Optimization Data Scientist

Scania is currently undergoing an exciting transformation from a traditional truck manufacturer to a provider of complete sustainable transport solutions. IT is a crucial part of this transformation as Scania’s success is depending on flexible and efficient IT solutions that support current and future business requirements.

The Advanced Analytics team at Scania IT is a Center of Excellence within data science and serve all of Scania. Our mission is to make data-driven decision making an integrated part of everyday work in all business areas. We are now looking for an Optimization Data Scientist to join our awesome team.

What do we offer?
Besides amazing colleagues, we offer you remarkable development opportunities while working in a team, that takes having fun seriously. Other benefits that might give you an extra tickle are a company car, performance bonuses, a pension plan, flexible working hours, lunch at reduced prices, and much more. Scania has a relaxed view and approach to the working place and focuses more on achievements. We also offer a direct bus from central Stockholm to Södertälje with Scania Job Express.

What you will do
You will be a key player in challenging, enabling and driving how optimization is used at Scania. You will engage with different business functions to fully understand their constraints and process flows to make sure that the solutions provided to them by our team will be implemented into their business successfully. This is a great opportunity for someone that enjoys iterating and building models that have a very real impact at Scania in areas such as production planning, job scheduling, supply chain, transportation, inventory optimization and forecasting.

We See That You Have


• MSc or PhD in Mathematics, Statistics, Optimization or related field or equivalent experience
• Deep understanding of optimization (e.g. constrained, convex and non-convex optimization problems, and LP, QP, MILP, MINLP, problems and solvers)
• Strong mathematical background (e.g. linear algebra, calculus, statistics, optimization)
• Strong coding skills in Python (or similar object-oriented programming language)
• Excellent verbal and written communication in English
• Practical experience with at least one type of commercial solver (e.g. Gurobi)
• Cloud experience, preferably AWS

If you thrive in an environment where colleagues teach and learn from each other to be at our analytical best, we want to hear from you.

Does this sound interesting to you? Please apply no later than 25th September 2022 by sending in your CV, the cover letter is optional. Selection and interviews are held after the last application date. A background check will be conducted on the final candidate. For questions regarding the position please contact recruiting manager Björn Andersson at +46 (0)8-553 506 89 or bjorn_y.andersson@scania.com

We are really looking forward to your application!




Scania is a part of Traton Group and one of the world´s leading manufacturers of trucks and buses for heavy transport applications. Scania is also leading provider of industrial and marine engines. Service-related products account for a growing proportion of the company´s operations, assuring Scania customers of cost-effective transport solutions and maximum uptime. Scania also offers financial services.
Scania’s IT organisation is an integrated part of the company providing products and services to all business units worldwide. Based on deep Scania business knowledge and internal relations we balance in-house core competences and service production with services externally sourced and governed by us. We are around 1500 people and the majority is located in Sodertalje.