Senior Data Scientist

Swiss Data Science Center (SDSC) is a National Research Infrastructure jointly founded by EPFL and ETH Zurich. Its mandate is to support academic labs, hospitals, the industry, and public sector stakeholders, including cantonal and federal administrations, through their entire data science journey, from the collection and management of data to machine learning, AI, and industrialization. With a large multidisciplinary team of professionals across three locations (Lausanne, Zurich, Villigen), the SDSC provides expertise and services to various domains, such as health and biomedical sciences, energy and sustainability, climate and environment, and large-scale scientific infrastructures.

For SDSC's Research team, we are currently looking for a Senior Data Scientist. The Research team is responsible for research collaborations in the academic and public sector.

As a Senior Data Scientist, you will use your expertise in machine learning, statistical data science, computer vision, natural language processing, and signal processing to work closely with researchers, experts, and other collaborators from academia or the public sector in Switzerland, across various fields.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Work on data science projects with collaborators from the academic and public sector.
• Advise MSc Students.
• Evaluate project proposals.

The ideal candidate:

• Holds a PhD in related fields.
• Has practical experience in using machine learning models.
• Proficient in Python, PyTorch, and familiar with state-of-the-art models.

Working in a collaborative environment with a team of 40 data scientists from over 15 countries, you will contribute to applying and developing novel ML methods to solve real-world problems. We value work-life balance and encourage experimentation and creativity on the job.