Sr. Data Scientist

8901 - Corp Office West Crk - 12800 Tuckahoe Creek Parkway, Richmond, Virginia, 23238

Car Max, the way your career should be!

About this job
It’s an exciting time at Car Max!

After decades of success and a rise to becoming the largest used car retailer in the US, Car Max is focused on disrupting the auto industry once again through our transformation to a leading omni-channel retailer.

To achieve this goal, Car Max has spent the last few years investing heavily in modernizing our digital and analytical infrastructure to support our customer-centric experience as the customer shopping journey continues to evolve online.

We’re stitching data science throughout our business to drive a great customer experience and optimize our operations.

As a Sr. Data Scientist at Car Max, you’ll apply your passion and expertise for data, machine learning, predictive analytics, and entrepreneurship to create data-powered products that enrich Car Max’s culture of innovation.

You will be a leader in the analytic community – advancing the use of data science in high impact areas of our business.
With millions of customer interactions every day, you’ll be tapping the industry’s best data to develop new algorithms and capabilities to acquire quality customers for Car Max and to enhance how those customers navigate their car buying journey.

What you will do – Essential Responsibilities
Build and enhance algorithms that enable iconic personalized experiences for our customers
Employ a deep command of data science modeling techniques and statistics, leveraging a variety of technologies, open-source languages, and cloud computing platforms
Apply expertise in model design, training, evaluation, and implementation
Unlock insights by analyzing large amounts of complex proprietary customer, website, and transactional data
Identify, prioritize, and design testing opportunities that will inform algorithm enhancements
Partner with cross-functional teams -- eg Product, Operations, Strategy, Data Engineering, to:
Create new use cases for data-powered products
Develop and implement tools that enhance the Customer Experience, the Associate Experience, and our Marketing Acquisitions strategies
Communicate with all levels throughout the organization to understand the business opportunities, explain the models, tell impactful data-driven stories, and influence change
Collaborate within the team to deliver high quality analytics, share best practices, and help each other learn and grow

Qualifications and Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
Degree in Statistics, Data Science, or a related field
Advanced Degree (Master’s/Ph.D.) in quantitative discipline (Statistics, Math, Data Science, Engineering) is preferred
1-2+ years of experience in the following areas:

R, Python, Scala, or other languages appropriate for large scale analysis of numerical and textual data
Data mining, machine learning, statistical modeling tools and underlying algorithms
Data Lake and cloud computing fundamentals
Strong analytical curiosity and passion for applying advanced modeling techniques in problem solving
Sound analytical thinker with a proven track record of providing actionable insights and clear strategic direction
Ability to convey complex, technical subject matter in a clear and straightforward manner; demonstrated ability to effectively communicate through written and oral presentations with all levels of the organization
Solid project management skills with the ability to juggle multiple priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
Experience in Recommender Systems, Search Algorithms, or operationalizing performant algorithms for website integration is a plus

Work Location and Arrangement :
This role will be based out of the either the Richmond, VA Home Office, the Dallas, TX Technology Hub or the Atlanta, GA Car Max Auto Finance Office and has a Hybrid work arrangement.

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