[Remote] Senior Data Scientist (Remote)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Kohl’s is a retail company seeking a Senior Data Scientist to support data-driven decision-making through advanced data analysis and machine learning. The role leads exploratory analysis, develops and deploys scalable statistical and machine learning models, builds personalization and recommendation systems, collaborates with stakeholders and engineering, and mentors junior data scientists.

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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

Skills

• 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
• Master's degree and/or Ph.D
• Retail and Logistics experience
• Supply chain management
• Marketing models

Benefits

• Remote work arrangement

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