Data Scientist - Predictive Modeling & Dashboards

∙ Elijah House Foundation; Goodlettsville, Northern (TN, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Dollar General seeks a data science professional to lead the development and deployment of predictive models for shrink and damages forecasting. You will collaborate with Asset Protection, Finance, Merchandising, and IT to automate analytics and deliver actionable insights.

The role requires building production-grade pipelines, feature engineering, and communicating complex results to non-technical audiences. Strong SQL/Python and Databricks experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong problem-solving skills and quantitative analysis.
• Experience building predictive models and moving to production.
• Data preparation and feature engineering expertise.
• Experience coding to prepare data with SQL/Python/PySpark.
• Familiarity with BI tools like Tableau/PowerBI.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable, productionized models with ROI impact.
• Automate analytics workflows from SQL/Python code to dashboards.
• Perform open-ended analyses to identify root causes and insights.
• Present findings to stakeholders using PowerPoint or PowerBI.

Skills

Predictive modeling

SQL/Python

Data analysis

Geospatial analytics

GitLab

Education

MS in Data Science

Bachelor’s in STEM

Tools

Databricks

Tableau

PowerBI

GitLab

PySpark

Job description

Dollar General seeks a data science professional to lead the development and deployment of predictive models for shrink and damages forecasting. You will collaborate with Asset Protection, Finance, Merchandising, and IT to automate analytics and deliver actionable insights.

The role requires building production-grade pipelines, feature engineering, and communicating complex results to non-technical audiences. Strong SQL/Python and Databricks experience preferred.