Data Scientist
Summary
Contract Data Scientist role in Stockholm (hybrid, 2 remote days/week) via Aqilea, on a fixed-term assignment running Nov 2026–Jun 2027. Day to day: building and deploying ML and LLM applications in the cloud (ideally GCP), MLOps/CI-CD, SQL and dbt data pipelines, vector databases, and stakeholder-facing AI project leadership.
Role: Data Scientist
Job Ref Id: JD-1314
Competence level: 5+
Start date: 2026-11-15
End date: 2027-06-30
Extension option: Yes
Scope: 100%
Location: Stockholm
Remote work: 2 days per week
Language: English
Application deadline: 2026-11-08
Number of consultants: 1
Security clearance: No
About the assignment
We are looking for a candidate with experience in data science and applied machine learning.
Requirements
Mandatory
5+ years of experience working in data science or applied machine learning.
Strong theoretical and practical knowledge in statistics and machine learning.
Proven experience developing and deploying ML models in the cloud (beyond notebook-based coding and execution).
Hands-on experience with MLOps and CI/CD pipelines, ideally on GCP.
Strong SQL skills for data manipulation and analysis.
Ability to understand diverse data sources and build robust data wrangling and aggregation pipelines.
Practical experience with vector databases and embedding models.
Familiarity with DBT or other data transformation tools.
Hands-on experience building and deploying ML and LLM based applications, retrieval pipelines, and prompt engineering.
Strong proficiency in Python and ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, LangChain, or similar.
Proven experience leading AI projects and stakeholder management.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex AI concepts into business-relevant insights.