Senior, Data Scientist

Senior Data Scientist - Supply Chain Team

Location: Bentonville, AR

Join the Supply Chain Team at Sam’s Club as a Senior Data Scientist. Help us deliver exceptional products to our members efficiently and at the best prices. Utilize your data expertise to inform critical business decisions and uncover strategic insights.

Position Summary

As a Senior Data Scientist, you will provide strategic and analytic support to various teams, focusing on problem-solving through data analysis. Our goal is to design the supply chain of the future, enhancing the lives of our members.

What You’ll Do

• Understand Business Context: Collaborate with leadership to understand business requirements and pain points. Develop data-driven hypotheses to solve complex issues.
• Identify Data Sources: Extract and categorize relevant data, performing quality checks to ensure accuracy.
• Formulate Technical Solutions: Translate business problems into data-related solutions, conducting exploratory analyses and applying appropriate methods/tools.
• Drive the Data Strategy: Develop and apply data-driven strategies to unlock monetary value from data assets.
• Build and Validate Models: Select suitable analytical techniques, engineer inputs/features, and assess models for optimality and robustness.
• Develop and Test Code: Write and test code to develop solutions and application features.
• Deploy and Scale Models: Build prototype solutions and deploy them sustainably in production.
• Build Data Visualizations: Create visualizations to explore data, model outcomes, and business scenarios. Develop dashboards and define user workflows for actionable insights.

What You’ll Bring

• A Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Information Technology, Operations Research, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics, or related field.
• 4+ years of experience in data science, machine learning, optimization models, or related fields, preferably 6+ years.
• Proficiency in data source identification, database technologies (SQL, NoSQL), and existing business systems.
• Understanding of business value, data relevance, and the data ecosystem, including data management, quality standards, governance, and scalability.
• Experience with coding languages (SQL, Python, R) for data analysis and model development.
• Knowledge of optimization techniques (e.g., Linear Programming, Integer Programming, etc.) and commercial solvers (e.g., CPLEX, Gurobi).
• Proficiency in advanced statistical methods and exploratory data analysis techniques.
• Comfort with model fit testing, tuning, and validation techniques.
• Familiarity with data visualization tools (Python, R libraries, GGplot, Matplotlib, Plotly, Tableau, PowerBI) and advanced visualization techniques.
• Experience in analytics consulting and presenting data-based findings to business teams.
• Deep expertise in analytics, big data, and automation techniques.

This role includes competitive pay, performance bonuses, and comprehensive benefits such as 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, health plans, PTO, and more.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Walmart, Inc. is committed to diversity and inclusion. We value and respect diverse styles, experiences, identities, and ideas. Join us in creating an inclusive, supportive work environment.

Who We Are

Founded in 1983, Sam’s Club has grown to nearly 600 clubs in the US and over 200 internationally. As part of Walmart, Inc., the world's largest retailer, we offer affordable, wholesale merchandise and aim to deliver exceptional value to our members. We prioritize diversity, sustainability, and community involvement.

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Benefits & Perks

• Health benefits including medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits including 401(k), stock purchase plan, and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off for vacation, sick leave, holidays, and other personal needs.