Data Scientist

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

The Ford Motor Credit Company team helps put people behind the wheels of great Ford and Lincoln vehicles. By partnering with dealerships, we provide financing, personalized service and professional expertise to thousands of dealers and millions of customers in over one hundred countries around the world.

In this position.. 

• This role centers on analyzing and modeling used vehicle residual values and auction prices across multiple markets to support Risk, Vehicle Remarketing, and Product teams. 
• The successful candidate will build and maintain statistical models that quantify what drives residual values, deliver forecasts that inform key business decisions, and break down value gaps between brands and vehicle types. 
• The role also involves developing and maintaining dashboards and automation scripts to support customer workflows, translating complex data into clear visualizations and presentations for management, staying current with emerging analytical tools and data sources, and responding to ad hoc analytical requests with both descriptive and inferential rigor.

What you'll do...

• Develop and maintain models to quantify the relationship between auction prices and key used vehicle residual value drivers

• Provide used vehicle residual value forecasting to support key business processes

• Quantify and decompose used vehicle residual value gaps between brands and vehicles 

• Provide data analysis visualization and prepare presentation materials to share with management and business customers

• Apply and integrate latest analytical tools and data sources to more accurately model used vehicle prices

• Execute both descriptive and inferential ad hoc requests for management and business customers in a timely manner

• Analyze and interpret model results to identify key trends and insights
• Develop and maintain dashboards and automation scripts to support changing customer process needs

You'll have...

• Master’s degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Data Science, or related field 

• 2+ years of experience conducting statistical analysis in a business or academic setting

• 2+ years of experience with one or more of the following tools: Data Gathering & Analysis skills/tools (e.g. SAS, Python, SQL, BigQuery, Alteryx, etc.) AND Visualization skills/tools (e.g. Qlik Sense, Tableau, Power BI, etc.)

• Ability to effectively communicate, both verbal and written, across different levels of the organizations

• Experience with Excel and PowerPoint

Even better you'll have...

• 3+ years of Auto industry related work (used vehicle market experience a plus)

• Proficiency in Python for data analysis and model development

• Familiar with various modeling methodologies, including economics, econometrics, statistics, and data mining 

• Have excellent time management skills and be able to handle working on multiple projects at the same time

• Be able to make reasonable judgments and conclusions with limited information and resources 

• Be able to utilize all major modeling techniques as applied to short and long-term volume and price forecasts

• Be able to quickly convert a real business requirement into a solvable modeling problem, sort out relevant information, and judge the solution against business reality 

• Be aspirational and curious in technical excellence and innovation

• Have a lifetime learning attitude

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 5 and ranges from $68,300-$114,800., This position is a salary grade 6 and ranges from $85,400-$143,200., This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $99,600-$166,600., This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $115,000-$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.

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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.

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