US Foods

Lead Data Scientist

US Foods

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: IllinoisUnited States

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Salary

💰 $100,000 - $160,000 per year

Job Level

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About the role

  • Lead a team of data scientists responsible for designing, developing, and deploying advanced analytics and AI solutions.
  • Partner with senior Sales, Merchandising, Marketing, and Digital stakeholders to identify, prioritize, and frame high-impact business problems.
  • Oversee delivery of solutions including eCommerce personalization, recommendation systems, and advanced analytics.
  • Ensure solutions are production-ready, scalable, and embedded into commercial workflows.
  • Lead, develop, and retain high-performing teams of data scientists.
  • Shape and deliver the commercial analytics and AI roadmap aligned to growth priorities.

Requirements

  • Six years of experience or greater in advanced analytics, data science, or applied machine learning, with progressive leadership responsibility.
  • Experience deploying applied AI solutions on cloud platforms (e.g., AWS SageMaker and Bedrock).
  • Experience guiding teams in Python-based data science ecosystems and collaborative development practices.
  • Strong command of machine learning, optimization methods, and statistical experimentation at scale.
  • Business-oriented analytical thinker with a high bar for rigor, execution, and reliability.
  • Clear, concise communicator able to influence senior leaders with data-driven insights.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field required. PhD in a quantitative field a plus.
Benefits
  • health insurance
  • retirement benefits
  • paid time off
  • short-term and long-term disability
  • employee stock purchase plan
  • life insurance
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Hard Skills & Tools
advanced analyticsdata scienceapplied machine learningmachine learningoptimization methodsstatistical experimentationPythoneCommerce personalizationrecommendation systemscloud platforms
Soft Skills
leadershipanalytical thinkingcommunicationinfluenceteam developmentexecutionreliability