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Lead Data Scientist - Recommendations (applied ML, Reinforcement Learning, Contextual Bandit Design)

1000 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis,MN 55403-2542, US🌐 Remote💼 Full-time💰 $132,000–$132,000🗓 2026-09-25 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead the design, development, evaluation, and deployment of machine learning systems powering Target's digital recommendations and personalization experiences for millions of guests.

Role type

Lead Data Scientist (Recommendation Systems, Reinforcement Learning, Contextual Bandits)

Builds

Scalable recommendation, retrieval, ranking, and personalization solutions for Target's digital experiences

Domain

Retail / Applied Machine Learning

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Reinforcement learning, Contextual bandit design, Deep learning, Optimization, Experimental design, Large-scale data processing, Python, SQL, PyTorch or JAX, Spark

Preferred skills

Generative AI tools, Thought leadership, Technical mentorship

Responsibilities

Translate ambiguous business challenges into scalable algorithmic solutions; Drive projects from problem definition through production deployment; Establish best practices for model development and evaluation; Mentor and develop other data scientists; Influence technical direction across product, engineering, and data science teams

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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