Lead Data Scientist

ADP is hiring a Lead Data Scientist

Consider whether:

• the thought of working with one of the most comprehensive employment data sets excites you?
• you’re empathetic to client needs and inspired by transformation and impacting the lives of millions of people every day?
• you’re looking to join a dynamic, inclusive team environment with a culture of collaboration and belonging?

Well, this may be the role for you. Ready to design what's next?

In this role you will work with teams to develop and apply machine learning to digitally transform our business processes and the client experience of ADP’s products and solutions. You will collaborate with our machine learning engineers and software engineers to solve real‑world business challenges using advanced machine learning techniques. Your work will impact products that touch millions of people’s lives.

Daily projects will range from deep learning, research & development, algorithm development, natural language processing to deployment of ML models into production.

• Collaborate with engineering and product teams in an Agile environment to identify, design, develop, and deploy advanced Machine Learning solutions.
• Design and implement state‑of‑the‑art data products, machine learning models, and systems to optimize the HCM system user experience.
• Write clean code and documentation, champion best practices, and produce highly adaptive, high‑performing, continuous‑learning AI models and systems.
• Mentor and coach team members, providing them with the space to think independently while collaborating as a team.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or a related field.
• Experience:
  
  6‑8 years of relevant experience in a similar role.
• Communication:
  Advanced English skills.
• Technical skills:
  Fluency in Python (including packages such as pandas, scikit‑learn, etc.); strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and data science/machine learning techniques; familiarity with natural language processing.

• Master’s degree in a related field.
• Knowledge of generative and embedding models.
• Experience with non‑relational databases such as No
  
  SQL and vector databases.
• Exposure to Databricks platform, MLflow, and/or Jupyter notebooks.
• Understanding of data products such as recommender systems, classifiers, chatbots, etc.
• Experience with AWS cloud services (S3, Glue, Lambda, Step Functions, Sage Maker) and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins.

• Culture of collaboration and ownership.
• Opportunity to deliver at scale and shape user outcomes.
• Environment of curious learners who elevate one another.
• Hands‑on, mission‑driven work that encourages creative problem solving.
• Commitment to giving back to the community and supporting associates in need.
• Company focused on equality, equity, and inclusion.

ADP is committed to an inclusive, diverse and equitable workplace and provides equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristic, including race, color, genetic information, creed, national origin, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lawful alien status, ancestry, age, marital status, protected veteran status or disability. Hiring decisions are based upon ADP’s operating needs and applicant merit.

ADP upholds high ethical standards and full compliance with all applicable laws, fostering an honest and respectful workplace.