Overview

Who we are

An important part of the Toyota family is Toyota Financial Services (TFS), the finance and insurance brand for Toyota and Lexus in North America. While TFS is a separate business entity, it is an essential part of this world-changing company – delivering on Toyota’s vision to move people beyond what’s possible. At TFS, you will help create best-in-class customer experiences in an innovative, collaborative environment.

To save time applying, Toyota does not offer sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas or any other work authorization for this position at this time.

Who we’re looking for

The Data Science team for Toyota Financial Services is looking for a passionate and highly motivated Data Scientist or Senior Data Scientist (depending on experience).

The primary responsibility of this role is to uncover actionable insights through data analysis and help drive data-based decision-making throughout the customer lifecycle. Areas of support may focus on an individual area or span multiple areas, including but not limited to: Sales and Marketing, Credit Risk, Residual Value, Customer Management and Collections; as well as horizontal functions like Finance, or associated businesses including Insurance. Responsibilities include extracting and linking data from company systems, manipulating, and cleaning the results, building predictive and prescriptive models to extract insights, and presenting findings and recommendations to business partners and leaders across the business. This role will report to a Manager, Data Science.

What you’ll be doing

• Create output and results that visualize findings using fixed reports or tools like Tableau/Power BI.
• Attend and participate as needed in various project planning and prioritization sessions.
• Partner with the business to identify the most important questions that need to be answered about our customers and their value.
• Analysis and model building using software packages like SAS, Python, R, etc.
• Develop, manage, and deploy analytic solutions using software packages like Python, R, SAS, etc.
• Build PowerPoint presentations to recommend business decisions.
• Develop analytical project plans and integrate inflows and outflows of information with teams upstream and downstream from analytical efforts.
• Hands-on data extraction and data wrangling from internal and external systems using Python, SQL, R, SAS, etc.
• Work collaboratively with team members.

What you bring

• Experience using a variety of statistical and machine-learning techniques to solve problems.
• Master’s degree or higher in a heavily analytical discipline OR two or more consecutive bachelor’s degrees in heavily analytical disciplines.
• Exposure and familiarity with topics like Logistic Regression, Time Series Analysis, Experimental Design, Generalized Linear Models, Mixed Modeling, Multivariate Statistics, Large-Scale Predictive Modeling, CHAID/decision trees, Gradient Boosted Trees, Random Forests, and Neural Networks.
• Advanced hands-on experience with tools such as Python (NumPy/Pandas/scikit-learn), R, and/or SAS.
• Capability and willingness to work flexible hours (days, evenings, some weekends).

Added bonus if you have

• Experience programming in a CI/CD framework using GitHub and Cloud Computing Tools (preferably AWS).

What we’ll bring

During your interview process, our team can fill you in on all the details of our industry-leading benefits and career development opportunities. A few highlights include:

• Tax-Advantaged Accounts (Health Savings Account, Health Care FSA, Dependent Care FSA).
• Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career, as well as tuition reimbursement.
• A work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect.
• Flextime and virtual work options (if applicable).
• Relocation assistance (if applicable).
• Vehicle purchase & lease programs.
• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for your entire family.
• Referral services related to prenatal services, adoption, childcare, schools, and more.
• Paid holidays and paid time off.
• Toyota 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match, as well as an annual retirement contribution from Toyota regardless of whether you contribute.

Belonging at Toyota

Our success begins and ends with our people. We embrace diverse perspectives and value unique human experiences. Respect for all is our North Star. Toyota is proud to have 10+ different Business Partnering Groups across 100 different North American chapter locations that support team members’ efforts to dream, do and grow without questioning that they belong. As a company that has been one of DiversityInc’s Top 50 Companies for Diversity and a member of The Billion Dollar Roundtable supporting minority and woman-owned suppliers for over 10 years, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that celebrates the diversity of the communities where we live and do business.

Applicants for our positions are considered without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, religion, military or veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Have a question or need assistance with your application? Please send an email to [email protected].