Senior Applied Data Scientist, Personalization

Target

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Closes in 7 days Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Brooklyn Park, MN
Salary
$98,000–$176,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
35 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Oct 9, 2026 (soon)

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $137k
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This role pays less than 95% of similar roles. Most pay $198,362–$254,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $137k versus about $227k for comparable roles.

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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 60 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $98,000–$176,000 across 50 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Applied Data Scientist, Personalization

As a Sr Applied Data Scientist - Personalization (applied ML, PyTorch, ML Ops), you will join the Target Data Science Recommendations team to build and augment AI-driven digital recommendation products. Collaborating with data scientists, machine learning engineers, and product managers, you will perform data exploration, implement algorithmic solutions based on specific requirements, and push these solutions into production environments while analyzing performance trade-offs. You will utilize deep learning, linear algebra, probability theory, statistics, and optimization to solve complex problems in recommendation, personalization, search, ranking, and retrieval systems at scale. The role requires proficiency in Python, SQL, PyTorch or JAX, Spark, and generative AI tools. You will also be responsible for conducting offline analysis on large-scale datasets, performing online experimentation, and translating business needs into scalable data science solutions while maintaining a well-tested codebase.

What you'll do

  • Develop and manage state-of-the-art predictive algorithms to automate and optimize decisions at scale.
  • Build and augment AI-driven digital recommendation products using deep learning and machine learning techniques.
  • Perform data exploration, analysis, and implementation of algorithmic solutions based on specific requirements.
  • Deploy production-ready code while maintaining a well-tested codebase with relevant documentation.
  • Evaluate models through offline analysis on large datasets and online experimentation including statistical interpretation.
  • Translate complex business problems into scalable data science solutions for personalization and search.
  • Use generative AI tools to accelerate development, experimentation, and model delivery.
  • Present technical findings and project results to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

What we're looking for

  • MS or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, or relevant work experience.
  • 3 plus years of experience developing machine learning models using deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or JAX.
  • Experience building recommendation, personalization, search, ranking, or retrieval systems at scale.
  • Strong programming skills in Python and SQL.
  • Demonstrated experience with optimization, statistics, probability, and experimental design.
  • Experience evaluating models through offline analysis on large-scale datasets and online experimentation.
  • Knowledge of large-scale data processing and analytics platforms such as Spark.
  • Extensive experience leveraging generative AI tools to accelerate development, experimentation, and model delivery.

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