Data Scientist

Group Services

Metsä Group is a successful forest industry group with roots in the Finnish forest - Our parent company is a cooperative of over 90,000 forest owners. Metsä Group's Group Services employ some 1,000 professionals in finance, IT, sourcing and logistics, HR, technology, business process development, communications, law, and many other fields. Their task is to support Metsä Group and its Business Areas in implementing their strategy. Our specialists' independent work is supported by a strongly networked workplace community.

We welcome people from diverse backgrounds and different stages of life. Metsä has space and opportunities for many kinds of talent, regardless of age, gender, ethnic background, sexual orientation, disability or other characteristics - Metsä is for all. Read more: metsagroup.com/metsaforall .

This recruitment is carried out anonymously.

Metsä Group is looking for a

DATA SCIENTIST

to join our Digital & AI function in Espoo, Finland.

What is the job that awaits you?

As a Data Scientist, you will help transform complex business challenges into data-driven solutions that create measurable business value. By applying advanced analytics, machine learning, optimization techniques and generative AI, you will identify new opportunities to improve operational efficiency, automate decision-making and support innovation across the organization.

In this role, you will design, develop and evaluate machine learning, optimization and AI-based solutions, taking ideas from initial hypotheses and experimentation through to scalable, production-ready capabilities. You will work closely with business experts, data engineers and software developers to solve challenging business problems and unlock the value of data.

You will be responsible for managing experimentation portfolios and model inventories, assessing experiment outcomes and recommending the next steps, whether that means further refinement, MVP development or full-scale deployment. Yo