Senior Data Scientist

About E2E Data & Analytics

The E2E Data & Analytics team focuses on providing comprehensive data solutions that empower our customers to make informed decisions by leveraging all data assets across Supply Chain, E2E Transformation, E2E Delivery, and Store Operations. We deliver measurable value to all stakeholders by providing accurate and actionable insight that drives growth, improves efficiency, and informs strategic planning. We are dedicated to staying at the forefront of data & technology to deliver innovative solutions that make data interpretation simple and accessible to everyone, regardless of level or technical skill.

We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist to join E2E Data & Analytics team. As a Senior Data Scientist, you will be responsible for modeling complex business problems and discovering insights through cutting-edge machine learning, statistical modeling, simulation, and optimization that empower our customers across Walmart E2E organization to make data-driven decisions. You will be tasked to set goals and closely collaborate with Data Analytics, Data Engineering, Data Governance teams and business stakeholders to deliver best-in-class analytical tools and solutions.

What You’ll Do

• Identifying opportunities and business problems and framing them into advanced data analytics project initiatives.
• Extracting available and relevant data from internal and external data sources to perform data science solution development.
• Performing exploratory data analysis to verify data quality and data integrity.
• Design, analyze, and run both simulated and live experiments (A/B and multivariate tests) to drive KPI improvements.
• Developing standard statistical models, machine learning or deep learning algorithms for building diagnostic, predictive and prescriptive data science solution.
• Engineering new features by using business acumen to improve data science solution.
• Collaborating with product management and engineering teams to deploy data science solution into production.
• Communicating results and ideas to key decision makers in a concise, meaningful way that can be easily understood by business counterparts.

What You’ll Bring

• Proficient coding in one or more languages: Java, C++, Python, Spark, Scala, or R
• Proven advanced modeling experience in leading data-driven projects from definition to execution, driving and influencing project roadmaps.
• Deep expertise in writing and debugging complex SQL queries.
• Proficient in machine learning and data mining packages in Python.
• Strong written, oral communication and presentation skills
• Problem solving skills / Abstract thinking – ability to understand a real-life problem, make the right judgement of problem statement, and give a feasible design of solution.
• Experience in interacting with business stakeholders and effectively drive conversations.
• Experience on leveraging visualization to build compelling stories based on context to integrate multiple pieces of information into cohesive insights.

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.

About Walmart General/Not Function Specific

At Walmart, we help people save money so they can live better. This mission serves as the foundation for every decision we make, from responsible sourcing to sustainability—and everything in between. As a Walmart associate, you will play an integral role in shaping the future of retail, tech, merchandising, finance and hundreds of other industries—all while affecting the lives of millions of customers all over the world. Here, your work makes an impact every day. What are you waiting for?

Future Ways of Working

Our company's success can be attributed to our employees. While technology has allowed us to be effective while working remotely, there is no substitute for being in the office together; it helps to shape our culture, collaborate, innovate, build relationships, and move more quickly. We strive to provide flexibility in order to promote a healthy work-life balance but recognize that in-person interactions are important to our culture and shared success. We'll meet in person on a regular and purposeful basis.

Benefits & Perks

Beyond competitive pay, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.

Who We Are

Join Walmart and your work could help over 275 million global customers live better every week. Yes, we are the Fortune #1 company. But you’ll quickly find we’re a company who wants you to feel comfortable bringing your whole self to work. A career at Walmart is where the world’s most complex challenges meet a kinder way of life. Our mission spreads far beyond the walls of our stores. Join us and you'll discover why we are a world leader in diversity and inclusion, sustainability, and community involvement.  From day one, you’ll be empowered and equipped to do the best work of your life.

Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

• Option 1- Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and 3 years' experience in an analytics related field.
• Option 2- Master’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and 1 years' experience in an analytics related field.
• Option 3 - 5 years' experience in an analytics or related field.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Data science, machine learning, optimization models, Master’s degree in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Information Technology, Operations Research, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics, Successful completion of one or more assessments in Python, Spark, Scala, or R, Using open source frameworks (for example, scikit learn, tensorflow, torch)

About Walmart

At Walmart, we help people save money so they can live better. This mission serves as the foundation for every decision we make, from responsible sourcing to sustainability—and everything in between. As a Walmart associate, you will play an integral role in shaping the future of retail, tech, merchandising, finance and hundreds of other industries—all while affecting the lives of millions of customers all over the world. Here, your work makes an impact every day. What are you waiting for?

Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer- By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas and opinions- while being inclusive of all people.