Senior Data Scientist, Pricing (Deep Learning & Demand Forecasting)

About the role

The Home Depot is hiring a Senior Data Scientist for pricing, focused on deep learning and demand forecasting. The role leads data science initiatives that drive business profitability, efficiency and customer experience, and helps build the advanced analytics infrastructure used for decision making. It is offered virtually across many states.

Key responsibilities

• Design and develop algorithms and models on large datasets to create business insights, and interpret advanced analytical methods
• Present insights and recommendations to technical and non-technical leaders and business partners, and prepare reports and presentations
• Work with project teams and managers to set goals, prioritize work, balance workload and distribute resources
• Mentor and coach junior data scientists and support recruiting and hiring for the team
• Build trust with internal customers and cross-functional teams, and share education on advanced analytics
• Explore new developments in data science, document reusable algorithms and codified data products, and define best practices for model production

Required profile

• Age 18 or older and legally permitted to work in the United States
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a field related to the job
• Preferred: PhD in a quantitative field (Computer Science, Math, Statistics, etc.), 6+ years of experience in business intelligence and analytics, and leadership experience

Required skills

• Time series forecasting and deep learning (preferred)
• Modern scripting language, preferably Python
• Running queries against data, preferably with Google BigQuery or SQL
• Data visualization software, preferably Tableau
• Predictive modeling, data mining and data analysis
• Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

What we offer

• Health care benefits, 401K, ESPP, paid time off and a success sharing bonus
• Pay range of $90,000 - $190,000 for California, Colorado, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Nevada, New York City, Ithaca (NY), Westchester County (NY) and Washington residents