Data Scientist

Job ID: 70127
Location: Dearborn, Michigan
Category: Global Data Insight & Analytics

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Job Type: Full time
Work Type: Hybrid

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Creating the future of smart mobility requires the highly intelligent use of data, metrics, and analytics. That’s where you can make an impact as part of our Global Data Insight & Analytics (GDIA) team. We are the trusted advisers that enable Ford to clearly see business conditions, customer needs, and the competitive landscape. With our support, key decision-makers can act in meaningful, positive ways. Join us and use your data expertise and analytical skills to drive evidence-based, timely decision-making.

The Marketing and Enterprise Analytics team within Global Data Insights and Analytics (GDI&A) supports analytical solutions and insights across the enterprise in areas like Corporate Finance, Office of General Counsel, General Auditors Office, Human Resources, and others. The Data Scientist discovers and curates new and existing data sources to create insight for the business. This is an exciting opportunity to utilize the latest tools and methods in Statistics, Big Data, Data Science, and Applied Generative AI to solve a variety of business problems and help build the next generation of intelligent, autonomous systems.

The role spans the full project lifecycle from analytic problem definition, through data gathering, analysis, model development, agentic workflow design, reporting/visualization development, testing, and operational deployment.

As a Data Scientist, you will join the Product Team, collaborating closely with Product Managers, Product Designers, Software Engineers and fellow Data Scientists to deliver impactful analytic solutions. In this role, you will take ownership of the full technical lifecycle, handling both the end-to-end development and the ongoing support and maintenance of these solutions.

You'll work across the full-stack technologies to enable the highest priority work to be delivered. Within this highly collaborative environment, you will:

Acquire deep understanding of the business problems and translate them into appropriate business solutions.
Drive development and delivery of analytic and statistical models using skills such as data acquisition and management, algorithm design, and model development & refinement.
Ensure overall quality of the data & solutions throughout the analytic development process; interpret results and communicate insights to technical and non-technical audiences including executive leadership.
Agent Orchestration & Cognitive Architecture: Design and program multi-step reasoning frameworks and agentic loops using modern orchestration tools (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex, or Haystack).
Context Engineering & Advanced RAG: Architect advanced retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) structures, utilizing embedding models, dynamic chunking strategies, and vector indices to ensure agents receive high-fidelity business context.
Applied Generative AI & SLM Strategy: Evaluate, select, and adapt Small Language Models (SLMs) (e.g., Phi, Mistral, Gemma) for domain-specific agentic tasks. Design decision frameworks for model selection based on task complexity, context requirements, latency, and inference cost.
Rigorous System Evaluation: Establish statistical, model-driven, and human-in-the-loop testing benchmarks to empirically validate agent reasoning, track accuracy drift, and minimize hallucinations.
Token Economics & Efficient Agent Design: Architect agents prioritizing token efficiency, developing strategies for context compression, prompt caching, and dynamic context windowing.

Master's degree in Statistics, Economics, Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or relevant degree.
5+ years of experience in statistical or mathematical modeling, Machine Learning, Data Science or AI Engineering.
3+ years' experience with cloud platforms (e.g. GCP, Azure, AWS).
1+ years of hands-on experience designing, developing, and deploying Agentic AI solutions, including Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines and LLM/SLM integrations.
1+ years of experience in Accounting or Finance.
Large scale data manipulation and mining/pattern recognition experience.
Developed and implemented Machine Learning models.
Orchestration Mastery: Hands-on capability with modern AI orchestration frameworks, LLM APIs, and complex behavioral prompt engineering methodologies.
SLM & Fine-Tuning Expertise: Experience with domain-specific model adaptation, including parameter-efficient fine-tuning and model distillation to embed internal business rules and vocabulary.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Strong problem formulation and problem solving skills.
Experience communicating findings to make data analysis actionable and understandable by business partners.
Ability to take complex problems and break them down to create and implement an action plan.
Strong understanding of analysis and computational complexity and ability to programmatically solve problems.
Strong capabilities at designing visual interface for data interaction.

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 6-8 and ranges from $85,400-$192,900.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week.

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From day one, Ford invests in you with medical benefits built to help you plan for what’s next. You’ll also get support for you and your family that meets you at every step, so you can move forward with confidence.

Health and Wellness

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, mental health, and unique wellness perks keep you and your family supported every step of the way.
Financial and Retirement Programs

Build a strong financial future with robust retirement contributions, savings programs, and free personalized financial planning tools.
Flexible Vacation and Holidays

Enjoy your time away from work with generous vacation, holidays, and flexible family leave designed to help you balance life and work with ease.
Vehicle Discount Program

The best thing about building great products is driving them! The second-best thing: sharing your discount with family and friends so they can drive them, too.
Family Growth and Support

Grow your family confidently with fertility, surrogacy, and adoption assistance, paid parental leave, and a supportive new-parent ramp-up program.
Additional Programs

Enjoy unexpected extras like pet insurance, legal services, identity protection, and access to convenient health and wellness services.

Ford gives me the space to innovate, to lead, and to serve — all while staying true to who I am as an engineer, educator, and parent. It’s not just a career; it’s a community that drives change.

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