Associate Data Scientist, Workforce Strategy

Best Buy

Best Buy is looking for a talented Associate Data Scientist to join their Workforce Strategy team. The role is vital for enhancing labor planning through innovative data solutions. This position offers the opportunity to impact retail industry objectives by leveraging diverse data science and optimization techniques.

In this role you can expect to have the responsibilities:

• Apply scientific methods to address business problems using data
• Use statistical and machine learning techniques to provide data-driven solutions
• Enhance data science capabilities with broad knowledge of statistics and analytics
• Mine structured and unstructured data for actionable insights
• Communicate complex models and solutions to diverse audiences
• Collaborate with stakeholder teams to deploy scalable solutions

This role comes with the following benefits:

• Competitive pay
• Generous employee discount
• Support for physical and mental well-being

This role requires you to have:

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field or equivalent experience
• 2+ years in data science, analysis, or mining
• Proficiency in programming languages like Python and R
• Experience implementing machine learning models
• Experience with SQL and relational databases
• Ability to present complex technical information effectively

You would benefit from having:

• Master's degree in a quantitative field
• Optimization experience
• Workforce Analytics experience
• Experience with large-scale dataset analysis using machine learning
• Familiarity with cloud platforms like GCP or AWS

Best Buy promotes a supportive environment valuing employees' contributions, offering opportunities for personal and professional growth. They emphasize inclusivity and diversity as an equal opportunity employer.