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Position: Senior Data Scientist
Job Location: 680 W. California Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Duties: Execute analytical projects from start to finish, including cross-functional project management, data collection and manipulation, analysis and modeling, and communication of insights and recommendations. Build scalable and complex supply chain models and processes to optimize supply chain strategies to deliver an excellent customer experience while balancing operating cost and asset efficiency. Leverage insights gained from the above to influence executives (Sr. Director and VP level audience) on path forward. Develop solutions to improve existing business processes within supply chain, utilizing methods such as statistical analysis, regression modeling, and optimization. Identify areas of opportunity and influence execution of results via cross-functional participation to enable quick wins and continuous improvement. Communicate results across multiple stakeholder groups to build relationships for future initiatives. Create and deploy robust metrics and dashboards to enable tangible transformation. Work independently to manage multiple projects while ensuring deadlines are met and data output is accurate and appropriate for the business. Deal with ambiguity and make independent decisions about what data and approach is best for the task at hand. Communicate with individuals and groups at all levels of the organization.
Minimum education and experience required: Master’s degree or equivalent in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and 1 year of experience in an analytics related field; OR Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and 3 years of experience in an analytics related field.
Skills required: Experience analyzing, manipulating, or processing large sets of data using statistical software. Experience applying feature selection algorithms to models predicting outcomes of interest. Experience cleaning and manipulating raw data using statistical software. Experience comparing models using statistical performance metrics. Experience creating graphs, charts, or other visualizations to convey data results using specialized software. Experience delivering oral or written presentations of the results of mathematical modeling and data analysis to management or other end users. Experience identifying business problems or management objectives that can be addressed through data analysis. Experience identifying relationships and trends that could affect the results of research. Experience recommending data-driven solutions to key stakeholders. Experience testing, validating, and reformulating models to ensure accurate prediction of outcomes of interest. Experience writing new functions or applications in programming languages to conduct analyses. Experience using Python, SQL, Tableau and Power BI to manipulate and visualize data insights. Employer will accept any amount of experience with the required skills.
Salary Range: $138,911/year to $234,000/year. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance incentives. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include: Regional Pay Zone (RPZ) (based on location) and Stock equity incentives.
Benefits: At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based incentive 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, education assistance with 100% company paid college degrees, company discounts, military service pay, adoption expense reimbursement, and more.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms. For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.com.
Wal-Mart is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Walmart has a long history of transforming retail and using technology to deliver innovations that improve how the world shops and empower our 2.2 million associates. It began with Sam Walton and continues today with Global Tech associates working together to power Walmart and lead the next retail disruption. We’re a high-performing, primarily virtual workforce that is human-led and tech-empowered. Our world-class software engineers, data scientists and engineers, cybersecurity professionals, product managers and business service professionals work with top talent on cutting-edge technologies that create unique and innovative experiences for our associates, customers and members across Walmart, Sam’s Club and Walmart International. At Walmart Global Tech, one line of code or bold idea can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people – talk about epic impact at a global scale.
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