JOB DESCRIPTION: Position is based in Charlotte, NC, some teleworking may be permitted. Travel to Lowe's offices may be required.

Mines and extracts data and applies statistics and algorithms necessary to derive insights for Lowe's and Lowe's Digital. Supports the generation of an automated insights generation framework for Lowe's business partners to effectively interpret data. Provides actionable insights through data science on Personalization, Search & Navigation, SEO & Promotions, Supply Chain, Services, and other company priorities. Tracks success of Lowe's through the development of dashboard reports that measure financial results, customer satisfaction, and engagement metrics. problems in R and Python in deep statistical analysis, including predictive and prescriptive modeling in order to provide a competitive advantage at Lowe's. Maintains expert-level knowledge on industry trends, emerging technologies, and new methodologies and applies it to projects as well as using it to guide team members. Leads automation and analytical projects, collaborating across functions in Lowe's and Lowe's Digital. Responsible for influencing, leading the thought process, and defining the appropriate methodology for team members. Translates or provides guidance to more junior level scientists to translate requirements into an analytical approach; asks the right questions to understand the problem; validates understanding with Stakeholder or Manager. Builds or provides guidance for building the analytic approach to solving a business problem; helps identify the sources, methods, parameters, and procedures to be used; clarifies expectations with stakeholders and plans resources accordingly. Leverages deep understanding of statistical techniques and tools to analyze data according to the project plan; communicates with stakeholders to provide updates and manage scope. Prepares final recommendations, ensuring solutions are best-in-class, implementable and scalable in the business. Executes plan for measuring impact based on discussions with stakeholders, partners and senior team members. Executes projects with full adherence to enterprise project management practices by participating in formal and informal training. Maintains knowledge of techniques, technology, industry trends, best practices, and emerging methodologies.

JOB REQUIREMENTS: Job requires a Bachelor’s Degree* in Computer Science, Statistics, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field AND 4 years of experience in any job title/occupation involving analytics or a related field, OR Master's Degree* in Computer Science, Statistics, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field AND 1 year of experience in any job title/occupation involving analytics or a related field. *Employer will accept single degree or combination of degrees, diplomas and/or professional experience equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree.

Must have prior experience in: 

•    1 year of experience in: 
•    Developing and Maintaining Production codebase; 
•    Inventory planning and demand forecasting; 
•    Linear and Non-linear optimization; 
•    Database Querying Languages (SQL and HQL); 
•    Analyzing data using SQL; and 
•     Maintaining a production codebase.

•    Experience in: 
•    Statistical analysis and data visualization; 
•    Building Machine Learning models for predictive modelling; and
•    Experience using multiple data systems and sources (such as Hadoop and Spark).

REQ# 3523849

Lowe’s is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.