Responsibilities

• Developing and deploying advanced data science and machine learning solutions that drive business performance, enhance customer personalization, and optimize pricing, merchandising, and promotional strategies. The position leverages large-scale data analysis, predictive modeling, and AI-driven systems to generate insights, automate decision-making, and improve customer engagement across channels.
• Developing and implementing scalable Data Science Analytical Solutions that rely on machine learning and artificial intelligence to automate and optimize key business processes and help improve efficiency and financial results
• Providing research-based consultation and recommendations regarding the personalization of customer interfaces with Publix
• Contributing to the design and measurement of customer personalization programs at the Marketing channel, omni-channel, product hierarchy, and store level
• Analyzing customer, transaction, and campaign data to identify trends and patterns in marketing campaign performance and/or customer behavior
• Building learning systems that monitor data flows and react to changes in customer preferences, network constraints, and business objectives
• Manipulate large datasets to discover and extract meaningful business information using data mining, statistics, and machine learning techniques
• Developing scalable, efficient processes for large scale data analyses, model development and model implementation
• Analyzing and troubleshooting highly complex systems for accuracy, performance improvement and integration with changes to other enterprise systems

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Data Science, Information Systems, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Finance, or related quantitative field from an accredited college or university, or equivalent experience
• At least five (5) years of analytics, computer science, marketing, finance, or similar analytics field work-related experience
• At least three (3) years’ experience writing SQL
• At least five (5) years’ experience writing R code, Python, Syntax or similar functionality within other statistical tools
• Advance knowledge in Microsoft Excel
• Basic knowledge using Data Management Platforms(DMPs)
• Knowledge of NoSQL databases, data lakes and formats including text, image, sentiment and audio/video
• Expert knowledge of statistical software knowledge (i.e., SPSS, SAS) and business intelligence tools (i.e., SQL, Visual Basic, SQL Enterprise Manager)
• Intermediate knowledge of data visualization tools (i.e., Tableau or MicroStrategy Desktop) and Python Coding
• Ability to exhibit a natural curiosity when developing research
• Expert knowledge in creating ETL (extract, transform, load) process and knowledge of ETL best practices
• Basic working with large data sets and distributed computing tools like Spark

Preferred

• Ph.D. degree in data science, computer science, statistics, neuroscience, engineering, mathematics, or physics
• Seven (7) or more years of relevant research related experience
• Data Science Certificate
• Expert knowledge of data visualization tools and Python Coding
• Intermediate knowledge using Data Management Platforms(DMPs)

Benefits

• Employee stock ownership plan that contributes Publix stock to associates each year at no cost
• An opportunity to purchase additional shares of our privately-held stock
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Group health, dental and vision plans plan
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Free hot lunches (buffet-style) at facilities with a cafeteria
• Visit our website to see all of our benefits: https://jobs-beta.publix.com/benefits/