Western Digital

We create data storage solutions that power the technology of today and inspire the innovations of tomorrow.

Data Scientist

Data ScientistData ScientistFull TimeRemoteTeam 10,001+Since 1970H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

California

Posted

83 days ago

Salary

$157.7K - $210.3K / year

Bachelor Degree6 yrs expEnglishPythonSQLTableau

Job Description

• Serve as the primary analytics partner to HR and business leaders, understanding their challenges and translating them into analytical solutions. • Provide insights and recommendations that inform decisions on talent strategy, workforce planning, retention, and employee experience. • Build strong relationships with HRBPs, COEs, and leadership teams to ensure alignment on priorities. • Develop dashboards, reports, and analyses on workforce metrics (e.g., attrition, DEI, engagement, recruiting, performance). • Translate complex data into clear, actionable insights with strong storytelling and visualization. • Deliver executive-ready materials that connect people data to business outcomes. • Partner cross-functionally with analytics and technical teams to ensure data accuracy, resolve quality issues, and maintain consistent, reliable insights. • Use statistical analysis, predictive modeling, and trend forecasting to identify workforce risks and opportunities. • Guide stakeholders in building a data-driven culture within HR and across the business. • Drive adoption of self-service analytics platforms and democratize access to people insights.

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s in HR, Business, Data Analytics, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Statistics, or a related field.
  • 6+ years of experience in People Analytics, HR Analytics, Workforce Planning, or related fields.
  • Strong expertise in data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Workday People Analytics, Visier).
  • Advanced Excel, SQL, or Python/R for data analysis preferred.
  • Understanding of HR systems (Workday, SuccessFactors, etc.) and data structures.
  • Exceptional ability to translate data into business insights and recommendations.
  • Strong stakeholder management, influencing, and storytelling skills.
  • Experience in partnering with senior leaders to drive data-informed decisions.

Benefits

  • Paid vacation time
  • Paid sick leave
  • Medical/dental/vision insurance
  • Life, accident and disability insurance
  • Tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts
  • Employee assistance program
  • Other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Transit
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan

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