Engineering & IT · Memphis, TN

Data Scientist jobs in Memphis, TN

Data scientists turn raw data into decisions and products, using statistics, experimentation, and machine learning to answer questions the business could not otherwise settle.

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$34–$85/hr
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$114k
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Sr Crew Data Analyst

Federal Express Corporation · Memphis, TN · Full-time

Performs data analytics and analysis utilizing Excel, SQL and/or SAS to ensure accurate pay in accordance with the crew’s collective bargaining agreement (CBA). Responsible for planning, overall coordination, status repo…

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AWS ETL Data Engineer - HYBRID

NTT DATA Services · Memphis, TN
$97.73k - $162.88k

Req ID: 382980 NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now. We are…

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Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Analyst

Stratas Foods · Memphis, TN · Full-time

of the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system to support product development and lifecycle processes. This role manages product data to ensure accuracy and consistency while serving as the primary point of contact for…

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Sr Mission Critical Market Analyst

The Prolift Rigging Company · Memphis, TN · Full-time

win. The individual will partner closely with executive leadership to evaluate opportunities, define entry points, and deliver clear, data- driven recommendations on where and how to invest. Success in this role requires…

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Service Engineer (Data Center)

Pinnacle Group · Memphis, TN · Temporary

Position: Service Engineer ( Data Center) Location: Memphis, Tennessee 38118 Duration: 4+ months Job ID: 178583 Job Overview: The Service Engineer will be responsible for providing technical support, maintenance, and tro…

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Senior Bioinformatics Analyst

St Jude Children's Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · Full-time
$78k - $139.36k

work closely with researchers in the Center of Excellence for Data Driven Discovery. Job Responsibilities: Analyze biomedical... ...programming, and quality check. Assist senior analysts and scientists in the courses and…

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What data scientists earn in Memphis

Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives

ExperienceHourlyAnnual, full-time
Entry level $34–$47 $70k–$97k
Mid level $47–$63 $97k–$132k
Senior $62–$85 $128k–$176k

Adjusted for the Memphis market from national ranges.

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What employers ask for

The skills these listings keep naming

Python (pandas, scikit-learn)SQLStatistics and A/B testingMachine learning fundamentalsData visualizationExperiment designCommunicating with stakeholdersDomain and product sense
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Interview questions worth rehearsing

With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for

Walk me through a data project that changed a decision.

Structure it as question, approach, finding, action. Projects that ended in a decision — even 'we did not launch' — beat technically impressive analyses that went nowhere.

How would you design an A/B test for a new feature?

Cover the metric, randomization unit, sample size, and duration, plus a pitfall like peeking or interference. Practical rigor is what is being tested.

Your model performs well offline but poorly in production. Why might that be?

Discuss train/serve skew, data leakage, distribution shift, and feedback loops. Listing several plausible causes and how you would check each is the strong answer.

Explain p-values or confidence intervals to a non-technical stakeholder.

Use plain language and a concrete scenario, and resist overstating certainty. They are testing whether your statistics survive translation.

How do you handle missing or messy data?

First ask why it is missing — the mechanism matters more than the imputation method. Then discuss options and how the choice affects conclusions.

When would you not use machine learning for a problem?

When a rule, a query, or a simple heuristic wins on cost and interpretability. Knowing when ML is overkill signals maturity.

How do you decide which metric a team should optimize?

Talk about proxy versus true goals, gameability, and counter-metrics. A story about a metric that backfired is very effective here.

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Resume tips that move the needle

For data scientists specifically — generic advice costs you here

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Lead every bullet with the business result — revenue, retention, cost — and put the method second.

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Specify your stack concretely: Python libraries, SQL dialects, experimentation platforms, and any production ML experience.

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Distinguish shipped work from research; 'model serving 2M users' and 'notebook analysis' are different claims.

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Keep one or two public projects or publications linkable, tailored to the industry you are targeting.

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Name the size and kind of data you worked with — event streams, tabular, text — so teams can map you to their problems.

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Where this role goes

Typical progression

01 Junior Data Scientist
02 Data Scientist
03 Senior Data Scientist
04 Staff Data Scientist
05 Head of Data Science
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