USA Principal, Data Scientist

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

About the Role

We are looking for a Principal/Staff Data Scientist to join our team. We are working on a stealth project currently incubating in Health&wellness organization, where you will discover and deliver the insights that will power the future of wellbeing for our customers, through the unparalleled scale of Walmart’s platform.  You will be finding patterns in data sets, building ML models, and applying state-of-the-art AI technologies. You will partner with data engineering, product, and data governance team closely to build scalable ML/AI solutions. You will need to be a self-starter with a bias for action and excellent communication skills.

 
 This is a rare opportunity, moving at the speed of a start-up, with the backing of the Fortune 1 company and huge amount of data.

What You’ll Do

• Build next-generation data products in the health and wellness space.
• Collaborate closely with product team with your business acumen and machine learning expertise to shape our product roadmap: Identify new opportunities, propose innovative solutions, improve process, etc.
• Develop ML model to uncover health&wellness signals to help customers and improve health outcomes optimize their care journey.
• Leverage cloud-based architectures and technologies to deliver optimized AI/ML models at scale.
• Communicate your team’s work effectively to senior leaders and the executive team regularly.
• Design experimentation and leverage causal inferences to support product testing and rollout.
• Stay up to date with the latest state-of-the-art techniques, Mentor junior data scientists, fostering a culture of learning and innovation.

What You’ll Need

• Master’s or PhD degree in STEM or relevant field; Professional experience in DS, ML, DL
• Proficiency with machine learning and deep learning packages (scikit-learn, xgboost, Tensorflow or PyTorch).
• Experience writing SQL queries to surface insights from vast amounts of data.
• Significant programing experience in Python, Spark etc.; Comfortable implementing algorithms from academic papers and building data pipelines.
• Practical experience with cloud services (Google Cloud Platform etc.).
• Experience deploying scalable ML solution in production.

 A plus if you also have

• Experience with Recommender system, LLM, Knowledge graph
• Experience with causal inference.
• Experience with health care data (claims, EMR) and its regulations.
• Thrive in an environment with ambiguity.
• Agile experience with emphasis on rapid prototyping.

Minimum Qualifications

• Option 1: Bachelor’s degree in STEM or relevant field and 5 years' experience in ML/DS
• Option 2: Master’s degree in STEM or relevant field and 3 years' experience in ML/DS
• Option 3: PhD degree in STEM or relevant field and 2 years' experience in ML/DS

Perks and Benefits

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, options for hybrid and flexible schedules, and much more.

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Live our ValuesCulture Champion• Models the Walmart values to foster our culture; holds oneself and others accountable; and supports Walmart’s commitment to communities, social justice, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability; maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics and compliance.Servant Leadership• Acts as an altruistic servant leader and is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, and transparent.Embrace ChangeCuriosity & Courage• Demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset; fosters an environment that supports learning, innovation, and intelligent risk-taking; and exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks.Digital Transformation & Change• Seeks and implements continuous improvements and encourages the team to leverage new digital tools and ways of working.Deliver for the CustomerCustomer Focus• Delivers expected business results while putting the customer first and consistently applying an omni-merchant mindset and the EDLP and EDLC business models to all plans.Strategic Thinking• Adopts a holistic perspective that considers data, analytics, customer insights, and different parts of the business when making plans and shaping the team’s strategy.Focus on our AssociatesDiversity, Equity & Inclusion• Identifies, attracts, and retains diverse and inclusive team members; builds a high-performing team; embraces diversity in all its forms; and actively supports diversity goal programs.Collaboration & Influence• Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners; works collaboratively and cross-functionally to achieve objectives; and communicates with energy and positivity to motivate, influence, and inspire commitment and action.Talent Management• Creates a discipline and focus around developing talent, promotes an environment allowing everyone to bring their best selves to work, empowers associates and partners to act in the best interest of the customer and company, and regularly recognizes others’ contributions and accomplishments.

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.

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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.

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For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.

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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.

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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.

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

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The annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00-$286,000.00

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Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

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Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:

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- Stock

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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 Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.

Primary Location...

850 Cherry Avenue, San Bruno, CA 94066-3031, United States of America