Target
Lead Operations Research Scientist - Enterprise Network Strategy
Pay$126600.00 - $273500.00 / year
LocationMinneapolis/Minnesota
Employment typeFull-Time
What's your preference?
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
#Retail #OperationsResearch #DataScience #Optimization #CareerOpportunity #RemoteWork
"We prioritize candidate privacy and champion equal-opportunity employment. Central to our mission is our partnership with companies that share this commitment. We aim to foster a fair, transparent, and secure hiring environment for all. If you encounter any employer not adhering to these principles, please bring it to our attention immediately.
We are not the EOR (Employer of Record) for this position. Our role in this specific opportunity is to connect outstanding candidates with a top-tier employer."About the company