# (USA) Distinguished, Data Scientist - Operations Research

Position Summary... The Distinguished Data Scientist will lead advanced analytics initiatives to solve complex business challenges by leveraging machine learning, predictive modeling, optimization and data visualization techniques. This role requires deep expertise in data strategy, model development, and deployment to deliver actionable insights that drive measurable business impact. The successful candidate will collaborate across functions to translate business needs into innovative data solutions, mentor team members, and promote continuous improvement. This position demands a strong foundation in statistical and optimization methods, coding, and data governance to support Walmart’s strategic objectives and enhance decision-making capabilities.About the team: The Supply Chain Strategy team at Walmart leads long-term network planning through data-driven methods, advanced modeling, and cross-functional collaboration. They assess strategic locations, capacity, inventory flows, transportation, and capital investments. Partnering with Operations, Finance, and Technology, the team develops scalable analytical frameworks using Python, SQL, optimization, simulation, and AI. Their insig

- **Id**: 3912851
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/walmart-usa-distinguished-data-scientist-operations-research>
- **Role**: Data Science
- **Role family**: Data Science
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: explicit
- **Locations**: Bentonville, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 9
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-06T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-06
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T00:26:56Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 7
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6324
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Life insurance, Parental leave
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Industrial Engineering, Marketplaces, Retail & Shop Systems, Online Groceries

## Company

- **Id**: 236
- **Name**: Walmart
- **Domain**: walmart.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/walmart>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 100
- **Open postings**: 349
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.117
- **Repost share**: 0.003
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 5
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Technologies

- **Machine Learning** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **SQL** — Optional: no
- **Scala** — Optional: yes
- **Scikit-learn** — Optional: yes
- **Spark** — Optional: yes
- **TensorFlow** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 7

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 9
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

### Languages

- Language: English; Level: All levels; Optional: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-07T08:51:32Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 2,861 · green card filings: 870; Filings 12m: 2861

## Liveness

- **Score**: 43
- **Band**: fade
- **Label**: Fading
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.787
- **P room**: 0.55
- **Age days**: 6
- **Expected fill days**: 5
- **Reasons**: conf:0, velocity, win:tail, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

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