Come work at a place where we take pride in creating a workplace environment that values hard work, commitment, and growth.
Academy Sports + Outdoors is advancing its use of AI, Data Science, and Advanced Analytics to optimize business processes to improve customer experience online and in brick-and-mortar locations. The Senior Data Scientist will be a key partner in this work, leveraging advanced analytical, statistical, and machine learning techniques to solve complex business challenges, drive strategic decision-making, and enhance data-driven capabilities across the organization. You will work with large-scale datasets, design predictive models, and implement scalable data solutions that impact critical areas of the business. This is a senior role that involves mentoring junior data scientists, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and communicating insights to stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
Job Description:
Education
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Bachelor's degree (BA, BS with strong coursework in a quantitative field, such as Engineering, in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent years of work experience
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Master’s degree preferred
Experience
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4+ Years in data analytics, business intelligence, or data engineering. Data Science Experience preferred
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2 years in a senior analyst capacity, preferably within an enterprise or large-scale organization
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Experience with retail analytics + omnichannel will be a plus
Skills
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Ability to work well under pressure while consistently meeting time sensitive deadlines
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Ability to work well independently, as well as effectively contribute to a team environment
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Ability to prioritize workload, meet multiple deadlines simultaneously in a fast paced, frequently changing environment
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Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, detail-oriented, with the ability to interact with all levels of end users and technical resources
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Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, R, or Scala
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Expertise in machine learning frameworks and libraries (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-Learn). Preference toward experience in a cloud enterprise environment, such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP) (BigQuery is a plus) / Azure / Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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Advanced knowledge of SQL and experience with relational and non-relational databases with a focus on transforming data to prepare for analysis and machine learning. 3+ years of experience in enterprise grade data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Looker, MicroStrategy)
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Strong Microsoft Office program experience including Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
Responsibilities:
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Data Analysis & Modeling: Design and develop complex predictive and prescriptive models using advanced statistical and machine learning techniques. Utilizing data-science techniques, explore the data to uncover patterns and correlations, predict customer behavior, and preemptively identify potential problems. Contribute to company A/B testing framework and recommend results
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Data Collection & Management: Lead the acquisition, integration, and cleaning of diverse and complex datasets from multiple sources to ensure data quality and reliability
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Data Product Ownership: Drive end-to-end data science products from ideation to production, including problem definition, data exploration, model development, and result validation, documentation, and monitoring.
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Collaboration: Work closely with stakeholders across business units, including product, finance, marketing, operations, and IT, to understand business needs, define requirements, and align data science solutions with business objectives.
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Data Visualization & Communication: Create compelling visualizations and presentations that effectively communicate complex analysis, insights, and recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences.
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Model Deployment & Scaling: Implement and optimize machine learning models in production environments, ensuring they are scalable, efficient, and reliable
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Mentorship & Leadership: Lead by example to build a culture of accountability and rigor to substantiate proven business impact with data, providing mentorship and guidance to other analysts on the team
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Innovation: Keep current with technical and industry developments, tools, and technologies in the field of data science, and identify opportunities for continuous improvement and innovation within the organization.
Physical Requirements & Attendance
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Acceptable level of hearing and vision to perform job duties
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Adhere to company work hours, policies, procedures, and rules governing professional staff behavior
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Regular attendance required
Full timeEqual Employment Opportunity
Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate with regard to employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by law.
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What We Do
At Academy Sports + Outdoors, we believe in the power of fun. And we believe in helping our customers have more of it. With a wide assortment of sporting and outdoors gear, Academy offers the best brands under one roof — curated to make the most of every budget. Day in and day out, our 20,000+ Team Members bring a sense of adventure, energy, and passion to work. Understanding our people and the things that matter to them has been at the core of Academy culture for over 80 years. We take pride in creating a workplace that values hard work, commitment, growth, and of course, FUN.
Academy — headquartered in Katy, TX, a suburb of Houston — is one of the nation’s largest sporting goods and outdoor stores. We offer a broad assortment of quality hunting, fishing, and camping equipment and gear, as well as sports and leisure products, footwear, apparel, and much more.
Originally founded in 1938 as a family business in Texas, Academy has grown to a wide network of stores across many states, with $6.8 billion in annual revenue.
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