This role pays more than
65%
of similar roles. Most pay
$126,800–$214,850
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$209k
versus about
$171k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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About Target
Target Corporation is a large-format general merchandise and grocery retailer offering a wide assortment of everyday essentials, apparel, home goods, and electronics through stores and online. Industry: General Merchandise Retail
Target currently has
49 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$115,000–$211,000
across 49 roles with salary data.
As a Lead Data Scientist at Target’s Digital Item Recommendations team, you will provide technical leadership for machine learning systems that enhance guest experiences through recommendation, retrieval, ranking, and personalization solutions. You will work closely with data scientists, engineers, product managers, and business stakeholders to identify opportunities for improvement and develop scalable algorithmic solutions that drive measurable impact. Your responsibilities include designing, developing, evaluating, and deploying machine learning models at massive scale using Python, SQL, PyTorch, or JAX, while also leveraging large-scale data processing platforms like Spark. You will mentor other scientists, establish best practices, and contribute to the growth of Target’s data science community by influencing decisions across product, engineering, and data science teams.
Remote (Seattle, WA)+17 days ago
$218,450–$295,550
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