Senior Data Scientist - Remote, Drive Data-Driven Impact

Kohl's Corp.; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Kohl’s is seeking a Data Scientist to join a data science team and collaborate with cross-functional partners to solve business challenges and promote data-driven decisions through advanced analysis and machine learning.

You’ll lead exploratory data analyses, build and deploy ML models, design experiments, and drive improvements of key metrics while mentoring junior data scientists and staying current with industry trends.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics or equivalent quantitative field
• 3+ years of progressively complex data science experience
• Extensive experience developing and deploying state-of-the-art algorithms using machine learning, statistical and optimization methods
• Expert in using modern analytics tools, programming languages, and cloud platforms (Python, R, Spark, SQL, GCP, etc.)
• Strong problem-solving skills with an emphasis on product development
• Experience proposing rapid experiments to test the effectiveness of new strategies or initiatives and iterating quickly
• Effective communication and collaboration skills at all levels

Responsibilities

• Lead exploratory data analysis to cull actionable insights
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions
• Develop and implement statistical and machine learning models
• Fine-tune, optimize and ensure the scalability of models and algorithms
• Aid in designing experiments to answer targeted questions
• Identify and drive continuous improvement of key business metrics in an assigned business functional area
• Drive adoption and usage of data science products and models
• Translate data science outputs into business outcomes and value delivered
• Mentor and guide junior data scientists, providing technical expertise and fostering a culture of continuous learning and development
• Stay up to date on the latest trends and developments in data science and technology and identify implementation opportunities to support innovation at Kohl’s
• Additional tasks may be assigned

Skills

3+ years data science experience

Problem-solving

Communication & collaboration

Experimentation & rapid testing

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Data Science, CS, Statistics, Applied Mathematics or equivalent

Master’s degree and/or Ph.D.

Tools

Python

R

Spark

SQL

GCP

Job description

Kohl’s is seeking a Data Scientist to join a data science team and collaborate with cross-functional partners to solve business challenges and promote data-driven decisions through advanced analysis and machine learning.

You’ll lead exploratory data analyses, build and deploy ML models, design experiments, and drive improvements of key metrics while mentoring junior data scientists and staying current with industry trends.