Sr Data Scientist - Merchandise Scaling (applied ML)

The pay range is $95,000.00 - $171,000.00

Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications. In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.

JOIN TARGET AS A SENIOR DATA SCIENTIST – MERCH SCALING

About Us:
As a Fortune 50 company with more than 350,000 team members worldwide, Target is an iconic brand and one of America's leading retailers. Working at Target means the opportunity to help all families discover the joy of everyday life. Caring for our communities is woven into who we are, and we invest in the places we collectively live, work and play.

We prioritize relationships, develop talent by creating growth opportunities and succeed as one Target team. At our core, our purpose is ingrained in who we are, what we value and how we work. It’s how we care, grow, and win together. Every time a guest enters a Target store or browses Target.com, they experience the impact of Target’s investments in technology and innovation. We’re the technologists behind one of the most loved retail brands, delivering joy to millions of our guests, team members, and communities. Join our global in-house Tech and Data Sciences team of more than 5,000 software engineers, applied data scientists, ML engineers and product managers striving to make Target the most convenient, safe and joyful place to shop. We use agile practices and leverage open-source software to adapt and build best-in-class technology for our team members and guests. We do so with a focus on diversity and inclusion, experimentation and continuous learning.
 

As Sr Data Scientist, you will join a Target Tech team responsible for Merchandising Assortment Data Science products.  You will collaborate with Product, Tech, and business partners to solve retail challenges at scale for our merchandising organization. You will design, develop, deploy, and maintain data science models and tools. You’ll work closely with data scientists, engineers, and business partners to continuously learn and address evolving business needs. You’ll also collaborate with product and engineering partners on peer teams to build and productionize enterprise merchandising solutions.

Core responsibilities of this job are articulated within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

About you:

• PhD/MS/BS in Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science or related quantitative field
• 3 plus years of experience cleaning, transforming and analyzing large datasets for insights leading to business improvements
• Experience developing, testing, and maintaining large codebases in a collaborative environment while meeting industry best practices
• Demonstrated knowledge of mathematical and statistical concepts, data structures, algorithm design, data analysis, optimization, simulations and visualizations applied to business problems
• Exceptional experience using Python for machine learning - including supervised and unsupervised methods and their applications
• Experience deploying solutions with large-scale business impact
• Self-driven and results-oriented, with the ability to meet tight timelines
• Strong team player with the ability to collaborate across geographies/time zones
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

This position will operate as a Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement based on Target’s needs. A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team member’s core role will need to be performed both onsite at the Target HQ MN location the role is assigned to and virtually, depending upon what your role, team and tasks require for that day. Work duties cannot be performed outside of the country of the primary work location, unless otherwise prescribed by Target. Click here if you are curious to learn more about Minnesota.

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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to candidate.accommodations@HRHelp.Target.com.

Application deadline is : 05/15/2025