Sr. Data Scientist

Create a healthier, brighter future for pets, pet parents and people!

If you want to make a real difference, create an exciting career path, feel welcome to be your whole self and nurture your wellbeing, Petco is the place for you.

Our core values capture that spirit as we work to improve lives by doing what’s right for pets, people and our planet.

• We love all pets like our own
• We’re the future of the pet industry
• We’re here to improve lives
• We drive outstanding results together
• We’re welcome as we are

Petco is a category-defining health and wellness company focused on improving the lives of pets, pet parents and Petco partners. We are 29,000 strong and operate 1,500+ pet care centers in the U.S., Mexico and Puerto Rico, including 250+ Vetco Total Care hospitals, hundreds of preventive care clinics and eight distribution centers. We’re focused on purpose-driven work, and strongly believe what’s good for pets, people and our planet is good for Petco.

Name of Employer:               Petco Animal Supplies Stores, Inc.

Position Title:                        Sr. Data Scientist

Position Location:                 654 Richland Hills Drive, San Antonio, TX 78245

Summary of Duties: Create algorithms that drive company pricing and promotion strategies and engines. Build and iterate algorithms and platforms for pricing and promotions strategies. Prototype, test, deploy, and measure new pricing and promotions models and partner with data engineering teams to automate and productionize systems. Apply econometric, statistical models and machine learning to explain and predict business impacts of pricing and promotions decisions. Design, execute, and assess pricing and promotion experiments to drive both top and bottom line returns. Utilize and continually learn latest modeling techniques to identify optimal price and promotions, including Bayesian optimization, surrogate modeling, causal inference, and others.

Qualifications: Master’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Operations Research, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics or related field of study and 3 years of experience working with econometrics, statistical modeling or machine learning methods on real world problems or equivalent experience building data science products. Employer will accept a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Operations Research, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics or related field of study and 5 years of progressive experience working with econometrics, statistical modeling or machine learning methods on real world problems or equivalent experience building data science products in lieu of a Master’s degree or equivalent and 3 years of experience.

Applicants must have demonstrated experience with the following:

• 3 years of experience with consumer pricing concepts such as price elasticity, price optimization, demand forecasting, or consumer segmentation;
• building models in Python using causal inference, predictive modeling, time series forecasting, optimization, econometrics or statistics to optimize decision-making;
• analyzing enterprise-level multi-dimensional data sets stored in Google Big Query, Snowflake, Amazon Redshift, or similar enterprise database with tools including Python and SQL;
• deploying machine learning algorithms using AWS, GCP, Airflow, Terraform, or Docker; and
• presenting analytical methodology and results to non-technical audiences.

Any and all experience may be gained concurrently. 

100% remote position reporting to: 654 Richland Hills Drive, San Antonio, TX 78245

CONTACT:  Individuals interested in applying for the position may email a resume with Job #SW0621 to valerie.giroux@petco.com.

The pay range(s) below are provided in compliance with state specific laws. Pay ranges may be different in other locations.

$135,886 - $189,000/year. Exact rate of pay will be based on position, location, and experience level.

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Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or any other protected classification.

The pay ranges outlined below are presented in accordance with state-specific regulations. These ranges may differ in other areas and could be subject to variation based on regulatory minimum wage requirements. Actual pay rates will depend on factors such as position, location, level of experience, and applicable state or local minimum wage laws. If the regulatory minimum wage exceeds the minimum indicated in the pay range below, the regulatory minimum wage will be the minimum rate applied.

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For a more detailed overview of Petco Total Rewards, including health and financial benefits, 401K, incentives, and PTO -see https://careers.petco.com/us/en/key-benefits

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