Senior Data Scientist, Recommendations & AI (Hybrid)

Target; Brooklyn Park (MN); Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Target in Minnesota seeks a Sr Data Scientist for the RecSys team to develop and deploy AI-driven recommendations at scale.

Collaborate with data scientists, ML engineers and product managers to build predictive models and present results. A MS/PhD and 3+ years with PyTorch or JAX, Python and SQL are required.

This hybrid role is onsite at Target HQ MN with flexible days. Target offers comprehensive benefits and strong growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research or relevant work experience
• 3+ years of experience developing ML models using deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or JAX
• Experience building recommendation, personalization, search, ranking or retrieval systems at scale
• Strong programming skills in Python and SQL
• Demonstrated experience with optimization, statistics, probability and experimental design
• Experience evaluating models through offline analysis on large-scale datasets and online experimentation
• Knowledge of large-scale data processing and analytics platforms such as Spark
• Extensive experience leveraging generative AI tools to accelerate development, experimentation and model delivery
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts and results to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Demonstrated ability to translate business problems into scalable data science solutions
• Self-driven, results-oriented and able to meet tight deadlines
• Motivated team player who thrives in a collaborative - global environment

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy AI-driven recommendations and improve RecSys models
• Collaborate with data scientists, ML engineers and product managers to build scalable solutions
• Document and present work to stakeholders and translate business needs into data products

Skills

Python

SQL

Deep learning

PyTorch

JAX

Model deployment

Communication

Education

MS or PhD in CS/ML/Statistics/OR

Tools

Spark

Job description

Target in Minnesota seeks a Sr Data Scientist for the RecSys team to develop and deploy AI-driven recommendations at scale.

Collaborate with data scientists, ML engineers and product managers to build predictive models and present results. A MS/PhD and 3+ years with PyTorch or JAX, Python and SQL are required.

This hybrid role is onsite at Target HQ MN with flexible days. Target offers comprehensive benefits and strong growth opportunities.