Staff, Data Scientist

Walmart • Bentonville, AR

16h • $110,000 - $220,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Walmart Business is a rapidly growing omnichannel platform designed to serve businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies at scale. By combining Walmart’s unmatched assets with purpose-built B2B experiences, we are redefining how organizations purchase and operate. This role offers the opportunity to work on high-impact, foundational problems at scale, leveraging the complexity and data richness of the world’s largest omnichannel retailer while helping shape modern, agentic, and automated analytics experiences. As a Staff Data Scientist, you will be a senior individual contributor responsible for designing, building, and delivering high-quality analytical and agentic solutions that directly improve decision-making, efficiency, and user outcomes across Walmart Business. You will operate with a high degree of independence, owning outcomes end-to-end while partnering closely with Product, Engineering, and Business stakeholders.

Requirements

• Advanced modeling and statistical skills, including causal modeling, experimental design, and large-scale observational analysis.
• Strong experience in data science, applied analytics, or automation-focused roles, with 6+ years of hands-on experience delivering production-grade solutions.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL and Python and/or R, with experience working on large- scale, high-volume data systems.
• Demonstrated ability to design and validate high-confidence analytical outputs with minimal rework.
• Experience implementing data quality frameworks, validation checks, and documentation standards that ensure results are trusted by decision-makers.
• Familiarity with agentic systems, analytics automation, or decision-support tooling is a strong plus.
• Able to clearly articulate complex analytical outputs, model behavior, and agentic decisions in a way that is understandable and actionable for diverse audiences.
• Approaches problem-solving with rigor and discipline, consistently questioning assumptions, data quality, and results.
• Demonstrates ownership and accountability for outcomes, not just tasks.
• Works independently and prioritizes effectively, delivering results reliably while managing ambiguity.
• Actively listens, incorporates feedback, and balances technical possibilities with business impact.
• Proactively researches emerging trends, tools, and frameworks in agentic AI and analytics automation, bringing forward ideas that elevate team capabilities.
• Understands how data and modeling decisions impact downstream system performance, reliability, and user trust.
• Bachelors degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and 4 years' experience in an analytics related field.
• Masters degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and 2 years' experience in an analytics related field.
• 6 years' experience in an analytics or related field

Nice To Haves

• Data science, machine learning, optimization models, PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Information Technology, Operations Research, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics,
• Successful completion of one or more assessments in Python, Spark, Scala, or R,
• Using open source frameworks (for example, scikit learn, tensorflow, torch),
• We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly.
• The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy agentic analytics and automation solutions that reduce manual effort and enable scalable, self-service decision-making.
• Apply disciplined analytical methodologies to ensure outputs are accurate, reliable, reproducible, and well-documented, including: Data validation and quality checks Benchmarking and peer review Clear traceability from inputs to outputs
• Build and maintain stable, well-architected analytical systems that balance performance, reliability, and ease of use.
• Improve performance, reliability, and usability of existing Self serve analytics modules and analytics platforms.
• Design and implement UI-based agent capabilities that empower non-technical users toexplore insights, run analyses, and make data-informed decisions independently.
• Translate complex analytical results, model behavior, and agent decisions into clear, actionable insights for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proactively communicate progress, risks, blockers, and trade-offs, and recommend solutions with a focus on business impact.
• Understand and account for downstream impacts of data and modeling decisions, particularly on agent reliability, performance, and user trust.
• Take ownership of analytical outcomes, not just execution, ensuring delivered solutions to meet both technical and business expectations.
• Push projects forward with minimal oversight, escalating only when necessary and helping unblock dependencies proactively.

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.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

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