Junior Analyst with a focus in data science and statistics

Company Description

Vattenfall Services is one of the leading companies in the maintenance and construction of electricity- and energy facilities. We conduct operation and maintenance of power plants for electricity- and heat generation, consulting services, energy efficiency and metering. Our approximately 2 300 employees are located in some 90 locations all over Sweden. Among our customers are energy and network companies, industrial companies, municipalities, construction companies etc. Vattenfall Services corporate culture is built on entrepreneurship and high safety awareness, where creativity, independency and performance is key characteristics. Visit www.vattenfallservices.se

Job Description

Are you a highly motivated person with an affinity for numbers and statistics?

We are looking for a driven person at the beginning of their career who wants to develop within the cross-border field of statistics and data science. Join us in the journey towards contributing to the energy transition and sustainable energy solutions! 

The electricity market is now undergoing major changes, including increased digitalisation and transformation from centralised to decentralised energy solutions. Today’s current events in the world are also heavily affecting the energy market and rapidly increases the need for more fossil free energy generation. Vattenfall, among many others, is working intensely with different initiatives to create a long-term sustainable electricity- and energy market. 

We are looking for a person who is curious and driven by challenges. If you want to contribute to the energy market transition with your knowledge, to develop and create data science solutions, which will support the development of sustainable energy solutions, then we encourage you to apply. 

We are searching for highly skilled people who want to contribute to a fossil free life within one generation!

Your role 
The main focus of this position is to work with complex business challenges, produce insights from data and find solutions using different data models. For instance, you might use a machine learning model using large amounts of data or produce a forecast (from now-casting to long-term forecasting). Apart from working with different models, you will also participate in implementing these models into the daily operations for different businesses. 

You will use statistics and data science as tools for understanding and interpreting the data, build models and optimise procedures linked to a variety of operations in Vattenfall. Since the role has a close connection with other disciplines in Vattenfall, you will be tasked with explaining how complex models are contributing to the business in a valuable way therefore, effective communication skills are highly appreciated.

We have a close connection with the Research and Development department at Vattenfall, where a growing part is targeted towards data science and AI, as well as statistics. You will be part of a specialised team within a development area in the Research and Development department in Vattenfall.
 

Qualifications

•    An academic degree with relevancy to quantitative methods (e.g. statistics, data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, econometrics or similar)
•    One or two years of experience working with similar tasks is beneficial (but not required)
•    Strong communications skills, both orally and written, preferably in both Swedish and English
•    Experience working agile and in teams

Your technological skills include the following:

•    You are experienced (or even advanced) in working with Python, alternatively R.
•    You have no issues working with very large volumes of information/data
•    You have good knowledge of statistics and advanced statistical methods
•    You have good knowledge of machine learning and how it can be applied on real topics within Vattenfall’s different business areas

You are a driven and solution oriented team player, who is passionate about understanding and solving problems and appreciates working towards deliverables. You can collaborate well with others, and can easily add new contacts to your network. You are able to organise and prioritise your work, and can work with several projects at the same time. We value engagement, participation, responsibility, openness and taking initiative.

If this feels like the job for you, do not hesitate to send your application to us by latest 2022-12-04. 

Additional Information

If you are curious to know more about the position, do not hesitate to contact the hiring manager Anders Kim Johansson, phone +46 (0)725 11 56 76. For more information about the hiring process, contact the recruiter Catalina Roa Rodriguez, +46 (0)700 02 68 02.

The union representatives for this positions are: Caroline Trogen (Unionen), Robert Lönnqvist (SEKO), Torbjörn Blom (Akademikerna), and Magnus Tjergefors (Ledarna). All contacts can be reached through Vattenfall’s line +46 (0)8 739 50 00.

Location: Solna, Stockholm, but other Vattenfall locations in Sweden could be considered for the right candidate.

Application deadline: 4th December 2022

As a separate business within Vattenfall, Vattenfall Services, we have a requirement on our profitability. In that sense, it is very important to understand the meaning of customer focus and being business driven, as well as understanding the importance of what a high safety culture means, both in terms of personnel safety and working environment.

Vattenfall is part of the critical national infrastructure and our business is regulated by rules about security, nuclear non-profileration and control of export. Due to these laws and rules, a security control of the candidate may be undertaken for many of the positions in our business before hiring can take place. For those positions which imply participation in a security sensitive business or a security classified location, this control requires a security clearance is undertaken according to the Swedish Protective Security Act.

Together we are creating the safest workplace in Sweden! 

At Vattenfall, we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation. 

We are looking forward to your application! 

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