Senior Data Scientist, Online Recommendations & Insights

The Home Depot; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Home Depot is seeking a Sr. Data Scientist to lead data science initiatives that improve profitability, efficiency and customer experience.

This role helps build the advanced analytics infrastructure guiding decision making and identifies opportunities to leverage data science as a competitive advantage. As a senior member, you will mentor data scientists, collaborate with product managers and cross-functional teams, and present insights to leaders with clear business impact.

Qualifications

• PhD in a quantitative field (CS, Math, Statistics).
• 6+ years in BI and analytics.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Proficient in Python for data work.
• SQL querying experience (BigQuery/SQL).
• Tableau or similar visualization skills.
• Experience with statistical methods to derive insights.
• Proficient in prescriptive modeling (optimization, CV, recommender systems, NLP).
• Demonstrated expertise in predictive modeling, data mining and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead data science initiatives to drive profitability and customer experience.
• Develop analytics infrastructure to inform business decisions.
• Collaborate with product managers and cross-functional teams.
• Mentor junior data scientists and support hiring.

Skills

BI analytics

Excel

PowerPoint

Python

SQL

Tableau

Predictive modeling

Data mining

Data analysis

Prescriptive modeling

Education

PhD in quantitative field (CS, Math, Statistics)

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The Home Depot is seeking a Sr. Data Scientist to lead data science initiatives that improve profitability, efficiency and customer experience.

This role helps build the advanced analytics infrastructure guiding decision making and identifies opportunities to leverage data science as a competitive advantage. As a senior member, you will mentor data scientists, collaborate with product managers and cross-functional teams, and present insights to leaders with clear business impact.