Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Starbucks is a company that celebrates coffee and connection, seeking a Senior/Lead Data Scientist to guide business decisions through statistical and machine learning approaches. This role involves developing analytical models, translating business problems into data science solutions, and operationalizing work through repeatable analysis and model pipelines.
Responsibilities
- Develop and apply analytical models (statistical and/or machine learning) to improve decision-making, performance, and customer/partner outcomes
- Translate business problems into data science solutions by defining approach, sourcing/validating data, and communicating clear recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Operationalize your work by creating repeatable analysis/model pipelines, improving model performance over time, and contributing to shared standards (documentation, version control, reproducibility)
Skills
- 4+ years in data science, applied analytics, or a closely related field
- BA/BS in a quantitative field (or equivalent practical experience)
- Proficiency with Python or R and SQL
- MS/PhD in a quantitative discipline (or equivalent advanced experience)
- Experience deploying or maintaining models in production environments (monitoring, retraining, performance measurement)
- Experience with cloud analytics platforms (e.g., AWS or Azure) and/or distributed computing (e.g., Spark)
- Familiarity with experiment design / causal inference and translating results into business actions
- Demonstrated ability to mentor others and influence cross-functional partners toward adoption
Benefits
- Access to medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
- Other voluntary insurance benefits
- Access to short-term and long-term disability
- Paid parental leave
- Family expansion reimbursement
- Paid vacation from date of hire
- Sick time (accrued at 1 hour for every 25 hours worked)
- Eight paid holidays
- Two personal days per year
- Eligible partners participation in a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
- Discounted company stock program (S.I.P.)
- Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock)
- Incentivized emergency savings
- Financial well-being tools
- 100% upfront tuition coverage for a first-time bachelor’s degree through Arizona State University’s online program via the Starbucks College Achievement Plan
- Student loan management resources
- Access to other educational opportunities
- Access to backup care
- DACA reimbursement
- Onsite four days a week
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