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Staff Applied Scientist – Distribution Center

Research ScientistResearch ScientistFull TimeRemoteLeadTeam 51-200Since 2017H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

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Posted

9 days ago

Salary

$191.8K - $287.6K / year

Seniority

Lead

Postgraduate Degree8 yrs expEnglishNumpyPandasPython

Job Description

Staff Applied Scientist – Distribution Center

Afresh

• Set technical direction for core replenishment R&D — define the modeling roadmap across demand forecasting, inventory optimization, and decision-making policy, and align it with product and business strategy. • Model complex problems such as inventory decay, promotions, price elasticity, and inventory uncertainty, and implement solutions to multi-stage and multi-echelon inventory optimization problems. • Drive fundamental changes to our core system from research through production, writing rigorously tested and scalable code. • Lead research and development for new product and business challenges. • Raise the technical bar across the Intelligence team: mentor scientists and engineers, set standards for experimental rigor, and review designs and results. • Push the boundaries of AI capabilities in both products and scientist workflows.

Job Requirements

  • MS or PhD in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or another quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • For candidates with an MS, 8+ years of industry experience; for candidates with a PhD, 4+ years of industry experience.
  • Experience researching and building systems that support large-scale decision making under uncertainty.
  • Prior experience in areas such as inventory optimization, supply chain management, network optimization, forecasting, game theory, decision analysis, stochastic optimization, approximate dynamic programming, or related fields is a plus.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills.
  • Ability to independently deliver high quality software implementations of your solutions in the Python data stack (numpy/torch/pandas/etc).

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family, with the majority of premiums covered by Afresh.
  • Dedicated mental health support and counseling services.
  • Competitive base salary, meaningful equity (U.S. employees), and a 401(k) program with a generous company match.
  • Home office stipend and "Coworking Wallets" for flexible workspace access.
  • Every employee receives an annual professional development budget to master new skills and grow their career at Afresh.
  • Monthly stipends for "Betterment" (wellness/lifestyle) and telecommunications to ensure you have what you need to thrive.
  • Flexible paid time off to take the time you need to recharge.

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