Distinguished Data Scientist - People.AI

LocationBELLEVUE, WACareer AreaData Analytics and Business IntelligenceJob FunctionData ScienceEmployment TypeRegular/PermanentPosition TypeSalaryRequisitionWD1735926 What you'll do at Position Summary...What you'll do...Walmart is a multi-national people led tech powered omnichannel retailer with over 2.2M associates. At People.AI, we help, support, and empower the HR department with AI and GenAI solutions to improve productivity, harnessing the opportunities for growth, focusing on well-being, and cultivating a culture of belonging to all Walmart's associates. People.AI is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Distinguished Data Scientist directly reporting to the Director of Software Engineering. You will be responsible for influencing Enterprise level AI and Generative AI decisions based on data, research, and proof of concept outcomes; bring the latest industry trends/changes and best practices to internal solutions as appropriate; and mentoring other data scientists.  About Team:  The Enterprise People Technology team supports the successful deployment and adoption of new People technology across the enterprise. As a Fortune #1 company, our work impacts millions of associates globally. We strive to continuously improve people technology and products to help managers and associates so they can focus on what matters most - supporting our customers and members. People Technology is one of the major segments of Walmart Global Tech’s Enterprise Business Services, which is invested in building a compact, robust organization that includes service operations and technology solutions for Finance, People, and the Associate Digital Experience. What you’ll do  This is a vital role with significant growth prospect. You will have work to do from day one and you will be counted on to create opportunities that align with the overall organization goals. Some of this role key responsibilities are but not limited to  Lead, mentor, and increase the skills of a team of data scientists  Understanding and applying the principles of the defined data strategy to unique, moderately complex business problems  Analyzing business problems within one's discipline and questioning assumptions to help identify the root cause  Identifying and recommending approaches to resolve business problems across multiple business domains  Setting data analytics, big data analytics, and automation goals and deliverables based on established success criteria and defining key metrics to measure progress and effectiveness of the solution  Contribute to Walmart’s Data Science and Generative AI learnings and publications  Develop ideas based on experience and knowledge, then validate those ideas with research and Proof of Concepts (POCs)  What you’ll bring  5 plus years of experience in AI Research  10 plus years of experience with full ML development lifecycle.   Experience leading, mentoring, and managing teams of Data Scientists  A passion for discovering insights and solving problems with data  A strong foundation in statistics, mathematics, computer science, or a related field, with technical expertise in data analytics, big data analytics, automation, and data visualization tools  Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills with a deep understanding of business problems to generate creative data-driven solutions, approach complex problems from unique perspectives, set goals, and measure progress and effectiveness of solutions.  Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to present complex information to small or large groups and individuals in a clear and concise manner.  Design and evaluation skills that can create and test hypotheses, experiments, and prototypes and measure and interpret the results  Learning and adaptation skills that can acquire and apply new tools, techniques, and frameworks to the data problems and challenges   Experience building machine learning models through all phases of development, from design through training, evaluation, validation, and implementation & monitoring.  Experience with delivering very large models through the MLOps life cycle from exploration to serving.  Familiarity with GPU clusters in the public cloud with tightly-coupled storage and networking.  Experience with the complete stack for distributed training of large models including ML compilers, distributed training frameworks, and ML development frameworks such as Pytorch, Tensorflow, Pytorch Lightning etc.  Experience with one or multiple areas of generative AI technology stack including prompt engineering, guardrails, vector databases, advanced RAG, LLM hosting and fine-tuning.  Experience with LLM application evaluation strategy and interpretability, fairness and security of LLMs.  Deep experience with working with applications that leverage LLMs and vertical integration with enterprise applications.  Experience designing and implementing capabilities to support MLOps of LLMs.  Knowledge of a broad stack of technologies — Python, Huggingface, VectorDB, Pytorch, ElasticSearch, Azure, and more — to reveal the insights hidden within huge volumes of numeric and textual data  Authored research publications in top peer-reviewed conferences (NeurIPS/ICML/ICLR/AAAI), or industry-recognized contributions.  About Walmart Global Tech  Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity expert's and service professionals within the world’s leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered. We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail. Flexible, hybrid work: We use a hybrid way of working that is primarily in office coupled with virtual when not onsite. Our campuses serve as a hub to enhance collaboration, bring us together for purpose and deliver on business needs. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team and be more flexible in our personal lives.  Benefits: Benefits: Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.  Equal Opportunity Employer: Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.  The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process. At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based incentive awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable. For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices .Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms. For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart at https://bit.ly/3iOOb1J .The annual salary range for this position is $156,000.00-$312,000.00Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance incentives.Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:- Regional Pay Zone (RPZ) (based on location)- Stock equity incentivesMinimum Qualifications...Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications. Option 1: Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and 6 years' experience in an analytics related field. Option 2: Master’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and 4 years' experience in an analytics related field. Option 3: 8 years' experience in an analytics or related field.Preferred Qualifications...Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications. Data science, machine learning, optimization models, PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Information Technology, Operations Research, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics, Publications or active peer reviewer in related journals or conference, Successful completion of one or more assessments in Python, Spark, Scala, or R, Using open source frameworks (for example, scikit learn, tensorflow, torch)Primary Location...10500 Ne 8th St, Bellevue, WA 98004, United States of America About Walmart At Walmart, we help people save money so they can live better. This mission serves as the foundation for every decision we make, from responsible sourcing to sustainability—and everything in between. As a Walmart associate, you will play an integral role in shaping the future of retail, tech, merchandising, finance and hundreds of other industries—all while affecting the lives of millions of customers all over the world. Here, your work makes an impact every day. What are you waiting for?Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer- By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas and opinions- while being inclusive of all people.