Senior Data Scientist

Job Title: Senior Data Scientist 

Location: Hybrid (Westlake Village Corporate HQ) or Remote in any of the following states: IL, CA, WA, MO, AZ, TX, FL, OR, IN, MD, CO, VA)

Reports To: Senior Manager, Data Science & Analytics 

About the Role & Team: 

At the Guitar Center, our Data Team is evolving. With a unified data platform now in place, our Analytics function is shifting from reporting to intelligence. We are beginning to embed machine learning and AI-driven products that power experiences for both internal and external customers. 

We are seeking a Senior Data Scientist to establish our Data Science practice within our Snowflake-native architecture. This is a high-visibility role: you will define best practices, partner with business leaders, and deliver solutions that impact millions of musicians across the country. 

What You’ll Do: 

• Partner with business stakeholders (Merchandising, Marketing, Stores, eCommerce) to identify high-impact opportunities where data science can drive value, for example, anomaly detection, pricing optimization, personalization, and forecasting. 

• Define and implement standards and protocols for Data Science workflows to ensure quality, scalability, and reproducibility. 

• Translate business questions into product development frameworks that you’ll own end-to-end: discover & design → develop & deploy → measure & iterate. 

• Build and deploy models within our Snowflake environment. Lead feature engineering, model training, validation, deployment, and ongoing monitoring; write efficient, production-grade code; manage version control and CI/CD pipelines through GitLab. 

• Deliver model outputs as consumable data products or endpoints and drive adoption across the business. 

• Monitor and report on model performance and business impact: track KPIs, retrain models as needed, refine features, and communicate insights to senior leadership. 

• Document and promote data science best practices across the organization, shaping how we build, deploy, and maintain predictive capabilities. 

Qualifications

To Join Our Band, You’ll Need: 

Professional Experience & Skills 

• 7+ years of applied data science or machine learning experience in a business environment. 

• Expert-level proficiency in Python (pandas, scikit-learn, etc.) and SQL, with a proven record of delivering impactful data science products. 

• Hands-on experience or strong readiness to adopt warehouse-native ML platforms (Snowflake + Snowpark strongly preferred). 

• Proven ability to take models from prototype to production: version control, CI/CD, experimentation, monitoring, and lifecycle management. 

• Product-centric mindset: you understand that data science is not just about building models but delivering decision-making products that drive measurable impact. 

• High ownership, autonomy, and initiative: as the first dedicated Data Science hire in this function, you’ll thrive in an evolving, fast-changi