feature engineering Define and track key performance metrics to quantify the business value of deployed data science solutions

Requirements

PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Math, Data Science, Operations Research or a related field and 5+ years of industry experience OR MS in related field with 8+ years hands-on industry experience
Demonstrated experience in forecasting, optimization, or simulation within supply chain or operations domains
Ability to work well in a fast-paced, iterative environment and deliver projects under timeline pressures
Proven experience building and deploying large-scale data science and machine learning models, including anomaly detection, NLP, and deep learning techniques with MLOps practices, model versioning, and CI/CD pipelines for implementing, deploying and managing production AIML workflows and projects
Experience prototyping and developing software in programming languages (Python, etc.) as well as leveraging advanced SQL for data manipulation
Experience building out scalable solutions using GenAI technologies with an emphasis on Agentic solutions using MCP servers, agents, and skills
Experience with data acquisition tools (e.g. SQL), data mining and data visualization.
Strong background in AIML libraries and frameworks such as Scikit Learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch
Experience prototyping, developing software and implementing data science pipelines and applications in programming languages (Python/Java/C++)
Track record of staying current with industry best practices, rapidly adopting emerging technologies (e.g., LLMs, RAG, vector databases), and building functional prototypes to validate concepts
Champion a culture of experimentation and continuous learning, bringing innovative and strategic thinking to reporting, business analytics, and AI-powered automation
Proven ability to own and deliver end-to-end projects from scoping through deployment and post-launch iteration
Proficiency with cloud data platforms (e.g., Snowflake), relational databases (e.g., MySQL), interactive front-end frameworks (e.g., Streamlit, Tableau, ThoughtSpot), and containerization/orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes)
Working knowledge of predictive modeling and classification algorithms, regression, clustering, and anomaly detection
Passionate about understanding and solving problems and exceptional ability to translate complex AI and ML concepts into clear business narratives, with a talent for data storytelling and presenting analysis effectively to influence senior leadership and cross-functional partners
Self-sufficient with an ability to thrive in an environment of autonomy amidst ambiguity
Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills to partner effectively across functions, share knowledge, communicate findings, and integrate diverse feedback

Nice To Haves

Meticulous attention to detail, data integrity, and data wrangling
Ability to get things done, experience in delivering end-to-end projects
High intellectual curiosity to learn and understand business needs
Self-sufficient with an ability to thrive in an environment of autonomy amidst ambiguity
Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills to partner effectively across functions, share knowledge, communicate findings, and integrate diverse feedback

Responsibilities

Engage with business teams to identify opportunities through in depth conversations and being able to translate those requirements into technical solutions and drive critical projects
Design and architect end-to-end data science solutions—selecting from established techniques or engineering novel algorithms tailored to complex supply chain business problems
Collaborate with data engineers and infrastructure partners to implement robust solutions and operationalize models.
Continuously enhance and evolve deployed solutions through monitoring, feedback loops, and iteration to meet changing business needs with agility
Present key findings to leadership to evaluate business impact, in non-technical terms
Research and evaluate emerging technologies—including GenAI, agentic frameworks, and advanced visualization tools—to expand the team's technical capabilities and accelerate innovation
Champion a culture of experimentation and continuous learning, bringing innovative and strategic thinking to reporting, business analytics, and AI-powered automation
Develop custom models, algorithms, and interactive visualizations—including dashboards and self-service tools—to deliver actionable Supply Chain insights at scale
Wrangle and analyze data to identify patterns, trends, and feature engineering
Define and track key performance metrics to quantify the business value of deployed data science solutions