Target

Lead Operations Research Scientist - Enterprise Network Strategy


Pay$126600.00 - $273500.00 / year
LocationMinneapolis/Minnesota
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: R0000377625
      Employer Industry: Retail

      Why consider this job opportunity:
      - Salary up to $273,500.00
      - Comprehensive health benefits including medical, vision, dental, and life insurance for you and your family
      - Additional benefits such as 401(k), employee discount, paid vacation, and paid national holidays
      - Opportunity for career advancement and growth within a Fortune 50 company
      - Flexibility of remote or hybrid work arrangements available
      - Work on cutting-edge optimization models and algorithms that impact the supply chain

      What to Expect (Job Responsibilities):
      - Develop optimization models and algorithms for last mile delivery operations
      - Collaborate with data scientists, machine learning engineers, and business partners to enhance business processes
      - Drive the deployment of models and tools to solve optimization problems, including vehicle routing and network optimization
      - Create and maintain metrics to quantify improvements in network costs resulting from optimization models
      - Design and implement complex optimization models for network design, routing, and scheduling

      What is Required (Qualifications):
      - PhD or MS in Mathematics, Statistics, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or relevant work/research experience
      - Minimum of 5 years of experience in building optimization models and algorithms that perform at scale
      - Significant expertise in Optimization Theory, dynamic programming, linear algebra, probability, and statistics
      - Proficiency in Python, Scala, Java, or Kotlin programming
      - Experience deploying ML models with large-scale business impact in a commercial setting

      How to Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications):
      - Demonstrated expertise in Heuristics/Metaheuristics methods
      - Experience solving large scale operations research problems using decomposition methods
      - Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for partnering with global teams
      - Constant learner mentality with a focus on supply chain optimization and AI

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