Senior Data Scientist, Analytics, Pohjola Insurance

Are you skilled at working with large datasets and building intelligent solutions? Are you passionate about applying generative AI and machine learning to solve complex challenges? Do modern cloud data streams, advanced AI models, and GenAI applications that transform customer experience and business decision-making excite you? Do you want your work to make a real impact at the heart of the insurance business and elevate the use of AI to a new level? 

As a Senior Data Scientist at Pohjola Insurance, you’ll do exactly that! We are seeking a new team member for a permanent position in Helsinki, with the possibility of partial remote work. The start date is negotiable. 

A few words about the job

 

As a Senior Data Scientist, you will drive the development of customer analytics or claims analytics, both in the short and long term. You’ll take ownership of these domains and work alongside a capable end-to-end team that supports every phase of analytics development. 

You’ll help build modern, cloud-based data streams and the analytics solutions that leverage them. This role offers excellent opportunities for continuous professional growth, learning from multi-talented colleagues, and developing ambitious solutions. You’ll contribute to the long-term roadmap and vision for analytics products and play a key role in shaping the architecture and technical decisions for AI solutions. 

Migrating our IT environment to Microsoft cloud services is part of OP Group’s updated IT strategy, and you’ll be instrumental in implementing cloud-based data capabilities in collaboration with various stakeholders. 

What we expect from you?

 

We’re looking for someone who already excels in data and analytics work, as well as related software development. You understand what it takes to implement an AI product—including data flows, databases, interfaces, and models. Our most active interfaces handle hundreds of queries per second, so modeling skills alone are not enough. 

 

At the senior level, we expect: 

• A higher education degree in a relevant field 
• Several years of experience in similar roles 
• Strong expertise in creating and validating NLP, ML, and GenAI models 
• Excellent programming skills, especially in Python 
• Ability to lead and guide analytics projects and provide technical support to team members 
• Experience contributing to multi-year AI product roadmaps and visions 
• Deep understanding of AI and ML fields and their development 
• Strong communication and collaboration skills in English 
• Ability to clearly and effectively communicate technical and complex topics to stakeholders
   

Preferred qualifications: 

• Experience developing on cloud platforms, especially MS Azure and Databricks 
• Experience with MLOps environments and maintaining production-level AI systems 
• Familiarity with open-source technologies in large data projects 
• Experience with agile methodologies 
  
  

In addition to technical expertise, we value enthusiasm, initiative, self-direction, and a commitment to developing high-quality services and systems collaboratively. You’re eager to grow in your role and share your expertise within the team. You’re a team player, and your strong communication and collaboration skills help motivate others to participate and create new solutions together. Here, you’ll influence the team’s daily work and see your own contributions reflected in the final product. 

What we will offer you

 

We provide a responsible and independent role, along with the opportunity to shape the future of analytics at Pohjola Insurance using AI and machine learning. You’ll influence the direction of analytics work and technical choices. Programming skills and integrating modern cloud components into a functional production system are emphasized in this role. We use many open-source libraries, so you’ll work with the latest technologies at a deep level. You’ll have autonomy to decide the content of your own work within the team’s goals and influence how we move things forward. Best of all, our data products are developed for Pohjola’s own use, allowing you to focus on long-term, in-depth development. 

You’ll join a professional, highly collaborative team as part of Pohjola Insurance’s broader data community, which supports you in deepening your knowledge and analyses. OP Group is one of Finland’s largest data organizations, so you’ll always have skilled colleagues to support you. We’re united by curiosity, activity, creativity, and a passion for working with large datasets. Our agile approach means we trust our experts and encourage bold decision-making.