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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, you will join the Media Insights team to deliver actionable insights that optimize investments for Walmart Connect. You will identify and source relevant data from multiple business domains, conducting quality assessments to ensure suitability for modeling. Your daily responsibilities include developing, testing, and validating advanced statistical and machine learning models to address complex business challenges. You will deploy scalable analytical models into production environments and create impactful data visualizations to influence stakeholder decision-making. The role requires proficiency in Python, Spark, Scala, or R, along with experience using open source frameworks like scikit-learn, tensorflow, and torch. You will also apply AI and large language modeling techniques to solve problems related to media performance and advertising strategies.
What does a Data Scientist earn in California?
Median $214500 from 134 postings across 32 companies.
Identify and source relevant data from multiple business domains and databases.
Conduct initial data quality assessments to ensure suitability for modeling and analysis.
Develop, test, and validate advanced statistical and machine learning models.
Deploy scalable analytical models into production environments for sustainable performance.
Create impactful data visualizations to communicate insights and influence stakeholder decision-making.
Translate complex business requirements into technical solutions and actionable data strategies.
Mentor junior team members on modeling techniques and best practices.
What we're looking for
Option 1: Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, IT, or related field and 3 years' experience in an analytics related field.
Option 2: Master’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, IT, or related field and 1 year's experience in an analytics related field.
Option 3: 5 years' experience in an analytics or related field.
Extensive experience in data science, machine learning, and predictive modeling with proficiency in Python programming.
Strong knowledge of statistical methods, hypothesis testing, and advanced analytical modeling techniques.
Expertise in data visualization tools and best practices to effectively communicate complex data insights.
Experience deploying and scaling analytical models in production environments with attention to performance and sustainability.
Skilled in exploratory data analysis and applying AI and large language modeling techniques.
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 implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards and assistive technologies (preferred).
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