Data Scientist, AI Ethics

Key Skills

Apache Hadoop, C Programming, C++, Data science techniques, Java Programming, Machine learning techniques, MapReduce, Python Programming, PyTorch, R Programming, Scala Programming, SQL, TensorFlow

Job Description

art is committed to the responsible use of technology and ethical use of data to strengthen our trust commitments to our customers, associates, partners and stakeholders. The Data Strategy & Insights (DS&I) team plays a critical role in enabling this objective, in concert with art’s Legal, Digital Citizenship, Platform and Technology teams. Our team reviews, audits and advises AI/ML solutions, enables data scientists with tooling, development, and deployment methods, manages the model catalog and life cycle governance processes, and guides high impact customer, associate and supplier products through the compliance program. We also help shape the policies, standards and processes to advance the responsible use of technology for societal benefits.

Responsibilities

About the team: Reporting to art’s Chief Data Officer, the Data Science Center of Excellence (DS COE) within DS&I will lead a high-performing team responsible for our AI/ML governance, delivery, and research. One of the objectives of the DS COE is to ensure that we have instituted policies and standards to ensure our AI/ML solutions are fulfilling the digital commitments. The DS COE will also play a critical role in the broader AI/ML governance process that include model change management, inventory, auditing and monitoring and operation excellence.

About the role: This role will have opportunities to consult, design and develop solutions to measure, diagnose and mitigate the bias in our AI/ML solutions. By collaborating with our data scientists and machine learning engineers,?this role will help prioritize, develop and implement technical solutions to support fairness mandates, scientific excellence and security reviews.

The ideal candidate will have some academic or industrial experience in AI/ML to achieve Fair AI or Explainable AI outcomes.

• You will be able to help refine our Fair AI/ML policy in collaboration with stakeholders across the enterprise. 
• You will be able to translate fairness, explainability, privacy, security, or robustness mandates into technical guidelines and engineering requirement that will operate at scale.?
• You will be able to conduct applied research to address fairness issues in the areas of Natural Language Processing, Knowledge Mining, Deep Learning, Classification and Computer Vision.
• You will be able to communicate internally and externally through publication, presentations, and other mediums on research progress, major breakthroughs and product innovation. 

Minimum Qualifications... 

• Option 1: Bachelors degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and 2 years' experience in an analytics or related field.

• Option 2: Masters degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field. Option 3: 4 years' experience in an analytics or related field. 

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 duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.?

Benefits & Perks:?

Beyond competitive pay, 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?

art, 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.?

Who We?Are

Join art and your work could help over 275?million global customers live better every week. Yes, we are the Fortune #1 company. But you’ll quickly find we’re a company who wants you to feel comfortable bringing your whole self to work. A career at art is where the world’s most complex challenges meet a kinder way of life. Our mission spreads far beyond the walls of our stores. Join us and you'll discover why we are a world leader in diversity and inclusion, sustainability, and community involvement.? From day one, you’ll be empowered and equipped to do the best work of your life.?careers.art.com?

About Global Tech?

Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people and put a smile on their face.?That’s?what we do at art Global Tech.?We’re?a team of 15,000+ software engineers, data scientists and service professionals within art, the world’s largest retailer, delivering innovations that improve how our customers shop and empower our 2.2 million associates. To others, innovation looks like an app,?service?or some code,?but art has always been about people. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations.?Being?human-led?is our true disruption.?

We’re?virtual?

Working virtually this year has helped us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team, be more flexible in our personal lives and spend less time commuting.? Today, we are reimagining the tech workplace of the future by making a permanent transition to virtual work for most of our team. Of course, being together in person is an important part of our culture and shared success.?We’ll?collaborate in person at a regular cadence and with purpose.??