US Foods · 12 hours ago
Lead Data Scientist (Remote/Virtual)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$100K/yr - $160K/yr
6+ years expUS Foods is a leading foodservice distributor, and they are seeking a Lead Data Scientist to drive commercial growth through advanced analytics and AI solutions. This role involves partnering with various stakeholders to identify high-impact business problems and leading a team to deliver scalable, production-ready solutions that enhance seller effectiveness and customer engagement.
E-CommerceFood and BeverageFood ProcessingSnack Food
Responsibilities
Partner with senior Sales, Merchandising, Marketing, and Digital stakeholders to identify, prioritize, and frame high-impact business problems suited for advanced analytics and AI
Oversee delivery of solutions including eCommerce personalization and recommendation systems, seller effectiveness and productivity tools, and advanced marketing and merchandising analytics
Ensure solutions are production-ready, scalable, and embedded into commercial workflows to drive sustained and measurable revenue, margin, and customer experience impact
Lead, develop, and retain high-performing teams of data scientists, with a strong focus on innovation, execution, and talent development
Shape and deliver the commercial analytics and AI roadmap aligned to growth priorities, customer strategy, and measurable business outcomes
Influence decision-making by leading statistical experimentation and driving adoption of data-driven decision making across Sales, Merchandising, Marketing, and Digital leadership teams
Provide technical and analytical leadership across applied AI, optimization, and statistical modeling
Set standards for analytical rigor, model performance, reliability, and commercial business impact
Collaborate with ML Engineering, Digital, and Platform teams to ensure robust code development, scalable deployment, and stable production operations across the full model lifecycle
Qualification
Required
Six years of experience or greater in advanced analytics, data science, or applied machine learning, with progressive leadership responsibility
Experience deploying applied AI solutions on cloud platforms (e.g., AWS SageMaker and Bedrock), including LLM-based and agentic architectures, with production-grade hosting, monitoring, governance, and end-to-end MLOps
Experience guiding teams in Python-based data science ecosystems and collaborative development practices, including code quality, testing, and reproducibility. Comfort with modern agentic coding tools (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot)
Strong command of machine learning, optimization methods, and statistical experimentation at scale, particularly in commercial, customer, or growth-oriented use cases
Business-oriented analytical thinker with a high bar for rigor, execution, and reliability
Clear, concise communicator able to influence senior leaders with data-driven insights
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field required
Preferred
Experience leading applied data science or AI teams in commercial, sales, marketing, or eCommerce environments (especially B2B)
Strong consultative, business-facing background with demonstrated success driving adoption of analytics products
Able to communicate clearly and influence stakeholders through storytelling and public speaking
Experience in complex, SKU-heavy or distribution-style businesses
Benefits
Health insurance
Pre-tax spending accounts
Retirement benefits
Paid time off
Short-term and long-term disability
Employee stock purchase plan
Life insurance
Company
US Foods
US Foods is a foodservice distributor that provides its customers with innovative food offerings and a suite of business solutions.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2BKey Investors
National Safety CouncilKohlberg Kravis RobertsCommonwealth's Opportunity Fund
2025-06-25Grant· $0.02M
2024-09-27Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2023-09-11Post Ipo Debt· $1B
Leadership Team
Dirk Locascio
Chief Financial Officer
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Greg Schaffner
Regional president
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