Afresh - Senior Applied Scientist (Store Solutions)
Responsibilities
• Model complex problems such as inventory decay, promotions, price elasticity, and inventory uncertainty, and implement solutions to multi-stage and multi-echelon inventory optimization problems. • Drive fundamental changes to our core system from research through production, writing rigorously tested and scalable code — we are not an analytics team. • Advance research and development for new product and business challenges. • Raise the technical bar across the Intelligence team: mentor scientists and engineers, set standards for experimental rigor, and review designs and results. • Push the boundaries of AI capabilities in both products and scientist workflows. • What Makes You a Great Fit • MS or PhD in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or another quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience. • For candidates with an MS, 4+ years of industry experience; for candidates with a PhD, some industry experience preferred. • Experience researching and building systems that support large-scale decision making under uncertainty. • Prior experience or academic knowledge in areas such as inventory optimization, supply chain management, network optimization, forecasting, game theory, decision analysis, stochastic optimization, approximate dynamic programming, or related fields is a plus. • Excellent communication and presentation skills. You should be able to explain complex mathematical ideas to product teams in plain English and easily translate business requirements into constrained optimization problems. • Ability to independently deliver high quality software implementations of your solutions in the Python data stack (numpy/torch/pandas/etc). Prior experience with Python is not required. • Nice to Have skills: understanding of ML Platform and a passion for mentorship • This position is not eligible for company sponsorship. • Salary Range in Canada (CAD): $136,897- $205,215 • Why You’ll Love Working at AfreshAt Afresh, our mission to eliminate food waste starts with investing in our people. We provide a comprehensive support system designed to help you do your best work while maintaining a healthy, balanced life.
Benefits
• Why You’ll Love Working at AfreshAt Afresh, our mission to eliminate food waste starts with investing in our people. We provide a comprehensive support system designed to help you do your best work while maintaining a healthy, balanced life. • Comprehensive Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family, with the majority of premiums covered by Afresh. We also provide dedicated mental health support and counseling services. • Comprehensive Health & Wellness: • Invested in Your Future: Competitive base salary, meaningful equity (U.S. employees), and a 401(k) program with a generous company match. • Invested in Your Future: • Flexible & Modern Workspace: Whether you work from home or a local office, we support your setup with a home office stipend and "Coworking Wallets" for flexible workspace access. • Flexible & Modern Workspace: • Growth-Obsessed Culture: We believe in continuous learning. Every employee receives an annual professional development budget to master new skills and grow their career at Afresh. • Growth-Obsessed Culture: • Holistic Monthly Stipends: Beyond your paycheck, we provide monthly stipends for "Betterment" (wellness/lifestyle) and telecommunications to ensure you have what you need to thrive. • Holistic Monthly Stipends: • Time to Recharge: Flexible paid time off to take the time you need to recharge. • Time to Recharge: • Full-time U.S. employees are eligible for these benefits • Founded in 2017, Afresh is using AI to tackle the #1 solution to curb climate change: reducing food waste. By building AI specifically for the intricacies of grocery—from the fresh perimeter to the center store—we help grocers minimize waste and maximize sales. • Afresh sits at an incredible intersection of positive social impact, rocket ship financial growth, and cutting-edge technology. Our best-in-class AI research has been published in top journals, including ICML, and our investors include Al Gore’s Just Climate, former Whole Foods Market CEO Walter Robb, and Eric Schmidt's Innovation Endeavors. • Grocery is the past, present, and future of our food system – the waste we create today will impact our planet for years to come. Join us as we continue to build a vibrant, diverse, and inclusive team that embodies our company’s values of proactivity, kindness, candor, and humility.
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