Founded in Switzerland in 1968, Zühlke is owned by its partners and located across Europe and Asia. We are a global transformation partner, with engineering and innovation in our DNA. We're trusted to help clients envision and build their businesses for the future – to run smarter today while adapting for tomorrow’s markets, customers, and communities. Our multidisciplinary teams specialise in tech strategy and business innovation, digital solutions and applications, and device and systems engineering. We excel in complex, regulated spaces including health and finance, connecting strategy, tech implementation, and operational services to help clients become more effective, resilient businesses.

If you share our values and want to do the best work, for the right reasons, we can offer you the chance to do it on a global scale and play a real role in shaping our exciting journey.

The role

Zühlke is internationally recognized for expertise in developing Machine Learning solutions for customers in many different industries. We are heavily investing in global growth in AI & Data and seeking a Senior Data Scientist.

We believe that artificial intelligence (AI) will have a positive impact on our society and environment. AI allows us to address urgent yet unsolved problems in a broad range of fields, from specific applications within organisations to problems of global significance.

For instance, we can improve patient health through the safe and robust application of machine learning, or we support organizations in using computer vision to monitor environmental standards.

This is where you come in.

How you’ll make an impact

• You take on responsibility and technical leadership in customer projects in a wide variety of industries (defining methodological approach, developing use cases with customers, advising customers on technical topics, as well as presenting and explaining results).

• Thanks to your thought leadership and passion for data science topics, you inspire our customers for the field of machine learning.

• You lead the development of machine learning solutions: data preparation, modelling, method selection, evaluation, implementation.

• You evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of machine learning solutions.

• You operationalize successful prototypes in collaboration with data platform architects and data engineers.

• You bring your machine learning expertise to the Zühlke team and support our juniors in their further development.

• You contribute to the further development of our AI & Data Practice and actively support the acquisition of customer projects.

• You represent Zühlke AI & Data through technical presentations at national conferences.

What’s important to us

• You have a Master’s degree (Uni, FH) in computer science or a comparable education (e.g. mathematics). A PhD in a machine learning related field is a plus

• You have at least five years of professional/research experience in the field of machine learning after graduation

• You have experience implementing machine learning solutions in industry. It is an advantage if you have experience in the professional services business

• You bring solid and broad knowledge in machine learning, in-depth knowledge in an application domain (e.g. large language models, computer vision) and good knowledge in statistics

• You are proficient in the Python machine learning stack (NumPy, pandas, scikit-learn, PyTorch), have experience in software engineering and are familiar with the concepts of database systems (relational/NoSQL)

• You are familiar with one of the major cloud providers (Azure/AWS/GCP) and understand the concepts of training and operationalizing machine learning solutions (e.g. MLOps, containerization, experiment tracking, data versioning)

• Thanks to your open and communicative personality, you feel comfortable in interdisciplinary teams and can work in a customer-oriented way, from the idea to the successful implementation of a solution

• German language skills are required. Very good English skills complete your profile

What we offer

• Work life blend: we offer a safe & healthy workplace, with flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home

• Profit share scheme: In addition to your annual salary, you may receive a profit share defined by the company’s success in the previous year

• Global and Diverse Zühlke community: collaborate with colleagues from 16 offices across the globe in a unique, positive and inclusive work culture, learn from one another at annual team camps, and celebrate year-end parties and other local festivities.

• Committed to development: we are committed to the growth of our people and are investing in your development. We’re empowering you to build the skills you need to make a positive impact, both personally and for our clients, today and in the future.

If you feel you don't meet all the requirements, we are still happy to get to know you, learn more about your ambitions and ideas and look forward to receiving your application!

We welcome people from all backgrounds, regardless of their gender, personality, national origin, race, religion, colour, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, disability or veteran status.