Sr Applied Data Scientist - Personalization (applied ML, PyTorch, ML Ops)

The pay range is $98,000.00 - $176,000.00

Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications. In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at .

JOIN TARGET AS A SR DATA SCIENTIST 6 RECOMMENDATIONS (RecSys)

As aSr Data Scientist,youwork on the Target Data Science Recommendations team collaborating with data scientists, machine learningengineersand product managers to build and augment our AI-driven digital Recommendation products. Through your understanding of deep learning, machine learning, linear algebra, probability theory, statistics, and optimizationyperform data exploration and analysis, implement algorithmic solutions given specifications, push solutions to our production environment, andanalyze performance and trade-offs.Wewill expectyou to understand Agile principles, follow best-practice software design,participatein code reviews, createa maintainable and well-tested codebase with relevant documentation. On the business side,youdocument and present work to technical and non-technical peers, build knowledge on business priorities and strategic goals and leveragethis knowledge while building requirements and solutions for each businessneed.

Coreresponsibilities of this job are articulated within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to businessneeds.

Aboutyou:

• MS or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research or relevant work experience
• 3 plus years of experience developing machine learning models using deep learning frameworks such asPyTorchor JAX
• Experience building recommendation, personalization, search, ranking or retrieval systems at scale
• Strong programming skills in Python and SQL
• Demonstrated experience with optimization, statistics, probability and experimental design
• Experience evaluating models through offline analysis on large-scale datasets and online experimentation, including statistical analysis and interpretation of results
• Knowledge of large-scale data processing and analytics platforms such as Spark
• Extensive experienceleveraginggenerative AI tools to accelerate development, experimentation and model delivery
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts and results to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Demonstrated ability to translate business problems into scalable data science solutions
• Self-driven, results-oriented and able to meet tight deadlines
• Motivated team player who thrives in a collaborative - global environment

This position willoperateas a Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement based on Targets needs. A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team members core role will need to be performed both onsite at the Target HQ MN location the role is assigned to and virtually, depending upon what your role, team and tasks require for that day. Work duties cannot be performed outside of the country of the primary work location, unless otherwise prescribed by Target. Clickif you are curious to learn more about Minnesota.

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