WebstaurantStore · 5 hours ago
Data Scientist - Pricing
Lititz, PA
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
2+ years expWebstaurant Store, the world’s largest online restaurant supply company, is looking for a full-time Data Scientist to join the Data Science team. The Data Scientist will be responsible for supplying statistical rigor to analytics projects aimed at discovering actionable insights and opportunities for growth and optimization. This role involves advising on analysis techniques, collaborating with analytics engineers, and developing custom analytics models to drive value for customers.
Consumer GoodsIndustrialManufacturingService Industry
No H1B
Responsibilities
Advising on analysis and modeling techniques, selecting the best fit for structured & unstructured, complex data, and developing custom analytics models to generate insights that drive value for our customers and unlock competitive advantage for our organization
Collaborating with our analytics engineers to gather the right information from various sources so that you can implement advanced statistical methodologies and design interventions to optimize our business performance
Conducting exploratory analysis including hypothesis testing, statistical inference, and statistical analysis (predictive and/or prescriptive)
Partnering with business and technical stakeholders to translate challenging retail business problems into state-of-the-art data science solutions
Developing processes and tools that monitor, analyze and continuously improve model performance and data accuracy
Work with other data scientists to design and implement experiments and glean actionable insights from experimental analyses
Defend and explain the validity of predictive/ML models to those without a background in data science or statistics
Actively research new tools and technologies, staying on top of analytics news and best practices
Qualification
Required
Minimum 2 years experience applying data science to pricing and demand problems in ecommerce, retail, or foodservice environments
Proven ability to build and analyze price response curves or similar models to identify optimal pricing across a wide range of products
Experience using data to inform pricing strategy and day-to-day pricing decisions, even if not the final decision owner
Strong understanding of price elasticity, demand forecasting, and trade-offs between margin, volume, and customer acquisition
Demonstrated ability to identify strategic low-priced items that drive customer traffic, alongside optimizing prices for both low and high AOV products
Comfortable working with large SKU catalogs and messy real-world data to deliver actionable pricing insights
Ability to partner closely with merchants, and other teams to translate model outputs into business decisions
Advanced Python and SQL skills
Access to a reliable and secure high-speed internet connection
Access to a home router and modem
A dedicated home office space that is noise- and distraction-free
A valid, physical address (apartment, suite, etc.). PO Boxes are not supported
The desire and ability to work and communicate with other team members via chat, webcam, etc
Legal residents of one of the following states: (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, or WY). H-1B Visa Sponsorship Not Available, W2 only
Preferred
Familiarity with a variety of supervised/unsupervised/reinforcement learning methods
Demonstrable portfolio (git repos, kaggle competitions, etc) of machine learning projects
You Communicate Effectively: Ability to explain ideas simply and confidently to team members both written and verbally
You have an Entrepreneurial Spirit: Takes it upon themselves to find ways to add value to the team and business
You Desire to Grow: Constantly seek to improve themselves and expand their professional knowledge and skill set
You're an inquisitive, out-of-the box thinker who's continually on the lookout for opportunities to improve and innovate data science solutions
You have consistently high standards; your passion for quality is inherent in everything that you do
You have proven ability as a full stack data scientist who develops, experiments, optimizes, and scales models for the production environment
You connect the how and why, using your knowledge of data science theories and methodologies to derive the best approach that is fit-for-purpose
Benefits
Medical
Vision
Dental
PTO
Paid Maternity Leave
Paid Parental Leave
Life Insurance
Disability
Dependent Care FSA
401(k) matching
Employee Assistance Program
Wellness Incentives
Company Discounts
AT&T & Verizon Discount
Bonus Opportunities
Accident Insurance
Critical Illness Insurance
Adoption Assistance
On-Site Fitness Centers
Dog-friendly Offices
Company
WebstaurantStore
Since WebstaurantStore's start in 2004, we have worked hard to build an innovative, easy-to-use website that meets the purchasing needs of foodservice professionals throughout the world.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Laura Brent
Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) Lead
Luara Da Silva, MBA
Partnership & Project Coordinator
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