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About Walmart
Walmart Inc. is the world''s largest retailer by revenue, operating a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores, as well as a growing e-commerce presence through Walmart.com. Industry: General Merchandise & Grocery Retail
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As a (USA) Senior, Data Scientist within the Customer Decision Science team, you will lead data science for High Value Habits initiatives to deepen customer loyalty and retention. You will design, build, and deploy sophisticated quantitative frameworks, including causal inference, propensity models, and cohort analyses. Your daily work involves leading project teams across Data Engineering, Product, Marketing, Strategy, and Finance to integrate insights into product roadmaps and financial forecasts. You will write and review User Defined Functions to standardize complex business logic. Required skills include complex SQL queries, machine learning techniques like regression and clustering, and proficiency in Python, Spark, Scala, or R. You will use open source frameworks such as scikit-learn, tensorflow, and torch to solve problems regarding customer behavior and shopping experiences.
What does a Data Scientist earn in California?
Median $214500 from 134 postings across 32 companies.
Lead and execute data science initiatives to improve customer loyalty and retention.
Design, build, and deploy quantitative frameworks including causal inference, propensity models, and cohort analyses.
Lead cross-functional project teams to integrate data-driven insights into product roadmaps and financial forecasts.
Write and review User Defined Functions (UDFs) to standardize complex business logic.
Develop and implement new and impactful customer-centric KPIs.
Translate complex data findings into actionable business recommendations for executive leadership.
Act as a subject matter expert to challenge assumptions and drive a customer-centric culture.
What we're looking for
Obtain a Bachelor’s degree in a related field with 3 years of analytics experience, a Master’s degree with 1 year of experience, or 5 years of experience.
Design and build quantitative frameworks including causal inference, propensity models, and cohort analyses.
Write complex SQL queries while balancing speed with effective code design.
Apply machine learning techniques such as regression and clustering algorithms.
Translate data insights into actionable business recommendations for executive audiences.
Lead project teams across Data Engineering, Product, Marketing, Strategy, and Finance.
Write and review User Defined Functions (UDFs) to standardize complex business logic.
Master’s degree in Machine Learning, Computer Science, IT, Operations Research, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, or Econometrics (preferred).
Successful completion of one or more assessments in Python, Spark, Scala, or R (preferred).
Experience using open source frameworks such as scikit-learn, tensorflow, or torch (preferred).
Knowledge of creating inclusive digital experiences and implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (preferred).
Python
Machine Learning
Predictive Modeling
Spark
Scala
R
TensorFlow
scikit learn
Data Visualization
Large Language Modeling
Exploratory Data Analysis
Optimization Models
WCAG) 2.2 AA
Python
SQL
Machine Learning
Spark
Scala
R
scikit learn
TensorFlow
Data Engineering
Data Visualization
Exploratory Data Analysis
Feature Engineering
Optimization Models
WCAG) 2.2 AA
Python
SQL
Machine Learning
Data Visualization
Spark
Scala
R
scikit learn
TensorFlow
Generative AI
Predictive Modeling
Exploratory Data Analysis
Feature Engineering
WCAG) 2.2 AA
Python
Machine Learning
Mathematical Optimization
SQL
NoSQL
Spark
Scala
R
scikit learn
TensorFlow
Operations Research
Statistics
Data Visualization
Data Governance
WCAG) 2.2 AA