Data Scientist with skills within optimization area

Data Scientist with skills within optimization area
SAS is dedicated to a true digital journey using data and advanced analytics to create the foundation for the future state of aviation.
Our machine learning team has been actively supporting our stakeholders across various business units to identify business challenges and opportunities that can be addressed with advanced data analytics techniques.
We work with diverse machine learning projects, collaborate and contribute to the data science practice to ensure that we have a solid foundation for SAS to scale and realize the full potential of machine learning.
We are now strengthening our team with experienced Data Scientists that will be mainly dedicated to work on optimization projects within Revenue Management and Network to strengthen capabilities in terms of advanced analytics to continuously optimize our business.

As a Data Scientist at SAS you will
As an experienced data scientist, you are the hero of the team. You will work closely together with the Commercial team of Data Analysts and System specialists in cross-functional projects within Revenue Management and Network, translating business questions into analysis requirements and data science use cases. You will add a new perspective into problem-solving by investigating the advantages of advanced analytical approaches to answer business questions and create business value. You will contribute to data-driven business to ensure a solid foundation for SAS to scale and realize the full potential of machine learning.
We believe you are passionate about data and algorithms. In a fast-changing environment and digital transformation journey, it’s important that you stay curious and enthusiastic about using algorithms to solve problems and inspire others to see the benefits.

Your daily responsibility will include:
• Work closely with Revenue Management and Network departments to understand the vast amount of data and how it can be used to promote business development
• Identify and translate high-level business needs into defined data science projects, develop machine learning models and bring them to production
• Create new ways of working with advanced analytics, using existing and new data sources
• Design, implement and maintain machine learning models end-to-end in cloud environment
• Understand the business problem, challenge existing technologies, and find new areas of application for AI/ML
• Communicate data-driven insights and recommendations to business stakeholders
• Stay updated with the latest technology, algorithms, and methods within the data science area

To be successful, we believe you should have:
• Master’s Degree or higher with strong mathematics focus (Data Science, Statistics, Econometrics, Applied Mathematics, Optimization, Computer Science) or related field.
• At least 3 years of industry experience within Data science domain
• Proven record of taking on loosely defined problems and translating into practical application
• Strong mathematical background (e.g., linear algebra, calculus, statistics, optimization)
• More than 3 years’ experience with Python, SQL and popular machine/deep learning libraries
• Proficient with statistical- and machine learning models (both supervised learning and unsupervised learning)
• Well-versed in cloud computing, prior experience with Azure is a big plus

As a person we believe you are self-motivated, persistent, creative, curious, and learning oriented. You seek to understand both the complex whole and the minute parts that create it. Just like us, you get excited by commercial opportunities and proactively strive to create business value.

The position will be based at SAS HQ in Frösundavik, Stockholm.
If you feel your experience, skills and ambitions are right for this role, please apply already today with your CV and a short personal letter via the apply botton below. Last day for application is August 31st, 2023. Interviews are expected to be held during the month of August 2023.

For questions relating to this position, please contact hiring manager, Head of Artificial Intelligence Warren Edgren: warren.edgren@sas.se or Acting Head of Revenue Management Cross-market Kristian Huus: kristian.huus@sas.dk

This is why we love SAS
• Purposeful: Be part of a journey that no one has travelled before, solving challenges that no one has cracked before
• Flexible: Hybrid work model, flexibility to work from office or home.
• Adventurous: Discounted airline tickets providing you, your family and friends to travel the world for discounted prices
• Personal: Personal development opportunities through training, collaborating with academia, attending data science conferences.
• Innovative: Building in-house development of products allows for freedom to bring in own ideas
• Ownership: Opportunity of bringing initiatives from ideas into end-point delivery