(USA) Staff, Data Scientist
About The Position
Lead the design and delivery of end-to-end solutions supporting Supply Chain Labor Optimization. Translate complex business and operational needs into scalable technical solutions across data, analytics, optimization, and application development. The role involves understanding operational processes, defining technical approaches, implementing solutions, and ensuring production stability. It partners with Operations, Product, Data Science, Analytics, and Engineering, with ownership from problem definition through delivery and ongoing improvement. The Labor Optimization team builds technology, data, and analytics solutions for labor planning across Walmart Supply Chain. It brings together data science, data engineering, analytics, and software engineering to address operational problems at scale, modernize legacy processes, and improve labor planning, optimization, and execution across the network. The team owns work from problem definition and architecture through development, deployment, and ongoing improvement.
Requirements
- Strong foundation in applied mathematics, statistics, optimization, and quantitative problem-solving.
- Experience developing mathematical models to solve complex operational and business problems.
- Knowledge of operations research techniques, including linear/integer programming, forecasting, simulation, and constraint optimization.
- Strong Python and SQL skills and experience working with large, complex datasets.
- Ability to translate ambiguous business problems into mathematical formulations and scalable solutions.
- Experience evaluating model performance, assumptions, tradeoffs, and sensitivity to changing inputs.
- Strong analytical thinking and ability to explain complex quantitative concepts to non-technical partners.
- Practical mindset focused on applying modeling and optimization techniques to real-world operational decisions.
- One of the following minimum qualification paths: bachelor's degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field and 4 years of experience in an analytics-related field; master's degree in one of those fields or a related field and 2 years of experience in an analytics-related field; or 6 years of experience in an analytics or related field.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in data science, machine learning, or optimization models.
- PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Information Technology, Operations Research, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, or Econometrics.
- Successful completion of one or more assessments in Python, Spark, Scala, or R.
- Experience using open-source frameworks such as scikit-learn, TensorFlow, or Torch.
- Background creating inclusive digital experiences and knowledge of WCAG 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and digital accessibility best practices.
Responsibilities
- Design and deliver scalable solutions supporting Labor Optimization across Walmart Supply Chain.
- Translate complex business and operational problems into effective technical solutions.
- Build across data, analytics, optimization, and application layers as needed.
- Partner with Operations, Product, Data Science, and Engineering to deliver end-to-end capabilities.
- Own solutions from initial problem definition through development, deployment, and production support.
- Identify opportunities to automate manual processes and improve existing ways of working.
- Troubleshoot complex issues across systems, data, and business processes.
- Improve the performance, reliability, and scalability of the Labor Optimization platform.
- Deliver measurable business outcomes with autonomy and ownership.
Benefits
- Competitive pay and performance-based bonus awards.
- Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
- 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
- Paid time off, including sick leave, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting leave.
- Short-term and long-term disability.
- Company discounts.
- Military Leave Pay.
- Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
- PTO and/or PPTO that may be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
- Live Better U education benefit program, with tuition, books, and fees paid for eligible programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
