Job Description

The Marketing & Ads Strategic Analytics team delivers advanced analytics measurement and decision support for Best Buys Marketing and Retail Media Network (RMN) with a focus on highimpact ad hoc analytics and customer insights that drive RMN growth and improve marketing and media effectiveness. As a Senior Decision Scientist you independently lead complex analytical engagements applying advanced techniques to ambiguous business questions while partnering closely with Ads Analytics Integrated Marketing Measurement Analytic Solutions Data Science and other Strategic Analytics teams to generate insights that influence investment messaging targeting and measurement decisions and translate performance and customer data into clear actionable outcomes.

This role is hybrid which means you will work some days at our corporate office in Richfield Minnesota and some days virtually from home or another nonBest Buy location. The specific work arrangements vary by role and team. The recruiter or hiring manager will provide more details during the hiring process.

What youll do

• Lead ambiguous RMN and marketing analytics engagements by proactively framing problems translating loosely defined business questions into structured analytical strategies and identifying highimpact opportunities to improve media performance customer targeting and overall RMN growth.
• Execute advanced statistical causal and exploratory analyses using SQL Python and R to synthesize customer media and performance data identifying key drivers of RMN growth and opportunities to optimize marketing investment and messaging.
• Translate complex analytics into executiveready actionable insights and recommendationsconfidently influencing Marketing and RMN decisions by serving as a trusted thought partner who helps operationalize datadriven strategy and execution
• Collaborate crossfunctionally with Analytics and Data Science partners to align methodologies and insights mentor analysts to elevate rigor and storytelling and apply customer and marketing expertise to connect analytics outputs to realworld RMN and business decisions.

Basic qualifications

• 5 or more years of experience in analytics decision science business or a related field
• 5 or more years of experience applying advanced analytical and statistical techniques to complex business problems
• 2 or more years of supporting Marketing Advertising Media or RMNrelated analytics
• 5 or more years of experience using SQL and analytical tools (Python/R)
• Bachelors degree in a quantitative or businessrelated field (e.g. Statistics Economics Engineering Data Science Marketing Business)

Preferred qualifications

• 2 or more years of experience in a corporate retail environment
• Proven success leading ambiguous ad hoc analytics that influence strategic decisions
• Strong executive communication and storytelling skills
• Demonstrated ability to partner crossfunctionally and influence without authority
• Experience mentoring or providing analytical guidance to other team members
• Masters degree in a quantitative or analytical field

Whats in it for you
Were committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. We offer generous benefits that address your total well-being and provide support as you need it especially key moments in your life.
Our benefits include:

• Competitive pay
• Generous employee discount
• Physical and mental well-being support

About us
As part of the Best Buy team youll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life in our stores online and in customers homes.
Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. Were committed to being a great place to work where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.

Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer.

Required Experience:

IC

Job Tags

Full time, Work at office, Work from home

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