Senior Data/AI Scientist, Data Analytics & AI

POLAR; Oulu; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Polar Research Center in Finland is seeking a Senior Data/AI Scientist to turn wearables, mobile apps, and cloud data into actionable insights for business decisions, R&D, and customer experience. You will contribute to AI/ML model development, data modeling, and help shape the analytics roadmap while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across Polar offices.

The role offers hybrid working between office and remote work.

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in a technical field or equivalent experience.
• Senior-level experience in applied data analytics.
• Strong SQL and Python/PySpark skills are required.
• Experience with cloud data platforms (Databricks and AWS).
• Understanding of data modeling and data engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Analyze wearables, apps and cloud data to inform decisions.
• Deliver AI/ML model development and data insights for R&D and product development.
• Provide customer experience analytics to guide product decisions.
• Contribute to data engineering and analytics roadmap.

Skills

SQL

Python/PySpark

Data analytics

English communication

Education

Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Biomedical Engineering, or related field

Tools

Databricks

AWS

Data modeling

Job description

Polar Electro is looking for a Senior Data/AI Scientist for the Data Analytics & AI team

Polar Research Center is part of Polar R&D and acts as an innovation accelerator for Polar product and service developments. The Research Center comprises a multidisciplinary team with expertise ranging from sensor technology and algorithms to physiology, data, and AI sciences, as well as exercise and health sciences. The team conducts cutting-edge research in wearable technologies, follows scientific developments, and collaborates globally with academic and industry partners. Polar Research Center is located at our headquarters in Kempele.

As a Senior Data/AI Scientist, you will turn data from our wearables, mobile app, and cloud services into insights that guide business decisions, R&D, and customer experience development. You will also contribute AI / ML model development, data modeling, and help steer where our analytics technology goes next.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Analyze Polar data to support business decisions across the company
• Provide and analyze data for R&D purposes, including insights that feed product and algorithm development
• Deliver customer experience analytics that guide product development
• Contribute to data engineering — how our data is modeled and made available to our data analytics services
• Contribute to the technological development and future roadmap of our data analytics

We expect you to have:

• Master’s or PhD degree or equivalent experience in computer science, applied mathematics, physics, biomedical engineering, or other related technical field
• Senior-level experience in applied data analytics
• Advanced proficiency in SQL and Python / PySpark
• Experience with cloud data platforms — we mainly work with Databricks and AWS
• Understanding of data modeling and data engineering practices
• Strong collaboration and communication skills in English, with the ability to work in multidisciplinary teams

Considered as an advantage:

• Experience with physiological, sensor, and time-series data
• Knowledge of GDPR and experience working with health data
• Experience analyzing business and customer experience data
• Experience in data and ML engineering with Databrics and AWS

Job location is any Polar office in Finland (Kempele, Helsinki, Jyväskylä, or Tampere), with Kempele headquarters preferred. Polar supports a hybrid working model, offering flexibility between office and remote work.

For further information, please contact Mika Rahja, mika.rahja(at)polar.com.

Kindly note that we may start interviews during the application period. The position will be filled as soon as a suitable candidate is found.

Please note that the Finnish Security Intelligence Service (SUPO) will be asked to conduct a standard personal security clearance for the selected candidate.