Chewy
At Chewy, our mission is to be the most trusted and convenient destination for pet parents and partners, everywhere.
Boston, MA
Hybrid

Senior Data Scientist

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Our Opportunity

Chewy is seeking a highly motivated, goal-oriented, and analytical, Senior Data Scientist to join our exciting and fast paced company in Boston, MA. Our team is growing and if you are equally passionate about data analysis, digital marketing, e-commerce, and career growth, an opportunity at Chewy may be a great match! As the Data Scientist, you will be focused on solving business problems by advanced mathematical modeling to predict outcomes of high impact business decisions. In this role, you will own the management of Chewy’s digital marketing data science end-to-end. You will cooperate with BI teams across the organization in finding insights and developing the right data solutions. In this role, you should be effective at organizing large amounts of data from multiple data sources and build predictive and machine learning models from these large data sets, in order to support solutions of business problems as well as marketing campaign optimizations. This candidate should have a passion for data quality and attention to detail.

What you’ll do:

  • Research, design, and implement predictive models and classifiers built off of billions of rows of data
  • Routinely and effectively partner with digital marketing team to define key business questions and build the models and data sets that answer these questions
  • Lead identification of trends and KPI’s with the objective of improving marketing performance
  • Mentor junior data analysts and demonstrate Data Science and development best practices

What you’ll need:

  • An M.S., P.H.D., or equivalent experience in a related discipline (Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Finance or C.S.)
  • Experience in Python, R, or other Data Science object oriented programming language
  • Experience with applying machine learning techniques at scale and their tuning parameters (Neural Networks, Random Forest, Bayesian Models, K-Means Clustering)
  • 5 years of experience applying Machine Learning, Statistical Modeling, and Data Mining
  • Experience with SQL, NoSQL, and unstructured databases (MySQL, Hadoop, Redshift, MongoDB)
  • Hands on experience with software design for scalability, reliability, and performance
  • Proven track record in developing mathematical models to predict business outcomes and determine cause and effect relationships
  • Candidate must be organized, driven, and exhibit critical thinking skills.
  • Candidate must have an entrepreneurial and self-starting mentality.
  • Position may require travel

 Bonus:

  • Experience in working with digital marketing channels in an eCommerce environment.
  • Knowledge of / experience with multi-channel and cross-channel attribution.
  • Extensive CLI and UNIX experience – we live in the terminal!


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What are Chewy Perks + Benefits

Chewy Benefits Overview

We offer competitive salaries and 401k, unlimited time off, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, in addition to wellness programs, online communities, and resources for improved physical and mental health... enabling you to be your best self - in and outside of work. With mentorship programs, employee resource groups, cross-functional job trainings, events, and customized development tracks for advancement, we're proud to help develop and promote our team members from within.

True to our business, we're pet-friendly and have fun pet-related perks like Paw-ternity leave for new pup parents and Chewy employee discounts. We offer countless volunteer opportunities, recreational club teams, company outings, happy hours, and team events to enable you to bond with fellow Chewtopians and have some fun!

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Partners with nonprofits
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Pair programming
Open office floor plan
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
We're currently 100% remote due to caution and care for the health & well-being of our team. Post-pandemic, we plan to operate in a combination of onsite and remote, with logistics still being defined
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Highly diverse management team
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
We offer a commuter transit, parking, and dependent care FSA.
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Pet insurance
Wellness programs
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Company equity
Performance bonus
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Childcare benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Return-to-work program post parental leave
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Unlimited vacation policy
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
Free snacks and drinks
Some meals provided
Company-sponsored happy hours
Pet friendly
Recreational clubs
Chewy sponsors office sports leagues year-round.
Relocation assistance
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Lunch and learns
Cross-functional lunch and learns.
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Online course subscriptions available
Customized development tracks

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