Sam’s Club
Base pay range
$110,000.00/yr - $220,000.00/yr Position Summary
As a Staff Data Scientist at Sam’s Club, you will bridge the gap between advanced AI capabilities and business strategy. In this role, you’ll lead 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. Establish metrics, monitoring, and governance to ensure reliability, safety, and ethical use. Bridge technical and business teams through leadership, mentoring, and setting adoption standards. 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. Transition from onboarding to leadership within 3–6 months, taking charge of identifying opportunities, shaping project roadmaps, and driving measurable impact. What You’ll Bring
Proven expertise in predictive analytics and machine learning algorithms to develop and validate advanced models. Proficiency in Python programming and data visualization tools such as Matplotlib, Plotly, Tableau, or PowerBI. Strong knowledge of data strategy, including data quality standards, governance, and scalable data ecosystems. Experience with data source identification across SQL and NoSQL databases and performing initial data quality assessments. Ability to translate complex business requirements into data‑driven solutions and communicate insights effectively to stakeholders. Familiarity with model deployment, monitoring, and iterative enhancement in production environments. Preferred Qualifications and Experience
5+ 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. Benefits
401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and more. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company‑paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. PTO and/or PPTO can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. Other benefits include short‑term and long‑term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more. Live Better U educational benefit program covers tuition, books, and fees. 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. Location
2101 Se Simple Savings Dr, Bentonville, AR 72712-4304, United States of America Job Type
Full‑time Seniority Level
Mid‑Senior level Job Function
Engineering and Information Technology Industry
Retail
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$110,000.00/yr - $220,000.00/yr Position Summary
As a Staff Data Scientist at Sam’s Club, you will bridge the gap between advanced AI capabilities and business strategy. In this role, you’ll lead 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. Establish metrics, monitoring, and governance to ensure reliability, safety, and ethical use. Bridge technical and business teams through leadership, mentoring, and setting adoption standards. 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. Transition from onboarding to leadership within 3–6 months, taking charge of identifying opportunities, shaping project roadmaps, and driving measurable impact. What You’ll Bring
Proven expertise in predictive analytics and machine learning algorithms to develop and validate advanced models. Proficiency in Python programming and data visualization tools such as Matplotlib, Plotly, Tableau, or PowerBI. Strong knowledge of data strategy, including data quality standards, governance, and scalable data ecosystems. Experience with data source identification across SQL and NoSQL databases and performing initial data quality assessments. Ability to translate complex business requirements into data‑driven solutions and communicate insights effectively to stakeholders. Familiarity with model deployment, monitoring, and iterative enhancement in production environments. Preferred Qualifications and Experience
5+ 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. Benefits
401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and more. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company‑paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. PTO and/or PPTO can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. Other benefits include short‑term and long‑term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more. Live Better U educational benefit program covers tuition, books, and fees. 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. Location
2101 Se Simple Savings Dr, Bentonville, AR 72712-4304, United States of America Job Type
Full‑time Seniority Level
Mid‑Senior level Job Function
Engineering and Information Technology Industry
Retail
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