Senior/Expert Data Scientist: Generative AI in Production

Nordea; Helsinki; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working arrangements

Job summary

Nordea in Helsinki seeks Senior or Expert Data Scientists to design, build, and scale AI solutions from concept to production across Operations. You will drive Generative AI initiatives and collaborate with product owners, engineers, and business experts to deliver secure, scalable deployments.

You will prototype, deploy and monitor production-grade AI applications, implement RAG, agentic AI, and LLM-powered solutions, and ensure Responsible AI practices and governance while maintaining

Qualifications

• MSc or PhD in Data Science, Machine Learning, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Software Engineering, or a related discipline. Equivalent practical experience is also highly valued.
• 3+ years of experience delivering production-grade AI, Machine Learning, or advanced analytics solutions.
• Strong Python development skills and experience with modern AI/ML frameworks.
• Hands-on experience developing Generative AI applications using LLMs, RAG architectures, agentic frameworks, MCP, A2A, or similar emerging technologies.
• Proven ability to take ideas from prototype to scalable production solutions.
• Experience with testing, evaluation, experimentation, and performance measurement of AI systems.
• Strong understanding of software engineering, DevOps, observability, CI/CD, and production support.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify and shape high-impact AI and Generative AI opportunities with business stakeholders.
• Prototype, build, deploy, and monitor production-grade AI applications.
• Design and implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), agentic AI, and LLM-powered solutions.
• Collaborate closely with product owners, engineers, architects, and business experts to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Drive experimentation, evaluation frameworks, and model quality assessments.
• Contribute to AI architecture, reusable frameworks, and engineering best practices.
• Ensure solutions meet security, compliance, governance, and Responsible AI requirements.
• Support the adoption of AI across Operations through coaching, knowledge sharing, and technical leadership.

Skills

Python development

AI/ML frameworks

Communication

DevOps / CI-CD

Education

MSc/PhD in Data Science or related

Tools

SageMaker

Bedrock

Kong API Gateway

Job description

Nordea in Helsinki seeks Senior or Expert Data Scientists to design, build, and scale AI solutions from concept to production across Operations. You will drive Generative AI initiatives and collaborate with product owners, engineers, and business experts to deliver secure, scalable deployments.

You will prototype, deploy and monitor production-grade AI applications, implement RAG, agentic AI, and LLM-powered solutions, and ensure Responsible AI practices and governance while maintaining