Data Scientist

About the Role

Cleeven is seeking a talented and driven Data Scientist to join our Swiss consulting team. In this role, you will support our clients across various industries—such as finance, healthcare, energy, and manufacturing—by transforming data into actionable insights that drive innovation and efficiency.

As a Data Scientist, you will work closely with business stakeholders and technical teams to identify problems, develop data-driven solutions, and deploy predictive and prescriptive models in real-world environments. You will be exposed to a wide range of challenges, from customer analytics and process optimization to forecasting, anomaly detection, and NLP.

Responsibilities

• Understand client challenges and translate them into data science use cases and solutions.
• Explore, clean, and analyze large and complex data sets using statistical and machine learning techniques.
• Build, test, and deploy predictive models and data products using modern data science tools and frameworks.
• Communicate findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences through visualizations, dashboards, and reports.
• Collaborate with data engineers and domain experts to ensure models are scalable, maintainable, and integrated into production environments.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies and methodologies in the field of AI and data science.
• Document methodologies, experiments, and code to ensure transparency and reproducibility.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Proficiency in Python or R, and strong experience with libraries such as pandas, scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, or similar.
• Solid knowledge of statistical modeling, machine learning, and data visualization.
• Experience working with SQL and data stored in relational databases or data lakes.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Fluent in German and English (C1 level or higher).
• Willingness to travel and work on-site at client locations throughout Switzerland.

Key Competencies

• Strong problem-solving skills with a curious and analytical mindset.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts in a clear and engaging way.
• Experience working in cross-functional teams with business and technical stakeholders.
• Focused on value creation and real-world impact.
• Organized, detail-oriented, and proactive.