Data Scientist (Advanced Analytics)

At Viaplay Group, we entertain millions of people every day through our streaming services, radio networks, TV channels and production companies. From live sports and films to music and our own original shows, our purpose is to tell stories, touch lives and expand worlds. We’re now launching our Viaplay streaming service in a wide range of new markets and aiming to become the international streaming challenger. As a Nordic company with a global perspective and clear values, we’re looking for the best talents to join us on our journey.

Do you want to work with the future of entertainment? Are you also passionate about data and creating world class streaming solutions? Great, then we could have a match! We are looking for a Data Scientist to join our Advanced Analytics team in Stockholm.

The position
As a Data Scientist you will develop on-point analyses that help improve Viaplay’s experience and enable dedicated colleagues to make strategic decisions.

You will work in a team with other Data Scientists who share knowledge and experience in researching and developing data products and analysis. You love researching and prototyping with statistical and machine learning methodologies that enable descriptive and prescriptive data products while making these efforts relevant for our various internal partners. You enjoy working with teammates to find viable ways to bring projects to life.

The journey ahead
- We offer you the opportunity to play a strategic role in a fast-paced environment. Streaming is changing the way media is consumed and Viaplay is one of the leading actors in northern Europe. Statistical research is increasingly playing a central role in making decisions.
- As a Data Scientist you will play a key role in making data products, from research reports to interactives. By tapping into Viaplay’s Data Lake, you will work with stakeholders to identify research questions, then conduct everything from exploratory data analyses to statistical decomposition - all in the name of an improved customer experience.
- Our technology stack offers great opportunities to showcase and develop your data science skills. You will work on AWS for computation and storage, using R and Scala/Spark to breathe life to cloud-based data analyses.

What we are looking for
- Strong communicator and listener
- Able to distil complex concepts for business audiences
- Affinity towards teaming up with other curious minds to tackle analytical challenges
- Curiosity to conduct research while able to find practical ways to translate into a reliable, customer-facing data product
- Academic degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or equivalent
- Familiarity and experience solving product problems through statistical models and machine learning techniques (e.g. gradient boosting, neural networks, etc), among others.
- High competence in R or Python and SQL. Scala and Spark are extra pluses.

What we offer you
Our HQ is in Stockholm. You will become part of an amazing company with great people, content and culture. Some of the benefits we offer you when working here are:

- A hybrid and flexible work model to make it able to work part-time remotely.
- An agile approach, freedom to try out new things and independent decision-making by our autonomous teams.
- A place to grow and learn from our mistakes. We have a learning and development focused environment with an emphasis on knowledge sharing, training and regular internal technical talks, pair programming and mob programming.
- An innovative environment with hackdays two times a year.
- An international and diverse environment with people from all over the world working here. We have 35+ different nationalities in the office coming from different backgrounds.
- An attractive offer with a beneficial occupational pension plan, insurance plan, health care, 30 days of paid vacation, flexible work hours and parental leave pay lift.

Hit Play on your career!
If this feels like your kind of challenge, please apply and attach your CV and cover letter.

Viaplay Group AB (publ.) (https://www.viaplaygroup.com/) is committed to equality and diversity and we welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of ethnicity, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and marital status. We want to make sure your recruitment experience is the best it can be - so, if you’re selected for an interview, please let us know if there are any adjustments we can make that would be helpful for you.

Viaplay Group AB (publ.) is the Nordic region’s leading entertainment provider. We entertain millions of people every day with our streaming services, TV channels and radio stations, and our production companies create content that is experienced around the world. We make life more entertaining by telling stories, touching lives and expanding worlds - from live sports, movies and series to music and original shows. Headquartered in Stockholm, Viaplay Group is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm (‘VPLAY A’ and ‘VPLAY B’).