Senior, Data Scientist

Position Summary... What you'll do...

• Immigration sponsorship is not available for this role
• This is a full-time, onsite role at our Seattle, WA office.
• This position is not eligible for remote work.

As a Senior Data Scientist at Walmart, you will leverage advanced analytical techniques and programming expertise to develop, validate, and deploy scalable data models that drive strategic business decisions. This role requires deep understanding of data ecosystems, quality standards, and visualization methods to translate complex data into actionable insights. You will collaborate across functions to identify data sources, assess model performance, and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Your contributions will enhance data-driven solutions that optimize operations and deliver measurable value aligned with Walmart’s business objectives.

The Content Intelligence team at Walmart - VIZIO specializes in delivering personalized experiences to millions of customers through advanced AI and machine learning models. The team consists of collaborative data scientists and machine learning engineers skilled in statistics, recommendation systems, natural language processing, and artificial intelligence. They focus on designing innovative solutions that enhance customer engagement by providing relevant recommendations. This team values technical expertise, effective communication, and a commitment to continuous improvement, working together to apply cutting‑edge methods and tools to solve complex business challenges and drive impactful results.

• Identify and source relevant data from multiple business domains, ensuring data quality and suitability for analysis.
• Develop, test, and deploy advanced analytical models using statistical and machine learning techniques to solve complex business problems.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into data-driven solutions aligned with strategic objectives.
• Perform model validation, tuning, and performance assessment to ensure accuracy and scalability in production environments.
• Create clear, insightful data visualizations and presentations to communicate findings and influence decision‑making.
• Mentor junior team members on analytical methods, coding best practices, and business context understanding.

• Extensive experience in data science and advanced statistical methods to develop and validate analytical models.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, SQL, and Java for code development, testing, and model deployment.
• Strong knowledge of machine learning techniques, including feature selection, tuning, and multistage model assessment.
• Expertise in data visualization tools and best practices to effectively communicate complex data insights.
• Understanding of data ecosystems, data quality standards, and scalable data storage solutions.
• Ability to translate business requirements into data‑driven solutions aligned with strategic objectives.
• Experience mentoring junior associates and collaborating cross‑functionally to deliver impactful business results.

Walmart 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 unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions while being welcoming of all people.

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.

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick…