Staff Applied Scientist – Distribution Center

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Alabama, +20 more states.

📋 Description

• Establish the technical direction for core replenishment R&D by defining the modeling roadmap encompassing demand forecasting, inventory optimization, and decision-making policy, ensuring alignment with product and business strategy.

• Analyze intricate problems such as inventory decay, promotions, price elasticity, and inventory uncertainty, and implement solutions for multi-stage and multi-echelon inventory optimization challenges.

• Drive substantial transformations in our core system from research to production, writing rigorously tested and scalable code.

• Lead research and development initiatives addressing new product and business challenges.

• Elevate the technical standards across the Intelligence team by mentoring scientists and engineers, establishing standards for experimental rigor, and reviewing designs and results.

• Expand the limits of AI capabilities within both products and scientist workflows.

⛳️ Requirements

• MS or PhD in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or another quantitative discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

• Minimum of 8 years of industry experience for candidates with an MS; minimum of 4 years for candidates with a PhD.

• Proven experience in researching and developing systems that facilitate large-scale decision-making under uncertainty.

• Previous experience in fields such as inventory optimization, supply chain management, network optimization, forecasting, game theory, decision analysis, stochastic optimization, approximate dynamic programming, or similar areas is advantageous.

• Exceptional communication and presentation skills.

• Capability to independently deliver high-quality software implementations of solutions using the Python data stack (numpy/torch/pandas/etc).

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family, with most premiums covered by Afresh.

• Dedicated mental health support and counseling services.

• Competitive base salary, significant equity (for U.S. employees), and a 401(k) plan with a generous company match.

• Home office stipend and "Coworking Wallets" for flexible workspace access.

• Every employee receives an annual professional development budget to enhance skills and advance their career at Afresh.

• Monthly stipends for "Betterment" (wellness/lifestyle) and telecommunications to ensure you have the resources needed to thrive.

• Flexible paid time off to help you recharge when necessary.