Position Summary...
As Senior Director of Consumer Health Solutions, you will lead the development of novel health products and services at the intersection of consumer behavior, health, and data science. You will manage and grow a team of data scientists, product managers, researchers, and designers, with business, product, and tech leaders across Walmart, to deliver solutions which leverage machine learning and other technologies to activate customers for healthier living and create value across multiple business segments.
What you'll do...
Partner with strategy and business unit teams in the concepting stages of solution incubation
Oversee the product discovery process to uncover insights for patients/consumers, care givers, and clinicians to optimize care, enable healthy behaviors, and improve health outcomes
Lead the lifecycle stages of solution incubation after concepting, from early-stage prototyping through multiple test-and-learn cycles to late-stage handoff for build, integration, and launch at scale
Develop individual and population-level consumer health insight solutions as value-enhancing capabilities for multiple Walmart businesses, leveraging health data science and machine learning
Develop customer activation solutions which leverage internal assets and physical/digital customer touchpoints to enable healthy eating and other health-promoting behaviors and which enhance customer trust, loyalty, and product sales
Manage solution development to support and enable appropriate business cases
Drive disciplined and transparent processes to enable efficient data science model development and validation in support of both product roadmap and novel hypothesis testing, and to communicate high level and detailed product specifications
Apply suitable techniques for model testing and tuning, to assess accuracy, fit, validity, and robustness
Implement model monitoring and model life-cycle management practices.
Contribute code documentation, maintain playbooks, and provide timely progress updates
Evaluate strengths and weaknesses of existing and new data sources (including consumer data and healthcare data) and develop an appropriate data science strategy to support insight generation from these data sources
Build, coach and mentor a team of data scientists and product managers to create a unified approach to data product development and foster a culture of success
Act as an internal and external spokesperson for the initiative
Present complex data science concepts and principles in simple, concise, and clear business terms
Enable cross-functional learning about product management and data science concepts and principles as applied to relevant use cases through a program of information sharing and education sessions (e.g. colloquia)
Collaborate with strategy and business teams, global tech teams, product teams, ecosystem partners, and managed contract vendors
Manage and develop top-tier talent, including recruitment, engagement, and well-being
About the team:
The Consumer Health and Data Solutions team consists of:
Incubation: includes Walmart Everyday Health Signals (EHS), a health insights product, and Walmart's Nutrition Hub, which supports personalized healthy eating powered by EHS
Digital Business Services: includes customer identity, digital engagement, and business analytics to support health and wellness lines of business
What you'll bring:
10+ combined years in data science and product leadership role, with a robust network across industry stakeholders
5+ years in healthcare or health-related work
Superb communication and relationship skills, including the ability to work with and present to C-level executives and board members; proven ability to influence strategic decision making
Deep technical experience leading data science and product teams combining various forms of health and consumer data to uncover new insights in broad array of use cases including population health and chronic disease management
Consumer, and ideally consumer health product leadership experience, including user engagement for health-related behavior change
Knowledge of coding languages like SQL, Java, C++, Python and others
Knowledge of model fit testing, tuning, and validation techniques (for example, Chi square, ROC curve, root mean square error etc.)
Knowledge of data visualization guidelines and best practices for complex data @types; experience with data visualization tools (for example, Python, R libraries, GGplot, Matplotlib, Ploty, Tableau, PowerBI)
In-depth experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to align health data science efforts with regulatory compliance, and business and clinical value
Experience with relevant data standards, terminologies and vocabularies used in retail and/or healthcare data
Demonstrated ability to manage full-time and contract teammates, both in-person and remote
Strong record of shipping product and meeting commitments with significant impact, on time and on budget
Experience directing budgets, and resources to achieve maximum value
Strong track record of delivering large, cross functional projects
Contribution to external open source projects a plus
Success in an entrepreneurial environment, ideally within a high growth technology company
Experience and passion for rapid prototyping and development in a fast-paced environment
MS or PhD in data science or equivalent
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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 duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.
At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. 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 (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
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You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.
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For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices .
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Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.
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Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.
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For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart (https://bit.ly/3iOOb1J) .
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The annual salary range for this position is $208,000.00-$416,000.00
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Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
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Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:
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Minimum Qualifications...
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Option 1: Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and 7
years' experience in an analytics related field. Option 2: Master's degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science,
Information Technology or related field and 5 years' experience in an analytics related field. Option 3: 9 years' experience in an analytics or related
field.
3 years' supervisory experience.
Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Data science, machine learning, optimization models, PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Information Technology, Operations Research, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics, Successful completion of one or more assessments in Python, Spark, Scala, or R, Supervisory experience, Using open source frameworks (for example, scikit learn, tensorflow, torch), We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart's accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.
Primary Location...
840 W California Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94086-4828, United States of America
Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.
Walmart, Inc. 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 diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas and opinions- while being inclusive of all people.
