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Principal Scientist - Collaborative Safety Research Center

Toyota

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Aug 19, 2025
Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Toyota is looking to solve the problem of enhancing lives and delighting those they serve through innovative, high-quality solutions designed to improve safety, and the Collaborative Safety Research Center (CSRC) is looking to inform future safety products, policy, and promotion of a safe mobility society for all.

Requirements

  • Masters degree or above in engineering, data science, or related technical field
  • 5 years experience in Crash data analysis and statistical analysts experience in a research, industry or regulatory role
  • Familiarity with development and limitations of driver assistance and active safety system features.
  • 3+ years Proficiency with traffic safety databases and data analysis software such as R, Python, or related statistical tools to perform processes necessary to examine datasets
  • 3+ years of Project management experience including creating timelines with measurable outputs and tracking project status from project creation through to completion for multiple, parallel projects
  • Experience creating and executing research funding proposals including justification and acceptance criteria
  • Experience interacting with or exposure to NHTSA, IIHS, or other road traffic safety advocates

Responsibilities

  • Independently analyze public traffic safety databases (CISS, CRSS, NASS, FARS, etc.) and internal datasets to study the performance, relevance, and safety benefits of novel behavioral, active, or passive safety technologies to guide safety prioritization and system specifications.
  • Direct external researchers or other collaborators to optimize supplier and company resources while achieving consistent on-time project deliverables with high quality
  • Critically evaluate research output quality and regularly sharing interim results and final conclusions within internal global Toyota group stakeholders
  • Actively seek out and anticipate customer needs (e.g., safety policymakers, product planners, societal gaps, etc.) to identify and propose new areas for safety research work
  • Negotiate with internal global Toyota group stakeholders, external researchers, and other collaborators to develop successful research projects based on specific or sometimes vague safety questions
  • Utilize and coach others in general statistical knowledge to conduct transportation safety related data analysis using R, Python, or related software.
  • Represent Toyota to outside safety stakeholders to help inform future regulations, policies, standards, and ratings in a manner consistent with Toyota Vision and Values

Other

  • Masters degree or above in engineering, data science, or related technical field
  • 5 years experience in Crash data analysis and statistical analysts experience in a research, industry or regulatory role
  • Toyota does not offer sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas or any other work authorization for this position at this time.
  • 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.
  • Coaching and mentoring experience