Decision Scientist, Market Share Analytics

Best Buy

Minneapolis, Minnesota

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Big Data, Competitive Analysis/Strategy, Cross-Functional, Data Analysis, Data Modeling, Data Quality, Data Science, Data Visualization Tools, Economics, Interpersonal Skills, Looker, Market Analysis, Market Research, Market Share, Mathematics, Multitasking, Power BI, Predictive Modeling, Problem Solving Skills, Project/Program Management, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Quality Management, R Programming Language, Reporting Skills, SQL (Structured Query Language), Statistics, Storytelling, Tableau, Time Management, Work From Home
LOCATION
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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As a Decision Scientist, Market Share Measurement & Analytics, you will drive the execution and transformation of Best Buy's market measurement and industry analytics capabilities. You will help create an internal market intelligence platform that delivers accurate, trusted, and action market insights and unlocks the value of Best Buy's data by enabling partner monetization opportunities. In this role, you'll collaborate across analytics, data engineering, and business teams to translate complex data into impactful strategies. This is an exciting opportunity to influence how Best Buy anticipates market shifts and strengthens its competitive position.

This role is hybrid, which means you will be required to work on site Monday through Thursday at the Best Buy corporate office in Richfield, Minnesota. You can work virtually from home or another non‑Best Buy location on Friday. The recruiter or hiring manager will provide more details during the hiring process.

What you'll do
  • Drive execution of Best Buy's market share and industry measurement transformation, establishing a trusted, model‑driven market share solution as the enterprise source of truth
  • Partner cross-functionally to ensure data integrity, accessibility, and alignment with business needs.
  • Execute and maintain market share measurement and analytics, including data acquisition, modeling, and visualization.
  • Drive data monetization opportunities that maximize the value of Best Buy's proprietary data
  • Integrate and analyze multiple internal and external data sources to answer key business questions.
  • Identify and evaluate external data sources while improving data quality and reporting capabilities.

Basic qualifications
  • 2+ years of experience in analytics, market research, or competitive intelligence.
  • 2+ years applying analytical techniques to solve business problems.
  • 2+ years experience leveraging data science and data visualization tools, such as SQL, Tableau/PowerBI/Looker, SAS, R and/or Python
  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to translate complex data into impactful business insights.
  • Strong project management skills, capable of balancing multiple priorities and delivering high-quality results on time.
Preferred qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, or related field.
  • Master's degree in a related field.
  • Experience with statistical inference, predictive modeling, or big data analytics.
  • Experience working with syndicated or external data sources.
  • Experience presenting insights to diverse audiences.
  • Ability to influence decision-making through data-driven storytelling.

What's in it for you

We're committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. Best Buy offers a range of benefits to support your overall well-being and provide support as you need it, especially at key moments in your life.

Our benefits include:
  • Competitive pay
  • Great employee discount
  • Financial savings and retirement resources
  • Support for your physical and mental well-being
Best Buy provides different types of leaves of absence (LOA) and potential pay sources to employees based on eligibility. The length of your LOA depends on your situation, where you live, your full-time or part-time employment status, and federal and state regulations. Intermittent or reduced-schedule leave is also available for certain medical or family care leaves. Paid time off (vacation or PTO) is offered to full-time and part-time employees based on work location, employment status, salary or hourly status (exempt/non-exempt), and years of continued or bridged service.

Certain roles, where market norms demand it, are eligible for various forms of incentive pay to drive performance and offer recognition for achieving financial and strategic results. For more information about our incentive pay plans, including eligibility, please refer to our

About the Company

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Best Buy

Energetic teams. Fun atmosphere. Exciting opportunities.

That’s what you’ll find at Best Buy. Care to join us?

You can feel the energy here. And we’re not talking about the hum of electronics (there’s that, too). We’re talking about people.

Best Buy employees are friendly, enthusiastic and willing to help you succeed. Sure, we’re a big company — the world’s largest consumer electronics retailer — but that doesn’t stop us from having fun while doing what we love: bringing technology into people’s lives in meaningful ways.

When you join our team, we consider you part of our Best Buy family. And what you do here every day will support our goal to make people’s lives better, easier and more enjoyable through the great products we sell.

So if you’d like using your talents to help improve people’s lives, bring it! We’d love to have your energy here.