Data Scientist

Position: (USA) Staff, Data Scientist
Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Role summary:

Walmart is seeking a Staff Data Scientist to leverage advanced analytics and machine learning techniques to solve complex business challenges. This role involves identifying and sourcing relevant data, developing predictive models, and delivering actionable insights that drive strategic decisions. The successful candidate will collaborate across functions to translate business needs into data-driven solutions, ensuring model accuracy, scalability, and effective communication of results.

Expertise in data strategy, visualization, and coding is essential to support continuous improvement and innovation within a dynamic business environment.

About the team:

The Applied AI team develops advanced Search and Personalization solutions to enhance the shopping experience by making it more relevant and intuitive. Utilizing machine learning, deep learning, and generative AI technologies, the team builds scalable systems that help customers find products efficiently. Team members collaborate closely, applying expertise in algorithms and solution design to deliver innovative, impactful results aligned with business objectives.

The team fosters a professional environment focused on technical excellence, continuous improvement, and customer-centric innovation, driving meaningful advancements in data science and artificial intelligence.

What you'll do:

* Identify and source relevant data from multiple business domains and databases to support analytics initiatives.

* Perform data quality assessments and ensure data integrity for accurate model development.

* Develop, validate, and tune predictive models using advanced machine learning and statistical techniques.

* Design and implement data visualizations to effectively communicate insights to stakeholders.

* Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business problems into data-driven solutions.

* Deploy and monitor models in production, ensuring scalability and performance.

* Mentor team members on analytical methods, coding best practices, and data storytelling.

What you'll bring:

* Proficiency in predictive analytics, machine learning algorithms, and advanced statistical modeling techniques.

* Strong programming skills in Python and experience with data visualization tools such as Matplotlib, Plotly, or Tableau.

* Expertise in data strategy, including data quality standards, governance, and scalable data storage solutions.

* Ability to assess, validate, and tune models using appropriate evaluation metrics and best practices.

* Experience deploying and monitoring machine learning models in production environments.

* Knowledge of natural language processing, deep learning, and MLOps frameworks.

* Capability to translate complex business problems into data-driven solutions with clear communication to stakeholders.

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 leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.

You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable. For information about PTO, see  Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities.

Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment.…