Data Scientist (Advanced Analytics)

At Viaplay Group, we entertain millions of people every day through our streaming services, radio networks, TV channels and production studios. We believe in the power of content not just as a way of telling stories and touching lives, but also expanding worlds.

We may have started in the Nordics, but we have a global mindset and consider ourselves to be the international streaming challenger. This means we’re constantly launching our Viaplay streaming service in new markets and on the lookout for talented, curious, driven professionals to join us on our journey.

Right now, we’re searching for a Data Scientist in our Stockholm office - are you ready to hit play on an exciting career change?

The role
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 a team of Data Scientists, Data Analysts and Analytics Engineers 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.

- 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 have access to a range of tooling, including Databricks, RStudio Workbench, AWS, Tableau among others. We work in a variety of data languages, including Scala/Spark, R, Python, and SQL.
- Participate in stakeholders discussions and help formulate problem statements for analytical projects.
- Improve the data literacy across Viaplay and foster a culture of empirical inquiry.

What we’re looking for
We understand you may feel confident ticking certain boxes more than others and that’s why we always keep an open mind in our recruitment process. But, in order to thrive in this role, we do believe you’ll have at least some experience and skills in the following:

- 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.

Our offering
- We’ve got the basics covered (and then some)! 30 days of paid vacation every year, flexible work arrangements that fully support hybrid set ups and extra compensation on top of a parental pay lift.

- Your wellbeing matters. We have an attractive pension and insurance scheme with full healthcare coverage should you need it.

- A safe space to grow and up-skill with the freedom to try new things in autonomous teams. Our learning culture puts you in the driver’s seat of your own development, while always making sure you feel supported with regular knowledge-sharing sessions, technical training, mentorship opportunities and peer-to-peer networks.

- An innovative environment with Hack Days, not once, but twice a year. This week-long initiative allows you to think outside the box and deliver creative, technical solutions that (more often than not) go on to be implemented, either in our product or our ways of working.

- A genuinely international and diverse group of colleagues to connect with. We’re striving towards a 50:50 gender balance & we’re not far off - plus last time we checked, we have more than 60 different nationalities across our nine offices!

- Entertainment is what we love, and entertainment is what we do. So, unlimited access to Viaplay seems only fair for you to get to know the product - including live sports & pay per view events, new release movie rentals, linear channels and more.

Hit play today
If this feels like your kind of challenge, make sure you apply by attaching your CV here - you may also want to add your LinkedIn profile. Please don’t send us your application via email because we won’t be able to accept it. We do, however, welcome any questions you may have about this particular position.

Want to learn more about who we are and what we do? C heck out our careers page (https://careers.viaplaygroup.com/) or follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lifeatviaplaygroup/)! We’re only ever a few clicks away.