(USA) Distinguished, Data Scientist

Position Summary...

What youll do...

Role summary:

We are seeking a Distinguished Data Scientist to provide technical leadership and longterm vision for nextgeneration AI simulation and digital twin capabilities across Walmart US Retail. This senior individual contributor will drive breakthrough system design and advanced solution development that transforms retail operations at scale from strategic supply chain and workforce optimization to immersive digital twins and agentic AI systems. The role combines deep technical expertise (ML simulation optimization agentic AI) with crossfunctional influence mentoring of senior talent and delivery of highimpact productionized solutions.

About the team:

The Retail Intelligence team focuses on AI discovery research and the design of algorithmic solutions to improve operational efficiency across Walmart stores. We specialize in rapid prototyping of machine learning agentic AI and simulation models and translate these prototypes into scalable production systems that deliver measurable business impact. The team partners closely with engineering product UX and retail operations to ensure solutions are operationally realistic and widely adoptable.

What youll do:

• Provide technical vision and lead advanced development in digital twins simulation reinforcement learning and agentic AI for retail operations
• Architect and codesign largescale simulation and AI systems integrating retail data pipelines for nearrealtime insights
• Lead highimpact projects endtoend: problem framing modeling prototyping production architecture and rollout
• Author and review technical designs and standards; present findings to senior leadership
• Mentor senior data scientists and engineers raising the technical bar across teams
• Establish best practices for model validation experimentation and safe deployment of AI systems
• Influence roadmap prioritization and longterm strategy for AI and simulation capabilities

Collaboration & leadership:

• Work with retail domain experts to ensure solutions reflect real operational constraints and KPIs
• Partner with engineering UX and platform teams to enable scalable integration and visualization
• Represent the team in executive forums and advocate for high-impact AI investments

What youll bring:

• Strong expertise in simulation modeling and/or advanced ML/AI systems
• Experience deploying production-grade AI systems at scale.
• Experience with agentic AI or intelligent systems
• Strong software engineering skills and experience with cloud/data systems
• Proven track record of technical impact (systems products or research)
• Ability to mentor senior talent and influence cross-functional initiatives
• Familiarity with visualization or simulation environments

Minimum qualifications:

• . in a relevant quantitative field or equivalent experience.
• 8 years of experience in data science ML or simulation with demonstrated impact

Preferred qualifications:

• PhD in a related field with relevant industry experience

At Walmart we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind body and wallet. Health benefits include medical vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k) stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave) parental leave family care leave bereavement jury duty and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability company discounts Military Leave Pay adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement and more. You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation sick leave holidays or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws where applicable. For information about PTO see Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sams Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelors degrees including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition books and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.
For information about benefits and eligibility see .
The annual salary range for this position is $130000.00 - $260000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
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Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed there are no minimum qualifications.

Option 1: Bachelors degree in Statistics Economics Analytics Mathematics Computer Science Information Technology or related field and 6 years experience in an analytics related field. Option 2: Masters degree in Statistics Economics Analytics Mathematics Computer Science Information Technology or related field and 4 years experience in an analytics related field. Option 3: 8 years experience in an analytics or related field.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed there are no preferred qualifications.

Data science machine learning optimization models PhD in Machine Learning Computer Science Information Technology Operations Research Statistics Applied Mathematics Econometrics Successful completion of one or more assessments in Python Spark Scala or R Supervisory experience Using open source frameworks (for example scikit learn tensorflow torch)

Primary Location...

802 Respect Dr Bentonville AR 72716 United States of America

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.