Senior Data Scientist - Assortment

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Position Summary

The Retail Analytics team is helping lead the effort to drive improved consumer experience by partnering with key business areas across CVS Health to deliver impactful analytic solutions and insights. As a member of the Analytics & Behavior Change (A&BC) Merchandising Analytics team, you will be at the forefront of delivering high visibility projects for key strategic priorities. Specifically, you will have the opportunity to drive revenue and customer satisfaction in CVS Health’s Front Store business by using data science to support a product assortment that better fits the needs of our customers.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to solve complex problems and build predictive models to help tailor product assortment to CVS’ customer base. You will work cross functionally with a range of technical and non-technical stakeholders, translating their business needs into problems to be solved using statistical modeling, machine learning, and optimization. This role provides excellent exposure to multiple businesses, category managers, and leaders across the organization. We are a fast-paced team focused on building innovative advanced analytics solutions using cloud capabilities. We are looking for individuals who have a strong sense of ownership, accountability, and a desire to deliver high quality and high impact products using advanced data driven approaches.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of work experience in a related field
• Strong SQL skills and experience programming in Python
• Experience using applied statistics and machine learning techniques
• Experience working with large datasets, analyzing data, and extracting meaningful insights
• Strong understanding of statistical data analysis

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with optimization tools
• Understanding of assortment concepts such as substitutes, complements, and demand transfer
• Understanding of segmentation and store clustering techniques
• Retail domain knowledge and basic understanding of Category Management processes
• A strong drive to explore data and make a business impact by applying data science and the curiosity to dive deep
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences, including experience creating communication materials (e.g., white paper, slide decks, etc.)

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field such as Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, Statistics, or a related field.
• Master’s degree or PhD preferred​

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$101,970.00 - $203,940.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls.  The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors.  This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. 
 
In addition to your compensation, enjoy the rewards of an organization that puts our heart into caring for our colleagues and our communities.  The Company offers a full range of medical, dental, and vision benefits.  Eligible employees may enroll in the Company’s 401(k) retirement savings plan, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan is also available for eligible employees.  The Company provides a fully-paid term life insurance plan to eligible employees, and short-term and long term disability benefits. CVS Health also offers numerous well-being programs, education assistance, free development courses, a CVS store discount, and discount programs with participating partners.  As for time off, Company employees enjoy Paid Time Off (“PTO”) or vacation pay, as well as paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Number of paid holidays, sick time and other time off are provided consistent with relevant state law and Company policies.  
 
For more detailed information on available benefits, please visit Benefits | CVS Health

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 12/29/2024

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.