Senior Data Scientist (Remote)

About the role

About the Role

In this role you will work with a data science team and cross-functional partners to solve business challenges and promote data-driven decision making with advanced data analysis and machine learning.

What You’ll Do

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

Addendum

PERSONALIZATION & RECOMMENDATION SYSTEMS

Accountabilities

Design and support deployment of machine learning models to power personalized experiences across digital channels (e.g., homepage, PDP, cart, campaigns)

Build and optimize recommendation and ranking systems balancing relevance, discovery, and business objectives (e.g., conversion, revenue)

Develop multi-stage ranking approaches, including candidate generation and re-ranking

Address cold-start and long-tail challenges in large product catalogs

Partner with engineering to support real-time personalization and scalable deployment

What Skills You Have

Required

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

Preferred

Master’s degree and/or Ph.D.

Retail and Logistics experience

Supply chain management

Marketing models

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The evidence behind this listing

Workplace

Remote Employer field

Seniority

senior From the job title

Employment type

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Location as listed

N56 W17000 Ridgewood Dr, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051

Pay and work authorization

Stated pay

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