Are you passionate about advanced analytics and data science? Do you describe yourself as an innovative problem solver? Looking for an opportunity that will directly impact the customer experience at goPuff? Come join the goPuff Data Science team and #ChangeTheGame.
Gopuff is a high-growth startup that is revolutionizing hyper-local e-commerce. We warehouse and deliver thousands of products to your door super fast. We're currently operating in over 500+ cities within the US and expanding quickly.
As a Data Scientist on the goPuff Forecasting team, you'll build and deploy models for important use-cases within warehouse and operations - including supply chain planning, operations optimization, and driver resource management. You'll have the opportunity to make a huge impact on the future success of Gopuff.
We're looking for a doer, problem solver, and thought-leader.
Responsibilities

• Develop accurate demand forecasting models for various business needs, including supply chain, operations, delivery planning, Ads planning, finance, etc.
• Collaborate with our business and engineering partners across the organization to deliver data science solutions for practical business problems.
• Work with the project leads and product managers to identify and scope new opportunities for data science projects and implement advanced analytics solutions that become essential to our daily business operations
• Productionize and deploy models using cloud based tech stacks including Snowflake, Databricks, Azure Ecosystems and etc.
• Drive adoption of data products and data science solutions into the planning process for investment decisions with finance and the leadership teams
• Identify gaps in existing data, create data product specs, and work with Engineering teams to implement enhanced data tracking
• Partner with Analytics team members and other functions to share insights and best practices, ensuring consistency of data-driven decision-making throughout the org

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in data science
• MS or PhD in statistics, mathematics, analytics, computer science, engineering or another quantitative field
• Hands-on experience applying descriptive statistics, machine learning, predictive modeling, and visualization techniques to solve challenging business problems
• Knowledge of business problems and technical solutions for demand forecasting
• Expert programming skills in Python or a general programming language
• Data querying skills in SQL
• Experience deploying models in a production environment
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to explain technical concepts in simple terms to business stakeholders
• Experience with BI platforms such as Looker, Tableau, PeriscopeData
• Experience with operations research and working with OR specialists
• Experience with data science applications in delivery and driver managementMove fast, be a team player, always be learning and give back

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At Gopuff, we know that life can be unpredictable. Sometimes you forget the milk at the store, run out of pet food for Fido, or just really need ice cream at 11 pm. We get it-stuff happens. But that's where we come in, delivering all your wants and needs in just minutes.
And now, we're assembling a team of motivated people to help us drive forward that vision to bring a new age of convenience and predictability to an unpredictable world.
Like what you're hearing? Then join us on Team Blue.
Gopuff is an equal employment opportunity employer, committed to an inclusive workplace where we do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or familial status, age, ancestry, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We believe in diversity and encourage any qualified individual to apply.