✦ Luna Orbit — Data & Analytics

Director, Data Scientist and Advanced Analytics

at Dollar Tree

📍 VA-Chesapeake Hybrid Posted March 13, 2026
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Position Details

Type Not Specified
Experience lead
Exp. Years 10+ years
Education Master's or Ph.D. in Statistics, Applied Math, Economics, Data Science, or related field
Category Data & Analytics

About this role

This role involves leading advanced analytics initiatives to evaluate retail store performance, develop predictive models, and provide strategic insights to senior leadership.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead analytics development
  • Build models to evaluate performance
  • Translate data into insights
  • Manage vendor relationships
  • Develop dashboards and reports

Technical Overview

Focus on statistical and predictive modeling, data sourcing, feature engineering, visualization, and vendor management in a retail analytics environment.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior data scientist with over 10 years of experience in advanced analytics, skilled in statistical modeling, data sourcing, and visualization, with strong leadership and vendor management abilities.

Must-Have Skills

10+ years of experience in data science or advanced analyticsStrong modeling and statistical skillsExperience with data sourcing and feature engineeringAbility to translate data into insightsVendor management experience

Nice-to-Have Skills

Experience with retail dataKnowledge of BI tools like Tableau or Power BI

Tools & Platforms

SQLPythonRTableauPower BI

Required Skills

Data scienceAdvanced analyticsStatistical modelingPredictive modelingData sourcingFeature engineeringModel validationData visualizationDashboardVendor managementSQLPythonR

Hard Skills

Data scienceAdvanced analyticsStatistical modelingPredictive modelingData sourcingFeature engineeringModel validationData visualizationDashboard developmentVendor managementSQLPythonREconometrics

Soft Skills

Strategic thinkingCommunicationLeadershipCollaborationProblem-solving

Certifications

Preferred

Certified Analytics ProfessionalSAS Certified Data Scientist

Industry & Role

Industry Retail
Job Function Lead advanced analytics and data science projects to inform retail investment decisions

Keywords for Your Resume

Data ScientistAdvanced AnalyticsStatistical ModelingPredictive ModelsData SourcingFeature EngineeringModel ValidationData VisualizationDashboardVendor ManagementSQLPythonREconometricsPredictive ModelingData sourcingFeature engineeringModel validationData visualizationVendor management

Deal Breakers

Less than 10 years of experience, Lack of experience with predictive modeling, Inability to communicate insights effectively

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