Senior Data Scientist: ML & Analytics Innovator

Socket.dev; Hoboken (NJ); On-site; USD 138,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

Walmart is seeking an experienced Senior Data Scientist to harness advanced analytics and ML to transform complex data into actionable insights. The role covers data sourcing, model development, validation and deployment to support scalable solutions that drive strategic decisions.

You will collaborate across functions to ensure data quality, build effective visualizations, and mentor teammates, upholding Walmart’s integrity and customer‑centric focus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, CS, IT or related field with 3 years analytics experience.
• Master’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, CS, IT or related field with 1 year analytics experience.
• 5 years’ analytics or related field experience.

Responsibilities

• Identify and source relevant data from multiple business domains, ensuring data quality and suitability for analysis.
• Develop, test, and deploy advanced analytical models using statistical and machine learning techniques to solve complex business problems.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into data‑driven solutions aligned with strategic objectives.
• Design and implement scalable data pipelines and workflows to support model deployment and ongoing analytics.
• Create clear, insightful data visualizations and presentations to communicate findings and influence decision‑making.
• Mentor junior team members, promoting best practices in data science and analytics methodologies.

Skills

Python programming

Data visualization

Data pipelines

Data governance

NLP / LLM

Model development & deployment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Statistics / Economics / Analytics / CS

Master’s degree in Statistics / Economics / Analytics / CS

5 years analytics experience

Tools

Spark

Scala

R

TensorFlow

PyTorch

scikit-learn

Job description

Walmart is seeking an experienced Senior Data Scientist to harness advanced analytics and ML to transform complex data into actionable insights. The role covers data sourcing, model development, validation and deployment to support scalable solutions that drive strategic decisions.

You will collaborate across functions to ensure data quality, build effective visualizations, and mentor teammates, upholding Walmart’s integrity and customer‑centric focus.