Job Description

Position Summary... What you'll do... Join our Retail Intelligence Team! The Sr. Data Scientist of Retail Sciences – Prediction will contribute to the development of Forecasting Processes and Services. The forecasting service and corresponding forecasts will be used to guide near and long-range planning within Walmart US. The Sr. Data Scientist of Retail Sciences will join a team of data scientists embedded within the business unit to develop forecasting tools that will shape decisions that impact the Customer, Associate and Shareholder. This valued contributor will work with other teams within the Walmart E2E Fulfillment organization (data governance, data science management, analytics, operations) as well as teams across WMT US (Operations, Supply Chain, Merchandising, Finance). The role is based out of Bentonville Arkansas and reports to the Sr. Manager of Retail Sciences – Prediction. You’ll sweep us off our feet if… - You have experience in the development of time series (Prophet/Arima) and prediction/classification models. - You are skilled in Python.  R, Scala are optional - You are experienced with Operational Research (OR), modeling, statistics, optimization, statistical modeling, Ridge/Lasso and elastic net regression. Familiar with ML frameworks: Scikit learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch. - You are experienced in basic ETL practices. SQL experience is required, working experience in SparkSQL or PySpark is preferred. - You have experience with cloud environments including Azure, Google Cloud, etc. - Solid MLOps practices including good design documentation, unit testing, integration testing and source code control (git). - You are experienced with agile methodologies using project planning and tracking management tools e.g., JIRA - You’re naturally curious on how things work and excited by solving challenges at the scale of a Fortune 1 Retailer. You’ll make an impact by… - Develop forecast service/models to enable business near and long-range planning processes and operational decision making. - Support the development of the customer decision engine. Provide forecasting capabilities to cover the entire customer shopping journey. - Design & rapidly prototype products/tools/services to support decision making across customer shopping journey. - Identify data collection opportunities to better understand the customer/associate experience. Support the build out of data feature store. 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 duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process. 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. careers.walmart.com 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) Primary Location...702 SW 8TH ST, BENTONVILLE, AR 72716, United States of America