Senior Data Scientist, Search and Recommendations
About The Position
As a Sr. Data Scientist at CarMax, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of automotive retail through advanced analytics and innovative modeling. CarMax disrupted the industry over 20 years ago and remains the market leader in a $500B+ sector. Our success is built on best-in-class financial performance, customer satisfaction, and associate engagement. To maintain our analytics-driven competitive edge, we leverage algorithm-based pricing and inventory systems. We’re seeking passionate, strategic thinkers who thrive on solving complex problems and driving business-critical decisions through data. Our Data Science Team develops predictive models that deliver thousands of real-time recommendations daily. This work demands expertise in statistics, machine learning, and advanced analytics, combined with technical proficiency, creativity, and a results-driven mindset.
Requirements
- Strong expertise in predictive modeling and statistical analysis, with a passion for continuous learning.
- Proven ability to solve complex problems using analytics and influence outcomes.
- Experience managing projects and delivering results on time.
- Excellent communication skills to explain technical concepts clearly.
- Track record of building collaborative relationships and driving team success.
- Undergraduate degree in a quantitative discipline.
- 2+ years of experience in strategic analysis, financial analysis, consulting, or engineering.
Nice To Haves
- Graduate degree in statistics, data science, or related field.
- Hands-on experience with SQL and Python for big data analysis.
Responsibilities
- Analyze large, complex datasets to develop, validate, and enhance predictive models using statistical and machine learning techniques.
- Incorporate new data sources (e.g., customer interest metrics, web clickstream, market pricing) to improve model accuracy and performance.
- Design and execute controlled experiments to measure the business impact of new models.
- Present actionable insights and recommendations to senior leadership to influence strategic decisions.
- Research emerging methodologies and best practices to advance CarMax’s modeling capabilities.
- Shape the team’s strategic roadmap for data science innovation and communicate model functionality to technical and non-technical audiences.
Benefits
- Paid sick time
- Vacation time
- Holiday time
- Floating holiday
- Bereavement leave
- Jury duty leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
