Senior Data Scientist, Inventory Optimization & ML

Walmart; Bentonville (AR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) and stock purchase

Paid time off

Live Better U education benefit

Employee discounts

Job summary

Walmart’s Inventory Decision Intelligence team is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to design and deploy data-driven optimization and machine learning solutions for inventory management. You will lead model development from exploration to production, collaborating with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to translate complex data into actionable insights.

You will guide data strategy, ensure data quality, and communicate findings to influence strategic decisions across Walmart’s

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and 3 years' analytics experience.
• Master’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and 1 years' experience in analytics.
• 5 years' experience in analytics or related field.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement optimization models and machine learning solutions that power automated decision-making across inventory management operations.
• Develop, test, and deploy scalable models using advanced statistical, machine learning, and mathematical optimization techniques.
• Identify and evaluate data sources aligned with business requirements and quality standards.
• Perform exploratory data analysis and feature engineering to support model development and decision logic design.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate complex business problems into decision-driven, data-informed solutions.
• Create clear data visualizations to communicate findings and support decision-making.
• Ensure governance, quality, and deployment standards throughout project lifecycles.

Skills

Optimization models

Machine learning

Python

SQL/NoSQL

Data visualization

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

Master’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

5 years' analytics experience

Tools

SQL

NoSQL

Spark

TensorFlow

Job description

Walmart’s Inventory Decision Intelligence team is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to design and deploy data-driven optimization and machine learning solutions for inventory management. You will lead model development from exploration to production, collaborating with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to translate complex data into actionable insights.

You will guide data strategy, ensure data quality, and communicate findings to influence strategic decisions across Walmart’s