Decision Scientist

As a Decision Scientist on the Membership Strategic Analytics team, you’ll lead and execute sophisticated analyses to deliver strategic insights and elevate our analytics capabilities. You’ll proactively identify opportunities, define analytical frameworks, independently scope and manage projects and deliver compelling insights through advanced data analysis and impactful visualizations. You’ll join our Membership Strategic Analytics team, which supports strategic decision-making, rigorous measurement and high-impact analytics designed to accelerate growth and optimize performance within both our membership programs and broader customer portfolio management initiatives.

This role is hybrid, which means you will be required to work some days on-site at the Best Buy location listed on this posting and some days virtually from home or other non-Best 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 You’ll Do

• Deliver end-to-end analyses, defining objectives, methodologies and expected outcomes aligned to strategic priorities
• Apply SQL and statistical methods to analyze complex datasets and uncover customer insights and measure incrementality
• Create dashboards and executive presentations that translate complex results into clear, actionable recommendations
• Analyze promotional ROI, test/control frameworks and audience segmentation to drive growth and retention
• Collaborate with membership, finance, marketing and CRM to surface insights and influence key business decisions
• Coach junior analysts in analytical best practices and foster their technical and professional growth
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• 3 years of experience in analytics, business intelligence, or data science roles, preferably within retail, consumer insights, marketing analytics or customer strategy.
• Advanced proficiency with SQL, including experience querying complex datasets from cloud-based warehouses (e.g., Google Cloud Platform, AWS).
• Expertise in designing and conducting experiments, incrementality measurement and interpreting analytical results to inform business decisions
• Experience creating insightful data visualizations and presentations that effectively communicate complex analytical findings to stakeholders
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative discipline (e.g., Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Data Science, Engineering, management, or related field)
• Master’s degree or MBA in Analytics, Data Science, Business, or a related quantitative discipline
• Proven ability to work independently and proactively, with strong problem-solving skills and a strategic mindset
• Experience applying advanced analytical techniques, such as regression modeling, decision trees, clustering, or predictive analytics
• Familiarity with cloud-based data analytics and engineering platforms/tools (e.g., BigQuery, Databricks, Snowflake)
• Proficiency in additional analytical tools and programming languages (Python, R, Tableau, Power BI)
• Experience collaborating cross-functionally and influencing decision-making at senior leadership levels within a large organization.
  
  

What’s In It For You

We’re 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, you’ll 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. We’re 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.

Position Type: Full timePandoLogic. Keywords: Decision Support Analyst, Location: Minneapolis, MN - 55423