Senior Data Scientist

Best Buy • Richfield, MN

2d

About The Position

As a Senior Data Scientist, you will lead high-impact analytics initiatives within our Ads Analytics team. In this manager-level role, you’ll guide technical execution, mentor data scientists, and collaborate across teams to deliver insights that shape our advertising ecosystem. You’ll dive deep into experimental design, predictive modeling, and Bayesian statistics—while also helping build scalable analytics infrastructure and AI-powered tools. If you love solving complex problems and translating data into clear, actionable strategies, this is the role for you.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience focused on advertising, marketing analytics, or client measurement, with a strong ability to connect data insights to business strategy.
• 2+ years of experience in experimental design, statistical modeling, and causal inference, with a conceptual understanding of how these methods support decision-making and business impact.
• Proficient in Python or R and SQL, with 1+ years of experience writing code that supports both analytical rigor and scalable data workflows.
• 1+ year of experience working within cloud-based data environments (e.g., GCP, AWS, Azure), with a conceptual understanding of cloud infrastructure and its role in scalable analytics.
• 2+ years of experience leading data-driven projects, influencing cross-functional teams, and translating complex concepts into actionable strategies
• 1 + year of experience in client-facing role or supporting client sales teams

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree on Statistics, Computer Science or a related field
• Advanced degree in Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Familiarity with AI/ML tools and their business applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead analytics projects focused on ad performance, client measurement, and experimentation.
• Design and oversee experiments to evaluate product impact and optimize advertising outcomes.
• Build forecasting models and apply Bayesian frameworks to support strategic decisions.
• Develop scalable data pipelines and reporting tools across cloud platforms.
• Communicate insights through clear, compelling visualizations for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Mentor junior data scientists and foster technical excellence across the team.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Generous employee discount
• Physical and mental well-being support
• Different types of leaves of absence (LOA) and potential pay sources to employees based on eligibility.
• Intermittent or reduced-schedule leave is also available for certain medical or family care leaves.
• Paid time off (vacation or PTO) is offered to full-time and part-time employees based on work location, employment status, salary or hourly status (exempt/non-exempt), and years of continued or bridged service.
• Certain roles, where market norms demand it, are eligible for various forms of incentive pay to drive performance and offer recognition for achieving financial and strategic results.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior