Senior, Data Scientist

Immigration sponsorship is not available for this role. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship. 

At Sams Club were looking for a Senior Data Scientist to join our team and help us unlock the power of data to drive smarter decisions and better outcomes.  Youll work closely with teams in Operations to design and deploy solutions that drive measurable impactfrom improving efficiency to enhancing member experience. 
  
About the Team:   
Sams Club is a membership warehouse club that combines value quality and innovation for millions of members. Our team is dedicated to harnessing the power of data and AI to unlock new business opportunities and reimagine how retail operates. Working side-by-side with Operations we identify high-impact challenges and deliver solutions that optimize business processes strengthen risk management and enhance operational excellence.
  
What Youll Do:   

• Analyze complex datasets to uncover trends patterns and opportunities.

• Translate business challenges into measurable solutions. 

• Build and deploy scalable data products and models. 

• Build and stand up software and data products independently demonstrating ownership of the full development lifecycle. 

• Collaborate across teams to ensure seamless integration and adoption. 

• Communicate clearly and confidently with both technical and non-technical audiences presenting problems hypotheses and solutions with clarity and business relevance.  

What Youll Bring:   

• 5 years of hands-on professional work experience as a data scientist. 

• Ability to perform well under pressure maintain focus and deliver high-quality outcomes in a fast-paced ambiguous and dynamic environment. 

• Ability to manage conflicting and demanding priorities effectively.   

• Proven track record of translating complex business needs into data-driven solutions that deliver measurable impact and align with strategic objectives.   

• Strong knowledge of data engineering including data pipelines data quality and database technologies such as SQL and NoSQL. 

• Python proficiency. 

• Expertise in analytical modeling techniques feature engineering and model assessment using best practice validation methods.    

• Proficiency in data visualization tools and techniques to effectively communicate insights to stakeholders.  

• Experience deploying and scaling analytical models in production environments with attention to sustainability and performance.   

• Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly to technical and non-technical audiences. 

• Demonstrated experience influencing and aligning stakeholders bringing together different groups to collaborate on business needs. 

• A curious mindset and a passion for solving ambiguous problems and continuous learning.  

Preferred Qualifications and Experience:  

• Professional work experience with Spark and dashboarding.  

• Working knowledge and understanding of GenAI and AI solutions.  

About Sams Club:  
Sam Walton opened the first Sams Club in 1983 to meet a growing need among customers who wanted to buy merchandise in bulk. Since then Sams Club has grown rapidly opening more than 600 clubs in the U.S. and 100 clubs internationally. By offering affordable wholesale merchandise to members Sams Club helps make saving simple for families and small business owners. Sams Club employs about 110000 associates in the U.S. The average club is 134000 square feet and offers bulk groceries and general merchandise. Most clubs also have specialty services such as a pharmacy an optical department a photo center or a tire and battery center.  

Future Ways of Working:  
Our companys success can be attributed to our employees. While technology has allowed us to be effective while working remotely there is no substitute for being in the office together; it helps to shape our culture collaborate innovate build relationships and move more quickly. We strive to provide flexibility in order to promote a healthy work-life balance but recognize that in-person interactions are important to our culture and shared success. Well meet in person on a regular and purposeful basis.  

Benefits:  
Beyond our great compensation package you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match stock purchase plan paid maternity and parental leave PTO multiple health plans and much more.  
 
Equal Opportunity Employer:  
Sams Club is an Equal Opportunity Employer by choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding respecting and valuing unique styles experiences identities ideas and opinions while being welcoming of all people.  
 
The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.  

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time