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Data Scientist

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

In this position...

Ford is redefining how it will build a better world for the future by creating a culture and opportunities where employees will capitalize on Ford’s excellence in designing and building the most iconic products while also helping develop the future of world-class connected Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV). We call this new business Model e. The creation of Model e was informed by the success of small, passionate Ford teams that developed the Mustang Mach-E SUV and F-150 Lightning pickup, as well as Ford’s dedicated EV division in China. Similarly, dedicated teams within Model e will create the software platforms and fully networked vehicle architectures to support delightful, always-on and ever-improving vehicles and experiences that will allow us to deliver over 50% of our total sales in BEV and 33 million connected vehicles by 2030. We are building a team of the world’s best software, electrical and automotive talent and turning them loose to create shockingly great electric vehicles and digital experiences for new generations of customers. These changes in our business will allow us the greatest opportunity to bring value and serve customers since Henry Ford scaled the Model T.

What you'll do...

This role will provide you with a unique opportunity to build a data and analytics ecosystem to drive important GTM use cases within the recently launched Model e business. The Data Scientist will drive and lead building, maintaining, and refining the machine-learning capabilities that will be the core of Model e’s new business decisions, including dynamic pricing, dynamic service pricing, dynamic subscription pricing, etc.

The Data Scientist will be an integral part of the GTM technical team for the Model e business. Reporting to the Head of Global Pricing & GTM Data Science, this person will lead critical projects in the pipeline that will shape the future of Ford Model e.

The Data Scientist will build and maintain data science and analytics capabilities that will be central to Model e’s Pricing and GTM requirements. This technical leader will interface directly with Ford’s Global Data Insights & Analytics team (GDIA) as well as with Ford IT to build and advance the frontiers of Model e’s go-to-market model (e.g., dynamic service pricing models, subscription pricing models, etc.) and will be critical to unlocking sustainable value creation for Ford’s Model e EV business.

The Data Scientist will have a strong technical background, with experience building digital products from concept through to deployment. The ideal candidate will have strong data science capabilities (Python, SQL, Airflow, ML algorithmic techniques), experience working on cloud-based systems (ideally Google Cloud) as has worked in a business context where translating business requirements into technical solutions was essential.

They will be a natural problem solver and strategist who will enjoy working in an entrepreneurial environment and stitching together components from the traditional Ford business with transformational ideas and concepts to drive the Model e go to market strategy. They will have the ability to build critical relationships and work cross functionally with members of marketing, sales, finance, GDIA, IT, etc. As a technical leader they will mentor junior team members and help build a culture of trust and a sense of belonging, accountability, speed, and the ability to constructively challenge each other. They will have a strong bias to action, iterate quickly and have fun while doing the best work of their career.

You'll have...

•Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate field of study

•3+ years of experience, with specific focus on data science and machine learning

Technical qualifications:

-3+ years of DS experience with end-to-end cloud-based development (develop, test, industrialize, deploy), Google Cloud preferred

-3+ years of Coding experience with Python modeling, with demonstrated ability to go from concept through to implementation.

-Experience with Pandas, Scikit learn, and NumPy packages as well as ensemble-based ML algorithms (e.g., random forest, gradient boosted trees) and Deep Learning algorithms (e.g., RNNs, CNNs, GANs). Expertise in time series modeling. Working knowledge of natural language processing and anomaly detections.

-3+ years of SQL experience for data manipulation/data engineering

Even better, you may have...

•Master’s degree, PhD, or MBA in an appropriate field of study

•North America and global experience

•Tangible experience with the full life cycle of building digital solutions (from PoC through to Production)

•Relevant experience linking business requirements to digital product development

•Record of accomplishment working DevOps and agile (vs. waterfall approach)

Disruptor – willing to push for change

•Challenger mindset – ability to push past status quo & obstacles to implement vision

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage

• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more

• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more

• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases

• Tuition assistance

• Established and active employee resource groups

• Paid time off for individual and team community service

• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day

• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a salary grade 8.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRnon-HTHD (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/fordcareers.co/GSRnon-HTHD__;!!N_LtwI-RPugbI9wg0dJn!AO0JykadWbBhHx0Rz34XIRlrG2nvZ-UmaR5M40X_I-msmIORk352pb3W8Ef3jdMrFAzAJsdp6K_A_Blz_Q$)

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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