Data Scientist i Stockholm

The grocery Retail Sector is currently undergoing a digital transformation making it one of the hottest industries for people who want to capitalize on data. We are seeking an experienced Data Scientist who want to be a vital part of this transformation.

If you are as convinced as we are that leveraging data from millions of customers can help make their lives more convenient and inspirational, then you should join our journey.  
 

We are looking for an experienced Data Scientist/Machine Learning Specialist to assume responsibility for our recommender system, that is the backbone of almost all our personalized communication. Our recommender system is based on advanced hybrid models using a neural network architecture. 

The resulting recommendations is widely used in our loyalty programs, and we are constantly adding new use cases within them as well as on our online shopping sites. The responsibility for the recommender system includes the constant development of a state of the art system as well as - from a technical standpoint -  overlooking the rollout of use cases that effects millions of customers.

As a senior Data Scientist in the team you will also assume informal leadership over and are expected to guide more junior members of the team.

Even with the recommender system being at center of your day-to-day work there are great opportunities to initiate and run other initiatives as part of our overall digital customer experience, such as customer personalization, segmentation and churn, as well as in other areas within the Axfood family. As a Data Scientist at Axfood you are an important part of our analytics community where we in different forums share knowledge, experience, and strive to inspire each other to greatness.

At Axfood you will meet a modern cloud-based architecture with full access to clean data on sales, customer interactions and much more. You will mainly be using Python, SQL, AWS SageMaker and Airflow to solve the problems in front of you.

As Data Scientist you will belong to the digital development and e-commerce team that is a part of the Strategy and Business Development Group function. Together with our brands we are responsible for the development of our e-commerce, loyalty programs, digital marketing and advanced analytics. Other roles in the team include business developers, e-commerce specialists, business analysts, data scientists and project leaders.

Axfood is constantly evolving and thus dedicated to ensuring the skill development of every employee. For the right person, there are great opportunities to develop and grow together with Axfood.

•    Advanced degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or related field
•    In-depth understanding of a wide variety of areas of machine learning (supervised and unsupervised learning, time-series analysis, natural language processing) and working knowledge of common techniques (regression, decision trees, neural networks, clustering) and their advantages and disadvantages
•    At least 2 years of documented experience in developing recommender systems
•    Deep understanding of Python and SQL
•    Native cloud user, experience with AWS SageMaker Redshift/Snowflake, and Airflow
•    Strong skills in using Git and GitHub/Bitbucket
•    Excellent written and verbal communication
•    Experience of working directly with stakeholders and effectively telling a story with data, especially for audiences with a non-technical background
•    Fluent in English

Desirable skills and requirements

•    Experience leading junior data scientists through the complete machine learning lifecycle
•    The working language is Swedish and therefore basic knowledge of Swedish (verbal and written) is very desirable