Sr. Data Scientist | CES CarMax Enterprise Services, LLC

<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">8901 – Corp Office West Crk – 12800 Tuckahoe Creek Parkway, Richmond, Virginia, 23238CarMax, the way your career should be!</p> <p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">Sr. Data Scientist, Pricing Algorithms</strong></p> <p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">About The Team</strong></p> <p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">The Pricing team is a community of analysts, data scientists, and systems experts with a variety of technical and strategic skillsets. We work together to continually improve CarMax’s ability to accurately and systematically value each individual car that we buy and sell. Last year, CarMax sold over 1 million vehicles and appraised over 2 million vehicles, and Pricing directed over $20B in spend to purchase inventory – all while remaining responsive to constantly changing consumer demand, wholesale auction supply, and other global/local market conditions.</p> <p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Our team tackles complex problems while striving to be a great representation of CarMax’s 4 core values:</p> <ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6"> <li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Do the Right Thing: We prioritize maintaining the culture of integrity which has set CarMax apart in the used car industry, and promote a respectful and inclusive environment at work</span></li> <li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Put People First: We’re focused on nurturing associate development and on maintaining a healthy work culture, while also making sure our customers are offered a great experience</span></li> <li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Win Together: Teamwork is essential to what we do; we regularly learn from each other and draw on each other’s expertise and perspectives</span></li> <li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Go for Greatness: We continually improve our abilities and the products that we support, to build up CarMax’s position as an industry leader</span></li> </ul> <p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">About the Role</strong></p> <p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">CarMax relies on algorithms to make important decisions about which cars to buy, how to price them, and how to allocate them across our 200+ stores. Doing so ensures that we have the right cars at the right prices to meet our customers’ needs. As we continue to innovate our business and shift more of our buying and selling online, we increasingly need to make these decisions quickly with less human intervention. Our team of data scientists and business analysts plays a critical role in unlocking the business value from these innovations.</p> <p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">As an algorithms expert, you will build and support predictive models. Through collaboration and partnership with analysts and systems experts, you will play a key role in ensuring the models are deployed effectively to support our business goals.</p> <p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">What You Will Do – Essential Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ol> <li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Develop new models and improve our existing models</span></li> </ol> <ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6"> <li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Interpret, validate, and apply feature engineering to large and complex pricing-related data sets</span></li> <li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Find creative ways to incorporate new insights and data sources</span></li> <li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Leverage statistical / machine learning techniques and sound reasoning to develop, validate, and improve predictive models</span></li> <li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Design controlled experiments to assess the business value of new models</span></li> <li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Present insights and recommendations to senior leaders to drive change</span></li> </ul> <ol start="2"> <li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Help CarMax continue to develop its data expertise</span></li> </ol> <ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6"> <li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Research innovations and best practices related to data sources, modeling methodologies, and data science tools</span></li> <li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Influence the team in the development of our modeling capability strategic roadmap</span></li> </ul> <ol start="3"> <li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Effectively communicate how our models work to team members, both at a general level and a detailed level</span></li> </ol> <p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">Qualifications and Requirements:</strong></p> <p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">If you’re energized by putting your math, logic, and analytical reasoning skills to the test to solve complex problems then we encourage you to apply to join our team. We frequently offer a variety of roles and recommend checking out all available Pricing positions to find the best fit for your abilities and interests.</p> <p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">For a candidate for this role, we’re looking for the following characteristics:</p> <p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Target mindset: Curious, skeptical, creative, committed to learning and staying informed on the latest techniques in data science, with a strong attention to detail and commitment to sound reasoning</p> <p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">Required experience:</strong></p> <ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6"> <li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Either a bachelor’s degree in a quantitative discipline OR equivalent experience and training through past employment</span></li> <li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">At least 2 years relevant work experience (Advanced study in a quantitative field may substitute for work experience), including experience applying strong foundational math and/or modeling skills to solve complex problems</span></li> </ul> <p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">Ideal candidates would have experience with these behaviors:</strong></p> <ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6"> <li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Extracting and sharing clear insights from modelling</span></li> <li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Project management, ideally including end-to-end experience with the machine learning deployment pipeline</span></li> <li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Relationship building and collaboration</span></li> </ul> <p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">Preferred skills, certifications, or knowledge areas:</strong></p> <ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6"> <li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Expertise in selecting and applying various modeling techniques (supervised & unsupervised, classification & regression, etc.),</span></li> <li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Python/SQL programming</span></li> <li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Data cleaning and pre-processing</span></li> <li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Statistical and probabilistic analysis</span></li> </ul> <p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">Work Location and Arrangement:</strong> Work location is flexible if within 100 miles of the Richmond, VA Technology Innovation Center or Dallas Technology Hub or Atlanta, GA CarMax Auto Finance Office if approved by the Company.</p> <p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">Work Authorization:</strong> Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.</p> <p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">About CarMax</strong></p> <p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">CarMax disrupted the auto industry by delivering the honest, transparent and high-integrity experience customers want and deserve. This innovative thinking around the way cars are bought and sold has helped us become the nation’s largest retailer of used cars, with over 200 locations nationwide.</p> <p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Our amazing team of more than 25,000 associates work together to deliver iconic customer experiences. Along the way, we help every associate grow their career and achieve their best, at work and in their community. We are recognized for our commitment to training and diversity and are one of the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For®.</p> <p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">CarMax is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.</p> <p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Upon an applicant’s request, CarMax will consider reasonable accommodation to complete the CarMax Job Application.</p>

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