Data Scientist #701660BR
Data Scientist
Best Buy Co., Inc. has multiple openings in Richfield, MN for the position of Data Scientist to provide sophisticated, large-scale data analysis and build state of the art algorithms that power Best Buy's eCommerce technologies. Gather and analyze data, identify key prediction and classification problems, and collaborate with teams to define interfaces and resolve dependencies. Formulate machine learning approaches in line with business metrics, designing features from various sources of data, training, and deploying models. Research methodologies and develop new and innovative high-performance algorithms and technologies for precision targeting, testing, and implementation. Propose modeling projects and recommend solutions to deliver measurable business results.
Requires: Master's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Business Analytics, or Business Administration, plus at least two (2) years of experience performing data analysis, predictive analytics, or machine learning, at least 1 year of which involved using 1 or more of the following packages: Python or R. At least 6 months of this experience must also have involved (1) performing large-scale data analysis for projects within retail or eCommerce industries for a Fortune 500 company; and (2) using 1 or more of the following technologies: Solr, Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services, or Hadoop.