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From IP clearance to Brand Protection, Corsearch provides a comprehensive program that enables businesses to secure brand value and thrive commercially.

We are a mission-led company, driven by a passion for making the world better and safer for our brand customers and their consumers. It’s what we do. And people come to Corsearch to be challenged, developed, supported, and valued

The Role

Corsearch is expanding its AI team and is looking for a Principal Data Scientist to take the lead on R&D and customer innovation in our Trademark services. This role will lead a team of two Data Scientists / Machine Learning engineers, across a variety of projects and working closely with peers in the central and Brand Protection teams. The Principal Data Scientist will be the accountable owner for AI and Data Science solutions for Trademark Solutions, working closely with the VP of Engineering and the VP of Innovation who are also based in the Helsinki office, and the VP of Product who is based remotely.

Learn more about our Data Science org, and wider businesshere

Responsibilities and Duties

Strategic Leadership
- Define and drive the data science strategy for Trademark Solutions, aligned with business goals and objectives.
- Identify opportunities for leveraging data to drive business growth and innovation.

Project Management
- Lead data science projects from ideation through to implementation and evaluation.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful project delivery.

Advanced Analytics and Modelling
- Develop and deploy sophisticated machine learning models and algorithms to solve business problems.
- Conduct exploratory data analysis to identify trends, patterns, and insights.
- Work closely with subject matter experts to validate results and share knowledge about the used methodology

Team Leadership and Mentorship
- Lead a team of 3-4 data scientists and actively manage R&D projects on the roadmap
- Mentor and guide junior data scientists, fostering a culture of continuous learning and development.
- Provide technical leadership and support to the data science team.

Stakeholder Engagement
- Communicate complex data findings to non-technical stakeholders through compelling visualisations and presentations.
- Collaborate with senior leadership to align data initiatives with business strategy.
- Proactively engage with stakeholders in Product and Operations teams to ensure successful project delivery.

Research and Innovation
- Stay current with the latest advancements in data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.
- Experiment with new tools, technologies, and methodologies to continually enhance data science capabilities.
- Try different approaches to achieve optimal performance and accuracy.
- Follow agile practices and facilitate team events, like knowledge sharing, code review and brainstorming sessions.

Performance Monitoring, Continuous Improvement and Reporting
- Develop metrics and KPIs to measure the effectiveness of data science initiatives.
- Maintain training and testing data, monitor performance and consistency of models in production and ensure models are appropriately maintained.
- Regularly report on project progress, outcomes, and insights to stakeholders.

Essential

PhD or MSc degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence or related field
Extensive experience in researching/building data science applications, with proven experience in a leadership role.
Technical Skills
- Hands-on development experience with LLMs, deep learning NLP models, Transformer based models, fine-tuning, transfer learning
- Extensive understanding of classical NLP models, search algorithms, structures and indices
- GPU-backed modelling/inference
- Proficient programming skills in a high-level DS languages (python, R)
- Cloud architectures (AWS, GCP, Kaggle, etc.)
- Relational databases, noSQL, in-memory database technologies, graph processing (Elasticsearch, MongoDB, Redis)
- Broader knowledge of large dataset processing pipelines and distributed computing architectures (Apache Beam/Airflow, Spark/Hadoop architectures)
Exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to work with complex datasets.
Proven ability to lead and inspire a team, manage multiple projects, and drive strategic initiatives.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey technical information to non-technical audiences.

Beneficial Skills & Experience:

AWS hosting & managed services
Database technologies such as Clickhouse and Scylla
Elasticsearch or Solr
Infrastructure automation, such as Terraform
Agile development practices and continuous improvement

What can we offer you?

Lunch benefit (Corsearch offers a reimbursement of 25% of the costs beared by the employees for their lunch – up to a max of EUR 660 per year. Part-time employees are entitled to lunch benefit pro-rata to the worked days.)

Sport/culture benefit (Corsearch provides all employees a sports/culture benefit. The amount of sports/culture benefit is EUR 250 per year to each employee and it is tax-exempt. The benefit is loaded to your Edenred card quarterly. Part-time employees or employees working only part of the calendar year are entitled to sports/culture benefit pro rata to the worked days.)

Holiday bonus (50% of holiday pay)

Pension scheme - Ilmarinen

Statutory accident insurance - Localtapiola covers all the below insurances for all employees.
- statutory accident insurance for work and leisure for all employees (The statutory accident insurance covers the following: accidents at work, at the workplace, on business trips and work-related illnesses)
- Group life insurance

Occupational Health care - Terveystalo

Annual holidays: 30 days

Birthday off

Flex leave: If you work more than 37.5 hours per week you can use the extra working hours as paid leave.

Corsearch is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer and does not tolerate discrimination of any kind. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees feel valued, respected, and supported. We welcome applications from all individuals regardless of race, nationality, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic. Together, we are working proactively to build a workplace where everyone can belong and be at their best selves. Together, we make an Impact.

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