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Sr. Data Scientist

Jewel-Osco
Full-time
On-site
Pleasanton, California, United States
$131,000 - $171,800 USD yearly
Big Data
Description

About the company  

Albertsons Companies is at the forefront of the revolution in retail. With a fixation on raising the bar with innovation and building belonging through our culture, our team is rallying our company around a unique purpose: to create joy around each table and inspire a healthier tomorrow for every community.   

Albertsons Companies is one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, with over 2,200 stores in 34 states and the District of Columbia. Our well-known banners include Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market, Haggen, Carr’s, Kings Food Markets, and Balducci's Food Lovers Market. We support our stores with 22 distribution centers and 19 manufacturing plants.   

   

Bring your flavor  

Building the future of food and well-being starts with you. Join our team and bring your best self to the table.  

#bringyourflavor  

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What you will be doing  

The Data Science team at Albertsons Companies is looking for a Sr Data Scientist V to work for the most transformational food and drug retailers in the United States.   

This position may be located in Pleasanton, CA, Boise, ID, Dallas, TX, or Phoenix, AZ.  
 
Data Science at Albertsons is inspired to build best in class customer experience and revolutionize the food and drug retail industry. We are looking for people who are excited in re-imagining the grocery experience by harnessing the power of AI and digital technologies. The Data Science team collects and relies on big data from existing stores and customer interactions at the 2300 stores nationwide and beyond. We are a highly driven team that applies data science to delight our customers, to improve store operations, to optimize supply chain and to proactively improve product lifecycle.   

You will enjoy working with one of the richest data sets in the world, cutting edge technology, and the ability to see your insights turned into business impacts on regular basis. You'll work closely with other data scientists and business partners in identifying and defining data science projects, building machine learning algorithms and models on top of existing data platforms. The candidate will have a background in computer science or a related technical field with experience working with large data sets and applying data-driven decision making. A successful candidate will be both technically strong and business savvy, with a passion to make an impact through creative storytelling and timely actions. You are a self-starter, smart yet humble, with a bias for action.  

  

Main responsibilities  

  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders and build production grade models and machine learning algorithms on large-scale datasets   
  • Apply machine learning and deep learning to generate customer behavior segmentation, to enhance recommendation engines and deliver personalized user experience on ecommerce website and loyalty mobile app  
  • Build data science solutions to fuel growth initiatives for Digital, Personalization, Marketing and Loyalty teams  
  • Apply statistical analysis to detect anomaly in systems and outliers in operational metrics for operational excellence  
  • Convey machine learning solutions with intuitive visualizations and effective communications  

 

The salary range is $131,000.00 to $171,800.00 annually. Starting salary will vary based on criteria such as location, experience, and qualifications. There may be flexibility for exceptional candidates. Benefits may include medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, sick pay (accrued based on hours worked), PTO/Vacation Pay (accrued based on hours worked) or Flexible Time Off, paid holidays (8-9 days annually), bereavement pay, and retirement benefits (such as 401(k) eligibility).  [If applicable:] Associates in this position are also eligible for a quarterly bonus.   

 
What we are searching for   

  • Masters or PhD degree in quantitative discipline: Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Math, Statistics or related mathematically intensive fields such as Experimental Physics or Chemical Engineering  
  • 4+ years of industry experience in applying data science and modeling methodologies: regression model, survival model, ensemble modeling, NLP, recommendation algorithm, clustering, deep learning algorithm, experimental design (Multivariate/A-B testing) and nonparametric Bayesian modeling etc.   
  • Experience with any of the following business analytics practices is preferred:  
  • Marketing-related analytics, including Media Mix Modeling, Multi Touch Attribution Model, Personalization and Recommendation Systems    
  • 4+ years of experience and proficiency in SQL, Python and/or Spark-ML  
  • 4+ years of SQL development skills writing queries, transforming data, mining structured and unstructured data.  
  • 2+ years of hands-on experience in building data science solutions and production-ready systems on big data platforms such as Snowflake, Spark, Hadoop  
  • Ability to write production-level code in Python  
  • Experience with Azure Databricks is a strong plus   

  

What is it like at Albertsons?  

Our 290,000 associates have a passion for great service and building lasting relationships with our customers. Through a companywide focus on innovation, we are continually enhancing our digital and product offerings, making it easy for customers to get what they need, wherever they are. 

  

Albertsons is an Equal Opportunity Employer  

This Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, or on any other basis prohibited by law. Consistent with applicable state and local law, the Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.    

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