Join our AI&A team as our next Data Scientist

Data Scientist - Norway 

Artificial Intelligence & Analytics - Cognizant

Are you passionate about transforming and shaping leading organizations? Do you enjoy providing solutions to complex business problems enabling clients to achieve their organizational objectives?  Would you like to be part of the Data Sciences and Artificial Intelligence team as a major contributor on large deals, which will have a real impact on the company’s success?

Come and join our AI & Analytics team in Oslo and be part of our exciting growth. We are looking for both Data Scientists and Senior Data Scientists and we offer you an environment where everyone's opinion matters, ideas are openly shared, where change is the norm and where you will work with some of the fastest moving, well recognized brands in the world.

Your Role

This role combines aspects of delivering analytical solutions on customer site or in one of the Cognizant offices, alone or as part of a team. The role will also have a component of ‘Go to Market’ and pre-sales support relying on your knowledge and encouraging you to learn.

When your career progresses, you will get opportunities to work on design of analytical solutions, lead delivery of analytical solutions, and people management and mentoring.

Key responsibilities:

• Work on delivery project as a member of an experienced consulting team developing and applying advanced analytics & Machine Learning methodologies. 
• Prepare presentations and reports on findings as well as recommend next steps to ensure successful project completion
• Seek and develop innovative methods and processes and keep up to date on latest trends, tools and advancements in the area of analytics and data
• Take active part in sales support activities such as responding to RFIs and RFPs – support the proactive and reactive sales process by providing the advanced analytics aspect of presentations and responses to clients.
• Interacting with the wider European Data Science Guild, the rest of the European Guilds and other Cognizant Business Units globally.
• Contribution to & participation in the shaping of the Data Science Guild and its activities
• As you develop, you career you will get opportunities to lead and manage teams and become a subject matter expert for an industry or methodology.

Your Profile

• A university degree in Machine Learning, AI, Statistics, or Operations Research area – or the acquisition of such skills through professional experience
• Have experience in Data Science field
• Proven knowledge in quantitative methods (machine learning, natural language processing, image detection, predictive analytics, statistical modelling and forecasting) with strong statistical and mathematical background.
• Data exploration and preparation
• Hypothesis Formulation, model building, validation and recalibration
• Consultative approach regarding identifying client issues and commitment to delivering high quality solutions
• Know-how in different statistical programming languages such as Python, R, SAS

What you can expect:

• Market attractive Salary and compensation package
• Unique opportunity to become part of a ‘flag ship’ success story at the forefront of technological innovation - We go through enormous growth!
• Opportunity to work in a global Fortune 500 organization with strong local ambitions
• An agile, international, and multicultural work environment
• Access to further training through our own Cognizant Academy to ensure professional development
• Opportunity to work with globally recognized organizations and C level stakeholders
• Work life balance – flexible working hours and opportunity to work from home 
• A fun and invigorating place to work

If this looks like the next step for you, upload your CV to our career portal and we will be in touch.