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Sr Data Scientist

at W.W. Grainger

📍 LAKE FOREST, IL, US, 60045-5202 Hybrid 💰 $103K – $172K USD / year Posted March 30, 2026
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Position Details

Salary $103K – $172K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience senior
Exp. Years 3+ years
Education Bachelor's Degree in technical field required; Master's preferred; PhD optional
Category Data & Analytics

About this role

Grainger is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join the OST Advanced Analytics & Insights team. The role focuses on building and deploying statistical and ML models to optimize branch and warehouse operations, and communicating insights to business partners.

Key Responsibilities

  • Analyze data sets and build predictive models
  • Deploy and operationalize analytics solutions
  • Communicate results to non-technical audiences
  • Apply ML techniques to operations data
  • Collaborate with business partners

Technical Overview

Strong technical stack includes Python or R, SQL, Teradata/Snowflake/Oracle, AWS, NLP, time series forecasting, and various ML methods. The role emphasizes data-driven decision making and cross-functional collaboration.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior data scientist with 3+ years of analytics experience, strong Python/R/SQL skills, and hands-on experience with AWS and large-scale data. They should be able to translate analytical results into actionable business insights for warehouse and operations optimization.

Must-Have Skills

Bachelor's Degree in a technical field3+ years experience in analytics and data scienceProficiency in SQLProficiency in Python or RExperience with large datasetsVisualization skills

Tools & Platforms

TeradataSnowflakeOracleAWS

Required Skills

PythonRSQLTeradataSnowflakeOracleAWSNLPTime SeriesClassificationClusteringDimension ReductionMachine Learning

Hard Skills

PythonRSQLTeradataSnowflakeOracleAWSNLPTime SeriesClassificationClusteringDimension ReductionMachine Learning

Soft Skills

CommunicationCollaborationPresentationProblem-SolvingBusiness Acumen

Industry & Role

Industry Industrial & Manufacturing
Job Function Develop and deploy data science solutions to improve operational performance
Role Subtype Data Scientist
Tech Domains Python, R, SQL, Teradata, Snowflake, Oracle, Amazon Web Services, NLP, Time Series, Machine Learning

Keywords for Your Resume

Data ScientistSr. Data Scientiststatisticsmachine learningPythonRSQLTeradataSnowflakeOraclePowerPointAWScloudtime seriesNLPclassificationclusteringdimensionality reductionboostingfeature engineeringpredictive modelingwarehouse operations datapresentationTime SeriesMachine Learning

Deal Breakers

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field, 3+ years analytics/data science experience, Proficiency in SQL and at least one of Python or R

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