Data Scientist Trainee

Job Description

As a Data Scientist Trainee, you'll be immersed in solving real-world demanding situations through data exploration, modeling, and innovation. This internship opportunity is designed to sharpen your problem-solving instincts while guiding you through a journey of mentorship, hands-on experience, and collaborative learning within Nokia’s forward-looking environment.

Position: Internship

Duration: 12 months

Start Date (Tentative): September, 2025

Location: Hybrid in Amadora, Portugal

Education Recommendations: Currently a candidate finishing their BSc or MSc degree in Data Engineering, Math, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field with an accredited school

How You Will Contribute And What You Will Learn

• Assist with data collection, cleaning, and preprocessing to prepare robust datasets for analysis
• Support development of machine learning models and predictive algorithms
• Participate in data visualization and storytelling to uncover insights that inform strategy
• Collaborate with senior data scientists to help build scalable analytical solutions
• Engage in exploratory data analysis to identify patterns, trends, and anomalies
• Help develop performance metrics to evaluate model accuracy and reliability
• Document findings and contribute to technical reports and presentations
• Stay current with industry trends and data science tools to support innovation
  
  

Key Skills And Experience

You have:

• Bachelor’s degree (or currently pursuing) in a quantitative field — Math, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, etc.
• Passion for problem-solving and data exploration
• Familiarity with programming languages like Python, PySpark or SQL
• Understanding of basic statistics and data structures
  
  

It would be nice if you also had:

• Knowledge of machine learning foundation and popular libraries (e.g., Scikit-learn, TensorFlow)
• Experience with data visualization tools like Tableau or Power BI
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Strong communication and curiosity to learn from experienced mentors
  
  

About Us

Come create the technology that helps the world act together

Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. Your career here will have a positive impact on people’s lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world.

We challenge ourselves to create an inclusive way of working where we are open to new ideas, empowered to take risks and fearless to bring our authentic selves to work

What we offer

Nokia offers continuous learning opportunities, well-being programs to support you mentally and physically, opportunities to join and get supported by employee resource groups, mentoring programs and highly diverse teams with an inclusive culture where people thrive and are empowered.

Nokia is committed to inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer

Nokia has received the following recognitions for its commitment to inclusion & equality:

• One of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere
• Gender-Equality Index by Bloomberg
• Workplace Pride Global Benchmark
  
  

At Nokia, we act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people. Nokia’s employment decisions are made regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

We are committed to a culture of inclusion built upon our core value of respect.

Join us and be part of a company where you will feel included and empowered to succeed.

About The Team

The Nokia Business Services (NBS) organization is a team of around 2,000 people providing world-class, technology enhanced, in-house services and thought leadership to Nokia’s business groups and corporate functions to help maintain economies of scale, reduce bureaucracy, increase flexibility and create more value and impact to the business. As a global capability center, NBS offers a wide range of People, Finance, Sales and Corporate related services to the entire company.