Senior Data Scientist - Decision Analytics, Pro at Home Depot
Atlanta, GA
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Jul 28, 2026
Atlanta, GA
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior individual-contributor data science role at Home Depot focused on the Pro Intelligence and Acquisition & Integration business units. The position involves designing and deploying ML/statistical models against large datasets, leading project teams, and mentoring junior data scientists. Candidates should have depth in at least one specialization — optimization, computer vision, recommendation systems, search, or NLP — and the ability to translate analytical findings into business recommendations for non-technical stakeholders.
Senior level · 5+ years · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA · Bachelor's required · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 260 people in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (data scientists). range 140–340
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $111,336 (middle half $92,500–$147,851).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 29, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The posted compensation range is '$0.00 - $0.00', which is a placeholder — no real salary data is available from this posting.
All technical skills (Python, SQL/BigQuery, Tableau, NLP, predictive modeling, etc.) appear exclusively under 'Preferred Qualifications', not under a hard-requirements gate, so all are marked preferred.
The minimum education requirement is a bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field; a PhD is listed only as preferred.
The 5-year minimum experience figure comes from the 'Minimum Years of Work Experience' field; the preferred figure of 6+ years in business intelligence and analytics is also listed under Preferred Qualifications.
No specific work location city is stated in the posting, but Home Depot's headquarters is in Atlanta, GA — the CBSA reflects that inference and may not be accurate if this role is posted for another office or is remote-eligible.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): predictive modeling.
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