Director of AI & Data Analytics Strategy

C&S Wholesale Grocers; Edison (NJ); On-site; USD 154,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC is seeking a Director, Data Scientist to lead AI/ML initiatives across loyalty, eCommerce, pricing, promotions, store operations and supply chains. You will design scalable data architectures, guide data governance, and partner with business teams to translate needs into data-driven solutions.

This senior role requires extensive experience with Python, R, SQL, PySpark and DL frameworks, plus strong leadership, communication and cloud implementation skills.

Qualifications

• Proven experience applying AI/ML in cloud environments.
• Strong data governance and data quality practices knowledge.
• 10–15 years of quantitative experience in analytical roles.
• Experience leading data science projects and teams.

Responsibilities

• Initiate algorithm design, roadmap, and prioritize business challenges for AI/ML solutions.
• Collaborate with data engineering to architect scalable data systems and automation.
• Partner with governance and IS to ensure data policy compliance and cloud migration support.
• Engage stakeholders to define scope, estimates, and deliverables for data science initiatives.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

PySpark

ML Libraries

TensorFlow/PyTorch

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Systems Analysis

Tools

Data Lake

Lakehouse

EDW

Data Pipelines

DL Frameworks

Job description

C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC is seeking a Director, Data Scientist to lead AI/ML initiatives across loyalty, eCommerce, pricing, promotions, store operations and supply chains. You will design scalable data architectures, guide data governance, and partner with business teams to translate needs into data-driven solutions.

This senior role requires extensive experience with Python, R, SQL, PySpark and DL frameworks, plus strong leadership, communication and cloud implementation skills.