Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Company: Lowe’s
Job Position: Data Scientist
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Qualification:
Education & Experience
Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Economics, Engineering, Computer Science, Data or Information Science, or related quantitative analytic field AND 2 years of experience in analytics AND 1 year of programming experience (Python, Java, Scala, Rust, etc.)
- OR
- Master's Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Economics, Engineering, Computer Science, Data or Information Science, or related quantitative analytic field AND 1 year of experience in analytics
- OR
- Ph.D. in Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Economics, Engineering, Computer Science, Data or Information Science, or related quantitative analytic field
- ALSO
- Knowledge of SQL and various statistical modeling or machine learning techniques
- In most cases Lowe’s will not be able to provide sponsorship for roles located in the Technology Hub
- Master's Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Economics, Engineering, Computer Science, Data or Information Science, or related quantitative analytic field
- Experience in performing predictive analytics in a large scale enterprise
- 2 years of experience in data science or advanced analytics in industry
- SQL Experience
- Programming experience (Python, Java, Scala, Rust, etc.)
- Experience using multiple data systems and sources (such as Hadoop, Spark, Aster, Teradata, etc.)
Job Responsibility:
Mines and extracts data and applies statistics and algorithms necessary to derive insights for Lowe's and Lowe's Digital
- Supports the generation of an automated insights generation framework for Lowe's business partners to effectively interpret data
- Provides actionable insights through data science on Personalization, Search & Navigation, SEO & Promotions, Supply Chain, Services, other company priorities, etc.
- Tracks success of Lowe's through the development of dashboard reports that measure financial results, customer satisfaction, and engagement metrics
- Conducts deep statistical analysis, including predictive and prescriptive modeling in order to provide a competitive advantage at Lowe's
- Maintains expert-level knowledge on industry trends, emerging technologies, and new methodologies and applies it to projects as well as using it to guide team members
- Serves as a leading member on automation and analytical projects, collaborating across functions in Lowe's and Lowe's Digital
- Works with more senior level scientists on the team to translate requirements into an analytical approach; asks the right questions to understand the problem
- Contributes to, or builds the analytic approach to solving a business problem; helps identify the sources, methods, parameters, and procedures to be used; may also communicate with stakeholders on project scope and timelines
- Gathers and assimilates data according to the project plan; works with the team to discuss analysis and findings
- Prepares final recommendations, ensuring solutions are implementable in the business
- Executes plan for measuring impact based on discussions with stakeholders, partners and senior team members
- Executes projects with full adherence to enterprise project management practices by participating in formal and informal training
- Maintains knowledge of techniques, technology, industry trends, best practices, and emerging methodologies