(USA) Senior, Data Scientist - Delivery Performance

Wal-Mart•Bentonville, AR

43d•$90,000 - $180,000

About The Position

We are looking for a Sr. Data Scientist to join our Last Mile Delivery team. In this role, you'll design and build smart workflows that connect our advanced analytics and AI tools into real-world business processes. Your work will help create a self-improving delivery ecosystem that adapts quickly, learns continuously, and delivers better outcomes for customers, drivers, and the business.

Requirements

Strong analytical skills and experience working with data to solve practical problems.
Solid knowledge of statistics, data modeling, or optimization.
Comfort working with data tools like Python, SQL, or similar.
Experience in building AI-enabled workflows or automation solutions.
Familiarity with prompt engineering and guiding AI systems effectively.
Curiosity and creativity to design experiments and test new ideas.
Excellent communication skills to explain data-driven insights in clear, simple terms

Nice To Haves

Experience in logistics, supply chain, or delivery operations.
Ability to influence stakeholders through effective story telling.
Familiarity with AI-driven automation and data-powered decision support tools.

Responsibilities

Turn Business Challenges into Data Solutions
Work closely with delivery operations to understand their biggest pain points, then shape those into clear data problems we can solve.
Build Intelligent Workflows
Design and connect AI-driven services (such as demand forecasts, route optimizers, or delivery time predictions) into seamless processes that support decision-making in day-to-day delivery.
Experiment and Simulate
Create "what-if" scenarios and test new ideas in a safe environment before they go live. For example: What happens to cost and customer satisfaction if drivers are batched differently or scheduled at new times?
Measure and Monitor
Track how well these workflows perform against business goals-delivery reliability, on-time arrivals, driver balance, and cost efficiency. Share insights and recommend improvements.
Bridge Business and Technology
Act as the connector between our operations teams and global technology experts, ensuring that technical solutions truly solve business needs and that lessons from the field inform future technology.

Benefits

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.
For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.
Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.
For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.

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