Principal, Data Analyst

Sam's West; Bentonville (AR); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Sam’s Club is seeking a Principal Sensory Scientist to lead complex sensory and consumer research across product categories. You will design rigorous studies, apply advanced analytics, and translate member feedback into strategic product direction.

Collaborating with Product Development, Merchandising, Quality, Consumer Insights, and suppliers, you’ll influence decisions from early development through validation and turn findings into actionable business recommendations.

Qualifications

• Design and execute complex sensory research across multiple product categories.
• Apply statistical techniques to independently analyze research results.
• Translate sensory findings into actionable product direction.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute complex sensory research across multiple product categories.
• Select and apply the right methodologies based on product, business question, and development stage.
• Apply statistical techniques to independently analyze and interpret research results.
• Develop new approaches and methodologies that advance Sam’s Club sensory capabilities.
• Partner with Product Development to diagnose product performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Translate sensory data into specific, actionable product direction.
• Connect multiple data sources to explain what Members experience, why it matters, and what should change.

Skills

Sensory research

Statistical analysis

Experimental design

Cross-functional collaboration

Data interpretation

Job description

Position Summary...

Role summary:AsaPrincipalSensoryScientist,youwillserveasaseniorscientificexperthelpingshapehowSam’sClubevaluatesandimprovesproductsacrossmerchandisecategories.
You’llleadcomplexsensoryandconsumerresearch,developadvancedmethodologies,andtranslateMemberfeedbackintoclearproductdirection.WorkingcloselywithProductDevelopment,Merchandising,Quality,ConsumerInsights,andsuppliers,you’llapplydeepscientificexpertisetosolvechallengingproductquestionsandinfluencedecisionsfromearlydevelopmentthroughvalidation.
Thisisahighlyinfluentialindividual-contributorroleforascientistwhocanindependentlydesignrigorousresearch,performadvancedanalysis,andturncomplexfindingsintoactionablebusinessrecommendations.

About the team:

TheMember’sMarkConsumer&SensoryInsightsteamintegratesmemberfeedbackintoproductdevelopmentforSam’sClub.Utilizingquantitativeandqualitativeresearchmethods,theteamconductsin-hometests,centrallocationevaluations,andimmersivestudiestoco-createandoptimizeproducts.Bytranslatingmemberexperiencesintoactionableinsights,theteamsupportsProductDevelopment,Merchandising,andsupplierpartners.Theirfocusistodeeplyunderstandmembers,enhanceproductquality,reducerisk,anddriveperformance.Expertiseindataanalysis,visualization,exploratoryanalysis,datastrategy,quality,andsensoryanalysisunderpinstheirapproachtodeliveringimpactfulbusinesssolutions.

What you'll do:

• Designandexecutecomplexsensoryresearchacrossmultipleproductcategories.
• Selectandapplytherightmethodologiesbasedontheproduct,businessquestion,anddevelopmentstage.
• Applystatisticaltechniquestoindependentlyanalyzeandinterpretresearchresults.
• DevelopnewapproachesandmethodologiesthatadvanceSam’sClubsensorycapabilities.
• PartnerwithProductDevelopmenttodiagnoseproductperformanceandidentifyopportunitiesforimprovement.
• Translatesensorydataintospecific,actionableproductdirection.
• ConnectmultiplesourcesofdatatoexplainwhatMembersexperience,whyitmatters,andwhatshouldchange.
• Guideteamsonwhenproductsare