Decision Scientist
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 9, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 10, 2026.
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Do you have a strong passion for using data to drive business decisions, generate ideas, and inspire collaborators? As a Decision Scientist on the Retail Store Analytics team, you will play an integral role in helping Apple Retail make decisions using data. Design, refine, and create innovative analyses. Leverage large and complex data sources from across Apple to deliver data products.
Description
You will partner with cross-functional teams to identify, frame, prioritize, and answer business questions where analytics can be most impactful. Design and implement analytics and reporting tools to support key decisions on a wide variety of topics including product launches, customer experience, and operational performance. Other responsibilities include the following:
Design, create, refine, and maintain analyses and reporting.
Collaborate with other decision scientists, analysts, and engineers to build full-service data solutions.
Perform all aspects of analysis including data manipulation, programming, data visualization, documentation, and presentation of results.
Develop a deep understanding of our retail customer base and purchase choices and contribute to the development of tools to improve business efficiency and productivity.
Minimum Qualifications
4+ years of related work experience in decision/data science, consulting, business analytics, or other related business facing role
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (Engineering, Data Science, Business) or equivalent experience
4+ years experience coding in SQL and Python
4+ years experience performing rigorous statistical analysis
Ability to initiate, refine, and complete projects with minimal guidance
Ability to think critically and and collaborate cross-functionally with other analytics and business stakeholders to distill business questions into concise analyses and reports.
Preferred Qualifications
2+ years of experience performing machine learning and predictive modeling
Experience translating business needs into logic and key performance indicators
Experience with BI processes and some experience with dashboard tools like Tableau
Master’s degree in a relevant field (Engineering, Data Science, Business) or equivalent experience