Sr. Data Scientist

Key Skills

Java Programming, Python Programming, SQL, Scala Programming, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing (NLP)

Job Description

Announced in May 2018, Peapod Digital Labs (PDL) is an Ahold Delhaize USA company that powers the eCommerce and digital strategies for the Great Local Brands of Ahold Delhaize USA. Accelerating growth in digital and personalization capabilities, PDL is an innovation lab focused on meeting the changing needs of customers, regardless of when, where, and how consumers choose to shop.

Browse The Aisles

A Sr. Data Scientist is a crucial member of the Data Science team. You will be responsible for contributing to the development industry-leading personalization algorithms. This position is an opportunity to be part of a fast-growing and globally focused network of data scientists, machine learning engineers, and AI practitioners developing novel approaches to personalization and recommender engines. You will have also to have access to word class academics though our partnerships and joint contracts with universities, as well as our staff of PhDs and researchers.

Recipe for Success - What's “in store” for the role

• Create algorithms to better personalize every customer touch point
• Develop our core algorithms with strong methodological rigor
• Identify strengths, weaknesses, and potential biases of modeling components
• Consult with our brands and business partners to create ML/AI solutions to their largest business challenges
• Assist Machine Learning Engineers in the development of SDKs for rapid prototyping and deployment of algorithms
• Build robust experimentation algorithms to continually improve existing algorithms

The Essentials In Your Cart - The required ingredients

• Expert in recommender systems and personalization algorithms
• Above 95th percentile coding ability in Python
• Deep understanding of, and experience applying, the following ML concepts:
• Collaborative filtering
• Linear and scalar algebra
• Association rule mining
• Ranking algorithms
• Advanced regression, classification, clustering and time series algorithms
• Causal inference modeling at scale for algorithm testing and evaluation
• Deep learning at scale for NLP
• Experience with advanced search concepts using deep learning is a plus!

Extra Spices - What you should bring to the table

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics. Master’s Degree preferred
• 6+ years of applied Data Science experience
• 2+ years of experience deploying, scaling and continually improving algorithms
• Broad industry experience with recommendation