Our Opportunity:

We are looking for a Data Scientist III at our facility in Bellevue, WA to develop optimization models to establish an ideal inventory placement strategy at Chewy, estimating the impact of inventory placement on fulfillment costs.

What You’ll Do: 

• Create models to quantify item substitutability and interactions between inventory in Chewy’s catalog.
• Partner with business users and other data scientists and engineers to build automated solutions at the intersection of inventory optimization, replenishment, topology, and operation.
• Develop scenario management models to facilitate “what if” scenario planning.
• Communicate your findings to senior leaders and executives throughout the company.

What You’ll Need:

• Master's degree in Operations Research, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 3 years of experience.
• Will also accept a Ph. D degree and 1 year of experience.
• Experience must include 1 year with: designing optimization and machine learning solutions for large scale applications;
• Understand and apply advanced mathematics;
• Bayesian regression techniques;
• Statistical and machine learning computer programming in R and Python;
• Dynamic Programming in optimization;
• ML models use collaborative programming tools (Git, Confluence, etc.);
• Logistic Chain;
• Power analysis, experimental design, and hypothesis testing;
• Design and implementation of AB tests; and
• Startup experience.
• The position is eligible for the Employee Referral Program.

Compensation & Benefits:

Our salary range for a Data Scientist III position is $142,501 to $215,000. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to the candidate’s relevant experience, education, and work location. In addition, this position is eligible for 401k and a new hire and annual equity grant.

We offer different types of insurance, such as medical/Rx, vision, dental, life, disability, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and accident. We offer parental leave, family services benefits, backup dependent care, flexible spending accounts, telemedicine, pet adoption reimbursement, employee assistance program, and many discounts including 10% off pet insurance and 20% off at Chewy.com.

Non-exempt hourly team members accrue paid time off (PTO) while salaried-exempt team members have unlimited PTO, subject to manager approval. Non-exempt hourly team members in Fulfillment Centers and Customer Service are also eligible for additional unplanned unpaid time off (UTO). Team members will receive six paid holidays per year. Team members may be eligible for paid sick and family leave in compliance with applicable state and local regulations.