Data Scientist III
Walmart Canada
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Demonstrates up-to-date expertise and applies this to the development, execution, and improvement of action plans by providing expert advice and guidance to others in the application of information and best practices; supporting and aligning efforts to meet customer and business needs; and building commitment for perspectives and rationales. Provides and supports the implementation of business solutions by building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders; identifying business needs; determining and carrying out necessary processes and practices; monitoring progress and results; recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities; and adapting to competing demands, organizational changes, and new responsibilities. Models compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by incorporating these into the development and implementation of business plans; using the Open Door Policy; and demonstrating and assisting others with how to apply these in executing business processes and practices.What you'll do...
About Team:
We are looking for passionate Data Scientists to join our team & help us in building our next generation AI/ML Solutions for Walmart. We build solutions to challenging problems in the Supply Chain area as part of the End to End Applied AI Group. The problems span across multiple areas, from granular forecasting to cutting edge applications in the Inventory management. Doing this at Walmart scale makes the problems all the more challenging with potential to create tremendous impact.
Talk to us if you are interested in taking up the challenge. As a Data scientist in the group, you will support product, engineering and leadership team with insights gained from analysing supply chain data. The right candidate will have passion for discovering and implementing solutions using very large data sets and working with stakeholders to drive positiv business outcomes.
What you will do:
As a Data Scientist for Walmart, you’ll have the opportunity to:
• Drive data-derived insights across a wide range of problems by developing advanced statistical models, machine learning algorithms and computational algorithms based on business initiatives
• Direct the gathering of data, assessing data validity and synthesizing data into large analytics datasets to support project goals
Utilize big data analytics and advanced data science techniques to identify trends, patterns, and discrepancies in data. Determine additional data needed to support insights
Build and train statistical models and machine learning algorithms
Productionize the models and make those available at scale
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Be comfortable with ambiguity and uncertainty and the eagerness to change the world in a
huge way by being a self-motivated learner and builder
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Communicate recommendations to business partners and influencing future plans based on
insights
What you will bring:
Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or a related field and 5 years' experience in an analytics/DS related field, or,
Master's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or a related field and 2-3 years' experience in an analytics/DS related field.
Phd with 1-2 years of experience in Computer Science or a related quantitative discipline
High proficiency in data analysis, modeling, validation and insight generation.
Excellent working knowledge of statistics, mathematics, machine learning, deep learning
High proficiency in coding including Python and SQL
Experience with databases commonly used for analytics
Experience with Big Data technologies such as Spark
Ability to work with large data sets. Sound understanding of big data technology stack
Understanding of cloud computing platforms such as GCP
Proven ability to collaborate and work in teams
Excellent with communications and stakeholder engagement
Data science publications in recognized platforms/journals
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Proven ability to work in agile mode on data science sprint projects
Our Ideal Candidate
You are a technically strong and high performing individual with excellent communication skills, proven analytical skill set and strong customer focus. You stay updated with latest research and technology ideas, and have a passion to utilize innovative ways to solve problems. You are a good story-teller and able to simply articulate the intricacies of your models as well as explain your results clearly to stakeholders. You have industry knowledge of the retail space, with keen interest in keeping up to date on the latest happenings in this space.
Additional Preferred Qualifications: Domain Knowledge of one or more divisions in Retail
Hands on experience in Reinforcement Learning
Published papers or given talks in leading academic and research journals
Published papers or given talks in Data Science Forums
Hold data science related patents
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Experience with data warehouse platforms
Experience with GPU/CUDA for computational efficiency
About Walmart Global Tech:
Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity expert's and service professionals within the world’s 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.
Flexible, hybrid work:
We use a hybrid way of working with primary in office presence coupled with an optimal mix of virtual presence. We use our campuses to collaborate and be together in person, as business needs require and for development and networking opportunities. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team, be more flexible in our personal lives.
Benefits:
Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include a host of best-in-class benefits maternity and parental leave, PTO, health benefits, 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.
Minimum Qualifications...
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Minimum Qualifications:Option 1: Bachelors degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and 2 years' experience in an analytics or related field. Option 2: Masters degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field. Option 3: 4 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.
Primary Location...
4,5,6, 7 Floor, Building 10, Sez, Cessna Business Park, Kadubeesanahalli Village, Varthur Hobli , IndiaThis job is no longer accepting applications
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