Associate Decision Scientist

Minneapolis, MN

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

Best Buy is a multinational retailer of technology and entertainment products and services offering consumer electronics and more. As an Associate Decision Scientist for the Strategic Analytics team, you will conduct ad-hoc analyses to support strategic decisions and address key business questions, partnering with stakeholders to deliver actionable insights.

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Responsibilities

Complete open-ended business problems with a strategic lens, offering creative, data-driven solutions.
Participate in scoping sessions and delivery meetings with business clients, documenting requirements, objectives, and specifications.
Perform analytics using scientific methods that rely upon mathematics, statistics and hypothesis testing.
Create and package insights to business stakeholders in a non-technical, easy to understand manner.
Querying structured data and reports using SQL, Python or R.
Perform data validation to ensure the accuracy of analytical results.
Answer questions on dataset types and their limitations.

Qualification

Required

2 years of experience in business, analytics, or related area
2 years with analytics, reporting and/or database knowledge and experience (using tools, applications and platforms such as SQL, Python or R)
Ability to clearly present and articulate complex ideas
Experience collaborating cross functionally with various business teams

Preferred

A bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business field (e.g., statistics, mathematics, engineering, economics, management, supply chain, marketing)
Proficiency in writing SQL queries to extract, analyze, and manipulate data
Experience with digital clickstream data or marketing measurement data (Marketing Mix models)
Experience with tools such as Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics, or similar digital analytics platforms
Ability to story tell through data and translate complex information into clear and actionable insights