Data Scientist II

Imagine Your Future with Us! Since 1971, Paychex has been at the forefront of simplifying HR, payroll, and benefits for American businesses. Our digital HR technology and advisory solutions cater to the changing needs of employers and their employees. With our award-winning training and endless opportunities for growth and development, you can build a lifelong career with us. We pride ourselves on fostering an inclusive and innovative culture. Our leaders are here to support your career journey; they and our dedicated employees embody the values that drive us to support each other, our clients, and our communities. Join us to pursue your passion and unleash your potential.

Overview

Develops AI and predictive models that enhance our corporate sales and services, client facing applications, and improve our customer experiences. Conducts advanced analytics, data mining, and data visualization to influence strategic decisions. Researches and understands specific business needs related to the necessary data being sought and conducts interviews with business owners to innovate solutions. Creates reporting, attribution, and documentation to track and monitor model results and metrics across the company.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements scorecards and data-driven predictive models covering different areas of the company to assist strategic decision-makers.
• Train, validate, and fine-tune AI models using state-of-the-art techniques and libraries, and assess their performance using appropriate metrics.
• Deploy models into production environments, collaborate with DevOps and IT teams to ensure seamless integration, and monitor model performance in real-time
• Utilizes advanced functionality of Microsoft Office SQL, VBA, SAS, R, and/or Business Objects to perform data mining and automation. Extracts and houses data from internal Paychex systems for use in modeling applications.
• Explores, validates, and maintains high-quality data with optimal data storage design for model development and reporting.
• Explores and gathers external data, including public and private sectors, to complement internal company data.
• Researches new theories and technologies in AI, predictive modeling, and analytics to generate ideas for transforming data into practical models.
• Executes all phases of quantitative research projects by identifying the business problem, conducting data exploration and modeling, and communicating results to leadership across the company to create intuitive models and analytical results that drive strategic decision-making.
• Works with business partners during model development to understand all aspects of the business and solve business issues and priorities analytically.
• Analyzes and validates the performance of existing models and recommends changes for improvements.
• Develops custom systems designed to determine and/or track the effectiveness of new and existing models.
• Provides consultation to all company users in model development, manual and automated processes, risk management programs, and advanced analytics to develop new and existing opportunities.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree - Required
• Master's Degree - Preferred
• 5 years of experience in data mining, data warehousing, regression analysis or predictive modeling.
• Experience in developing and deploying machine learning and deep learning models, preferably in a financial or fintech setting
• Experience in LLM tuning and tools like LangChain
• 1 years of experience in cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and containerization technologies (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes) is advantageous
  
  

Compensation

In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share that the starting base pay range for this position is $77,070 - $121,110 annually. Please keep in mind that this range is the base pay only and does not consider other components that make up the total rewards package for the position. If you are hired at Paychex, your overall compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience which may result in total compensation outside of this range.

Live the Paychex Values

• Act with uncompromising integrity.
• Provide outstanding service and build trusted relationships.
• Drive innovation in our products and services and continually improve our processes.
• Work in partnership and support each other.
• Be personally accountable and deliver on commitments.
• Treat each other with respect and dignity.
  
  

What's in it for you?

• We value your well-being: We provide over 21 comprehensive rewards, including medical coverage, virtual wellness classes, tuition reimbursement, 401(k) employer match, adoption assistance, financial assistance, and much more.
• We value your time: From paid time off to company holidays, culture days, and comprehensive work-life balance programs, we will ensure you have the flexibility you need to be your best.
• We value your development: Our award-winning training and development programs empower our employees with ongoing learning opportunities to give you the building blocks to grow your career.
• We value your perspective: Our company culture reflects the diversity of our employees. We want you to be you and your voice to be heard.
• We value our communities: We offer paid time off for volunteerism and promote many company-wide and local initiatives that benefit organizations you care about.
  
  

Not sure if you meet every requirement?

At Paychex, we know that great talent comes in many forms. If you're passionate about the role but don't check every box, we still encourage you to apply. You might be the right fit - either for this position or another opportunity with us.

Paychex is an equal opportunity employer that fosters a workplace culture of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. Our valued employees and commitment to DEI are the essence of our internal and external success.