Senior, Data Scientist - Walmart+ Engagement & Retention
About The Position
Join Walmart as a Senior Data Scientist and leverage your expertise in data science, machine learning, and advanced analytics to deliver actionable insights that drive strategic business decisions. This role involves identifying and sourcing relevant data, developing and validating analytical models, and deploying scalable solutions to support business objectives. You will collaborate across functions to translate complex data into clear visualizations and recommendations, ensuring data quality and alignment with business priorities. Your contributions will enhance Walmart’s data-driven capabilities and support continuous improvement in a dynamic environment.
Requirements
- Extensive experience in data science and advanced analytical modeling techniques, including machine learning and statistical methods.
- Proficiency in Python programming and data visualization tools such as Matplotlib, Plotly, or Tableau to communicate complex insights effectively.
- Strong knowledge of data sources, quality assessment, and database technologies including SQL and NoSQL systems.
- Ability to develop, test, validate, and deploy scalable analytical models aligned with business objectives.
- Solid understanding of business domains to translate requirements into actionable data-driven solutions.
- Experience mentoring junior associates and collaborating cross-functionally to drive impactful outcomes.
- Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and 3 years' experience in an analytics related field.
- Master’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and 1 years' experience in an analytics related field.
- 5 years' experience in an analytics or related field.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree in Business, Analytics, or related field
- Project Management Certification
- Six Sigma certification
- Statistical Programming Language
Responsibilities
- Identify and source relevant data from multiple business domains, ensuring data quality and suitability for analysis.
- Develop, test, and deploy advanced analytical models using programming languages such as Python and SQL.
- Perform exploratory data analysis and apply statistical and machine learning techniques to solve complex business problems.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into data-driven solutions aligned with strategic objectives.
- Create clear and impactful data visualizations to communicate insights effectively to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Mentor junior team members on modeling techniques and best practices to enhance team capabilities.
- Support scalability and sustainability of deployed models through continuous evaluation and tuning.
Benefits
- competitive pay
- performance-based bonus awards
- medical, vision and dental coverage
- 401(k)
- stock purchase
- company-paid life insurance
- PTO (including sick leave)
- parental leave
- family care leave
- bereavement
- jury duty
- voting
- short-term and long-term disability
- company discounts
- Military Leave Pay
- adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
