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Associate Director, Data Science

Location

United States

Posted

5 days ago

Salary

$189.7K - $296K / year

Seniority

Lead

Job Description

Associate Director, Data Science

Chewy

Role Description What you’ll do: - Combine deep understanding of machine learning, advanced data analysis, statistical testing, and the ability to communicate insights effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. - Operate as a full stack data scientist utilizing expertise in both machine learning and cloud technologies, while also growing and leading a team. - Lead data science projects through development lifecycle including offline evaluation, deployment, experimentation, feedback, and model improvements. - Formalize procedures about how models are expected to behave, creating definitions of outliers, developing methods to identify them systematically, and explaining why they are reasonable or identifying fixes. - Design, develop, and implement machine learning models for various applications, including but not limited to predictive analytics, natural language processing, generative AI, and computer vision for different retail applications. - Research and implement state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms to address specific business challenges. - Analyze large, complex data sets to extract actionable insights and identify trends, patterns, and opportunities. - Handle data collection, cleansing, and validation processes to ensure data integrity and reliability. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, software engineers, and domain experts, to understand requirements and deliver effective solutions. - Document code, algorithms, and processes to facilitate knowledge sharing and ensure reproducibility. - Provide technical guidance in best practices for model development to the data science team. Qualifications - Master’s degree in Data Science, Math, Statistics, Computer Science, or related field and 4 years of experience as a Computer and Information Systems Manager or a related position/occupation. - Ph.D. degree in Data Science, Math, Statistics, Computer Science, or related field and 2 years of experience as a Computer and Information Systems Manager or a related position/occupation. Requirements - Apply advanced mathematics and data science methodologies. - Standard machine learning and statistical techniques including predictive models (time series, regression, etc.), classification, forecasting. - Programming in Python and ML frameworks. - Developing and deploying advanced machine learning models and algorithms in a production environment. Benefits - Base salary range: $189,684 to $296,000 per year. - Eligible for 401k and a new hire and annual equity grant. - C08+ positions may also be eligible for annual bonus. - Different types of insurance and benefits, such as medical/Rx, vision, dental, life, disability, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and accident. - Parental leave, family services benefits, backup dependent care, flexible spending accounts, telemedicine, pet adoption reimbursement, employee assistance program. - Discounts including 10% off pet insurance and 20% off at Chewy.com. - Unlimited PTO for exempt salary team members, subject to manager approval. - Six paid holidays per year. - Eligibility for paid sick and family leave in compliance with applicable state and local regulations.

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