Data Scientists Analysts #1031220
Job Description:

• Do you believe data tells the real story? We do! Redefining mobility requires quality data, metrics and analytics, as well as insightful interpreters and analysts.
• That's where Global Data Insight & Analytics makes an impact.
• We advise leadership on 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.
• In this position...company team, part of Sales and Services Data and Analytics (SSDA) department in company’s Global Data, Insight and Analytics (GDI&A) organization, is looking for a highly skilled Data Scientist.
• This role will be a member of RAV (Re-Acquired Vehicle) analytics team supporting all stages of RAV analysis from problem formulation, model /analytical framework development, evaluation, to model deployment to help our company and FCSD achieve RAV objectives.
• The FCSA RAV Analytics team applies advanced quantitative methods and systematic econometrics and AI/ML /LLM models to derive insights and solve a wide variety of challenging problems in various area of FCSD: RAV forecast, RAV count/spend monitoring/trend study, RAV root cause study, RAV reduction analytical support/evaluation, quality action effectiveness on RAV, VOR/uptime, early quality detection…through analyzing vast amounts of data including RAV, quality, repair orders, repeat visits, parts order and supply, service, warranty claims, recall…etc.
• The deep-dive and advanced analytics/quantification analysis supported by this role will be instrumental in supporting FCSD's business objectives and transformation through data-driven decision-making.

 
Skills Required:

• Python
• GCP
• SQL
• Data Analysis

 
Experience Required:

• Master’s degree in Statistics, Data Science, Econometrics, Engineering, Physics, or related quantitative field or a combination of education and equivalent work experience
• 3+ years of hands-on experience on a broad range of analytical techniques including forecasting, regression, and AI/ML/LLM methodologies
• Strong understanding of machine learning algorithms, techniques, and frameworks, including deep learning, neural networks, and ensemble methods.
• 3+ years of proficient experience in training, evaluating, and fine-tuning a variety of machine learning models, ensuring optimal performance and reliability
• 3+ years of experience and proficient in programming languages such as Python for data manipulation, analysis, and model development
• 3+ years of experience in processing large, high-dimensional structured and unstructured data, including thorough data preprocessing, data cleaning, and feature engineering to prepare datasets for model training and evaluation

 
Experience Preferred:

• D. in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Data Science, Econometrics, Engineering, Physics, or related quantitative field
• 3+ experience GCP (Google Cloud Platform): Vertex AI, Big Query, GCS (Google Cloud Storage), Google Cloud SQL, Looker studio
• 3+ year of post-graduate work experience in auto industry involving complex quantitative analytics and modeling
• 5+ years of work experience with Python and SQL
• 5+ years of work experience in big data manipulation, statistical analysis, modeling, optimization, AI/ML/LLM…
• Curious, high level of initiative, detail-oriented and ability to multi-task
• Fast learning in theoretical modeling and coding
• Strong problem formulation and problem solving skills
• Comfortable working in an environment where problems are not always well-defined

 
Education Required:

• Master's Degree

 
Education Preferred:

• Doctorate

 
Additional Information:

• support regional CSM (Customer Satisfaction Model) model framework design/development, model maintenance, model enhancement and model daily monitoring using Looker Studio.
• Support RAV annual count forecast taking into consideration of various factors such as brand, fuel type, launch type, new car sales, and macro environment… in addition to various types of RAV origination.
• Support RAV Root Cause analysis by studying repair order and warranty claim history to derive and identify potential drivers/trend for RAV
• Conduct various deep-dive analysis on RAV vehicles to help identify/detect early indication of RAV and uncover/provide insights to business to prevent/reduce RAV
• Conduct quick turn-around studies to answer frequent/various/urgent business requests by mining, managing, and exploring a variety of data sources and extracting/deriving insights from structured and unstructured data sets that are often very large and high-dimensional
• Explore/apply the most relevant quantitative modeling techniques and tools in statistical analysis, econometrics, operation research/optimization, AI/ML/LLM techniques to a variety of real-world business problems within FCSD focusing on improving RAV and service quality
• Ensure overall quality of the data and solutions throughout the analytics development process
• Maintain and enhance existing quantitative models supporting FCSD daily decisions
• Integrate validation result and visualize analysis/prediction result through visualization tools to provide qualitative/quantitative overview
• Interact/collaborate effectively cross-functionally with a variety of architect, project manager, DE, SE, and other data scientists to test data and model pipeline, validate pipeline output to ensure successful model launch into production environment to maximize business value delivery
• Independently and clearly communicating and presenting/interpreting models and analytical results

 
Additional Info:
 
At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet. We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories. Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra.  We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way.
We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashioned hard work for 24 years!
FastTek Global is financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused.
We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest. Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.
Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:
 

• Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match

 
Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture.
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