Principal Data Scientist
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$ 200000 - 300000
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About Tekion:
Positively disrupting an industry that has not seen any innovation in over 50 years Tekion has challenged the paradigm with the first and fastest cloudnative automotive platform that includes the revolutionary Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC) for retailers Automotive Enterprise Cloud (AEC) for manufacturers and other large automotive enterprises and Automotive Partner Cloud (APC) for technology and industry partners. Tekion connects the entire spectrum of the automotive retail ecosystem through one seamless platform. The transformative platform uses cuttingedge technology big data machine learning and AI to seamlessly bring together OEMs retailers/dealers and consumers. With its highly configurable integration and greater customer engagement capabilities Tekion is enabling the best automotive retail experiences ever. Tekion employs close to 3000 people across North America Asia and Europe.
Job Description
Tekion is seeking a visionary and highly experienced Principal Data Scientist (internally: Principal Applied Science Engineer to drive transformative innovation within the automotive industry. In this strategic role you will lead the design development and deployment of cuttingedge machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions that redefine customer experiences and business operations. As a senior technical leader you will shape Tekions data science strategy mentor technical teams and solve complex industry challenges through datadriven solutions. This role requires exceptional technical depth leadership and the ability to influence across the organization.
*Internally this position is titledPrincipal Applied Science
Key Responsibilities
- Define and lead the strategic vision for Tekions Applied Science initiatives aligning with business goals to drive innovation and industry disruption.
- Provide deep technical expertise and leadership in developing and deploying scalable ML/AI models to solve complex highimpact automotive industry problems.
- Collaborate with crossfunctional executive leaders product managers and engineering teams to identify opportunities for machine learning solutions and implement them effectively.
- Design and oversee productiongrade ML systems integrating models into decisionmaking platforms and business applications.
- Drive the development and continuous improvement of stateoftheart algorithms ensuring robust evaluation metrics for both offline and online performance.
- Identify and incorporate diverse data sources applying innovative techniques to enhance model accuracy scalability and impact.
- Lead the creation of endtoend ML pipelines ensuring best practices in data processing model deployment monitoring and governance.
- Mentor and guide senior data scientists and applied scientists fostering a highperformance culture of technical excellence and continuous learning.
- Publish and present cuttingedge research internally and externally to reinforce Tekions leadership in applied data science.
- Influence industry trends by identifying emerging technologies and integrating them into Tekions product and research roadmaps.
Skills and Experience
- PhD or Masters degree in Data Science Computer Science Mathematics Statistics Operations Research or a related field.
- 15 years of experience in applied science data science or machine learning roles with a significant track record of delivering business impact through AI/ML solutions.
- Expertise in advanced ML algorithms deep learning and statistical modeling with handson experience deploying models in production environments.
- Extensive programming experience in Python and/or similar languages with strong software development skills and proficiency in version control (e.g. Git).
- Proven experience in designing scalable distributed machine learning systems and pipelines.
- Strong understanding of big data ecosystems and tools (e.g. Spark Hadoop Kafka).
- Exceptional ability to translate complex data science concepts into strategic business decisions.
- Demonstrated leadership in mentoring senior technical staff and fostering innovation.
Preferred Skills
- Deep expertise in Recommendation Systems Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Computer Vision.
- Extensive domain knowledge of the automotive industry and its business models.
- Experience integrating ML models with cloud infrastructure (AWS Azure or GCP) and MLOps practices.
- Strong interpersonal and executive communication skills with the ability to articulate technical concepts to nontechnical stakeholders.
- A proactive selfstarter mindset with a passion for solving ambiguous and complex problems.
- Active contributor to the data science and machine learning community through publications opensource projects or speaking engagements
Perks and Benefits
- Competitive compensation and generous stock options
- 100 employerpaid topoftheline medical dental and vision coverage
- Great benefits including unlimited PTO parental leave and free snacks and beverages
- The opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds from Silicon Valleys most dominant andsuccessful companies
- Be part of an early stage hypergrowth startup with the opportunity to grow and prosper
- Work on the latest and coolest technologies everything is homegrown and built groundup
- A dynamic work environment with a strong sense of community and collaboration
- The open and transparent culture that encourages innovation rewards performance and discourages hierarchy
- Exciting opportunities for career growth and development
Current Tekion Employees Please apply via Greenhouse Internal Job Board
The salary range describes the minimum to maximum base salary range for this position across applicable US locations. The actual compensation offered may vary from the posted hiring range based on geographic location work experience education licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer.In addition to the compensation listed this position may be eligible for equity compensation and a bonus or commission whereby total compensation may exceed base salary depending on individual or company performance. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
Base Salary Range
$200000 $300000 USD
Tekion is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race religion color national origin gender (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender identity gender expression age status as a protected veteran status as an individual with a disability victim of violence or having a family member who is a victim of violence the intersectionality of two or more protected categories or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
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Employment Type
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