Sam's Club
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Base pay range
$90,000.00/yr - $180,000.00/yr Sam's Club provided pay range. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more. Immigration sponsorship is not available for this role. Position Summary
As a Senior Data Scientist at Sam’s Club, you will bridge the gap between advanced AI capabilities and business strategy. In this role, you’ll help with the efforts to design and apply AI solutions that deliver measurable impact across Asset Protection, Operations, and Product. While grounded in AI/ML innovation, this position focuses on translating complex technologies into practical business outcomes— improving efficiency, strengthening member experience, and driving smarter decision-making. Success in this role requires strong business acumen, the ability to align AI initiatives with enterprise priorities, and close collaboration with cross-functional teams. About the Team: Sam’s Club is a membership warehouse club that combines value, quality, and innovation for millions of members. Our team is dedicated to harnessing the power of data and AI to unlock new business opportunities and reimagine how retail operates. Working side-by-side with Asset Protection, Operations, and Product, we identify high-impact challenges and deliver AI-driven solutions that optimize business processes, strengthen risk management, and enhance operational excellence. We are at the forefront of retail transformation, ensuring AI is applied responsibly and strategically to support our associates and members. What You'll Do
Translate business challenges into AI solutions: partner with stakeholders in Asset Protection, Operations, and Product to understand pain points and opportunities, then design AI approaches that deliver measurable improvements. Leverage AI for business impact: guide the use of AI agents, predictive modeling, and advanced analytics to improve decision-making, streamline workflows, and reduce inefficiencies across supported areas. Integrate with enterprise systems: ensure AI initiatives connect seamlessly with existing tools, systems, and processes, enabling real-world adoption and sustainable impact. Evaluate and govern AI solutions: establish metrics, monitoring, and governance frameworks to ensure solutions are reliable, safe, and ethically applied in business contexts. Build and stand up software and data products independently, demonstrating ownership of the full development lifecycle. Apply foundational machine learning techniques and a working understanding of Generative AI to solve complex, ambiguous problems creatively and effectively. Communicate clearly and confidently with both technical and non-technical audiences, presenting problems, hypotheses, and solutions with clarity and business relevance. What You'll Bring
Extensive experience in data science, machine learning, and predictive modeling with proficiency in Python programming. Strong knowledge of data engineering, including data pipelines, data quality, and database technologies such as SQL and NoSQL. Expertise in analytical modeling techniques, feature engineering, and model assessment using best practice validation methods. Proven ability to translate complex business requirements into data-driven solutions aligned with strategic objectives. Proficiency in data visualization tools and techniques to effectively communicate insights to stakeholders. Experience deploying and scaling analytical models in production environments with attention to sustainability and performance. Excellent collaboration and mentoring skills to guide junior associates and cross-functional teams. Preferred Qualifications and Experience
3+ years of professional experience working as a Data Scientist. Professional work experience with Spark and dashboarding. Working knowledge and understanding of GenAI and AI solutions. About Sam's Club
Sam Walton opened the first Sam's Club in 1983 to meet a growing need among customers who wanted to buy merchandise in bulk. Since then, Sam's Club has grown rapidly, opening more than 600 clubs in the U.S. and 100 clubs internationally. By offering affordable, wholesale merchandise to members, Sam's Club helps make saving simple for families and small business owners. Sam's Club employs about 110,000 associates in the U.S. The average club is 134,000 square feet and offers bulk groceries and general merchandise. Most clubs also have specialty services, such as a pharmacy, an optical department, a photo center, or a tire and battery center. Benefits
Beyond our great compensation package, 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
Sam’s Club 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 unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions while being welcoming of all people. 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 responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process. Seniority level
Mid-Senior level Employment type
Full-time Job function
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$90,000.00/yr - $180,000.00/yr Sam's Club provided pay range. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more. Immigration sponsorship is not available for this role. Position Summary
As a Senior Data Scientist at Sam’s Club, you will bridge the gap between advanced AI capabilities and business strategy. In this role, you’ll help with the efforts to design and apply AI solutions that deliver measurable impact across Asset Protection, Operations, and Product. While grounded in AI/ML innovation, this position focuses on translating complex technologies into practical business outcomes— improving efficiency, strengthening member experience, and driving smarter decision-making. Success in this role requires strong business acumen, the ability to align AI initiatives with enterprise priorities, and close collaboration with cross-functional teams. About the Team: Sam’s Club is a membership warehouse club that combines value, quality, and innovation for millions of members. Our team is dedicated to harnessing the power of data and AI to unlock new business opportunities and reimagine how retail operates. Working side-by-side with Asset Protection, Operations, and Product, we identify high-impact challenges and deliver AI-driven solutions that optimize business processes, strengthen risk management, and enhance operational excellence. We are at the forefront of retail transformation, ensuring AI is applied responsibly and strategically to support our associates and members. What You'll Do
Translate business challenges into AI solutions: partner with stakeholders in Asset Protection, Operations, and Product to understand pain points and opportunities, then design AI approaches that deliver measurable improvements. Leverage AI for business impact: guide the use of AI agents, predictive modeling, and advanced analytics to improve decision-making, streamline workflows, and reduce inefficiencies across supported areas. Integrate with enterprise systems: ensure AI initiatives connect seamlessly with existing tools, systems, and processes, enabling real-world adoption and sustainable impact. Evaluate and govern AI solutions: establish metrics, monitoring, and governance frameworks to ensure solutions are reliable, safe, and ethically applied in business contexts. Build and stand up software and data products independently, demonstrating ownership of the full development lifecycle. Apply foundational machine learning techniques and a working understanding of Generative AI to solve complex, ambiguous problems creatively and effectively. Communicate clearly and confidently with both technical and non-technical audiences, presenting problems, hypotheses, and solutions with clarity and business relevance. What You'll Bring
Extensive experience in data science, machine learning, and predictive modeling with proficiency in Python programming. Strong knowledge of data engineering, including data pipelines, data quality, and database technologies such as SQL and NoSQL. Expertise in analytical modeling techniques, feature engineering, and model assessment using best practice validation methods. Proven ability to translate complex business requirements into data-driven solutions aligned with strategic objectives. Proficiency in data visualization tools and techniques to effectively communicate insights to stakeholders. Experience deploying and scaling analytical models in production environments with attention to sustainability and performance. Excellent collaboration and mentoring skills to guide junior associates and cross-functional teams. Preferred Qualifications and Experience
3+ years of professional experience working as a Data Scientist. Professional work experience with Spark and dashboarding. Working knowledge and understanding of GenAI and AI solutions. About Sam's Club
Sam Walton opened the first Sam's Club in 1983 to meet a growing need among customers who wanted to buy merchandise in bulk. Since then, Sam's Club has grown rapidly, opening more than 600 clubs in the U.S. and 100 clubs internationally. By offering affordable, wholesale merchandise to members, Sam's Club helps make saving simple for families and small business owners. Sam's Club employs about 110,000 associates in the U.S. The average club is 134,000 square feet and offers bulk groceries and general merchandise. Most clubs also have specialty services, such as a pharmacy, an optical department, a photo center, or a tire and battery center. Benefits
Beyond our great compensation package, 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
Sam’s Club 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 unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions while being welcoming of all people. 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 responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process. Seniority level
Mid-Senior level Employment type
Full-time Job function
Engineering and Information Technology Industries Retail Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Sam\'s Club by 2x
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