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Principal, Data Scientist

Sam's Club
Pea Ridge, AR Full Time
POSTED ON 2/9/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/8/2025

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

The Principal Data Scientist at Sam's Club AI Labs will spearhead the development of AI and machine learning solutions across our retail domains across operations, merchandising, finance, conversational AI, and e-commerce. Your key focus will be on crafting and deploying machine learning models that drive business value and enhance our member experience. The role will be responsible to manage the full life cycle of projects, build MLOps framework for continuous deployment of data science algorithms, and engage cross-functional teams in an agile environment. This role offers a unique opportunity to merge retail expertise with AI to drive transformative change in our business.

About Team :

Sam's Club is our membership warehouse club, a business model that provides our members with high-quality products at prices that are unrivaled by traditional retail. Sam's Club provides a carefully curated assortment of items, as well as developing and leading technologies and services such as Scan & Go, Club Pickup, and home delivery service in select markets. Sam's Club also provides travel, auto purchasing, pharmacy, optical, hearing aid centers, tire and battery centers, and a portfolio of business operations support services.

What you'll do :

  • Lead a team of data scientists and machine learning engineers, collaborating with cross-functional teams in product, business, and engineering to address cutting edge retail problems using AI.
  • Drive the design and development of innovative ML models and solutions, focusing on retail core domains such as operations, merchandising, finance, conversational AI, and e-commerce.
  • Manage end-to-end project execution, from planning and data collection to model prototyping and deployment, while effectively communicating with stakeholders and cross-functional partners.
  • Work closely with the Product and Engineering teams to inform, drive, and accelerate innovations in discovery experiences through insights, frameworks, causal inference solutions, and machine learning prototypes.
  • Develop and implement a robust MLOps framework to create, build, and deploy data science algorithms, enabling continuous testing and experimentation.

What you'll bring :

  • Passion for problem-solving, come with Analytical mindset with critical-thinking, and data skills.
  • Expertise in Machine Learning, Generative AI, Deep Learning, causal inference and MLOps
  • Experience of building machine learning systems and support production ML / AI application
  • Strong technical skills in SQL, Python, PySpark , or other programming languages commonly used in data analysis.
  • Deep expertise in Merchandising domain including pricing, assortment, space planning and planogram
  • Awareness of software engineering principles, ability to develop and deploy appropriate analytic code suitable for production.
  • Working knowledge of CI / CD and MLOps
  • Experience working with large datasets, finding insights, and telling stories using data.
  • Good knowledge in working with distributed datastores (e.g., SQL, NoSQL), and Big Data and Cloud technologies like GCP BQ.
  • Experience in leading and mentoring a team of data scientists.
  • Understanding of advance ML topics viz. Deep learning (ENN, CNN, RNN, etc.), GAN, Transformers, NLP, LLMs is a plus.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Prior experience working in the retail data sets is strongly preferred.
  • Experience in the design, development and deployment of large-scale production machine learning systems
  • Skilled in Programming language (Python, Pyspark) and Large-scale training using data structures and algorithms
  • Extensive experience with machine learning and deep learning packages (scikit-learn, lightGBM, Tensorflow or PyTorch).
  • 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).
  • Experienced with agile methodologies using project planning and tracking management tools e.g., JIRA
  • 7-10 years experience in building Machine Learning based models in a professional environment
  • About Walmart Global Tech

    Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. Thats what we do at Walmart Global Tech. Were a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity expert's and service professionals within the worlds leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered. We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.

    Walmarts culture is a competitive advantage, and its fostered by being together. Working together in person allows us to collaborate, align quickly and innovate with greater speed. We use our campuses to create purposeful connection rooted in deepening understanding and investing in the development of our associates.

    Our hubs : Walmart is a global company with offices across the United States and around the world. Our global headquarters is in Bentonville, Arkansas, with primary hubs in the San Francisco Bay area and New York / New Jersey.

    Benefits :

    Benefits : Beyond our great compensation package, 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.

    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 Sam's Club, 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, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. 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 https : / / one.walmart.com / notices.

  • Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
  • Live Better U is a company 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. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.

    For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.

    The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00-$220,000.00

    Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

    Minimum Qualifications...

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

    Option 1 : Bachelors degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and 5 years' experience in an analytics related field. Option 2 : Masters degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and 3 years' experience in an analytics related field. Option 3 : 7 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, PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Information Technology, Operations Research, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics, Publications or active peer reviewer in related journals or conference, Successful completion of one or more assessments in Python, Spark, Scala, or R, Using open source frameworks (for example, scikit learn, tensorflow, torch), We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmarts accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.

    Primary Location...

    2101 Se Simple Savings Dr, Bentonville, AR 72712-4304, United States of America

    Salary : $110,000 - $220,000

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