Data Scientist

At ZeroNorth, we are at the forefront of transforming the shipping industry through digital innovation. Our solutions go beyond optimizing business operations, they are designed to lead the industry in sustainability by significantly reducing CO2 emissions.

Our core mission of making global trade greener drives everything we do. Your contributions will play a crucial role in reducing emissions, aligning commercial success with sustainability, and delivering benefits for both profitability and the environment.

ZeroNorth is powered by a diverse team of 550+ professionals with more than 38 nationalities, operating out of global hubs including Copenhagen (our headquarters), Athens, Chennai, Mumbai, New York, Oslo, San Diego, Singapore, Sofia, and Tokyo. We are leading the industry's green transition, enabling our partners to leverage data for actionable decarbonization efforts.

**Data Scientist at ZeroNorth**:
As a Data Scientist in ZeroNorth you will help bring value to the customer by building data-driven products & solutions. We are specifically looking for someone with an interest in building and deploying LLM-based solutions to optimize operational processes in the shipping industry.

**Key responsibilities**:

- Ideate, develop, deploy and test data science and machine learning solutions within and about our products and operations.
- Explore and analyse our data universe consisting of billions of data points, for example on fuel consumption, commercial planning, voyage planning and weather data.
- Use large bodies of human-generated text in combination with open-source LLMs to improve operational efficiency.
- Build production-ready APIs in collaboration with the data engineering team.
- Create and optimise advanced analytics algorithms, likely using methods from fields such as machine learning, operations research, mathematical optimisation, or Bayesian modelling.
- Collaborate with your team to ensure your developments make an impact, for example with Data Engineers to hook into data pipelines, with Software Engineers to deploy into live products and with Product Managers and actual users to ensure business viability.

**Your profile**:

- 3+ years of experience, working on innovative data science solutions, ideally with demonstrated business impact.
- Strong knowledge and practical experience in one or more relevant fields, such as machine learning, mathematical optimisation, operations research, causal inference, Bayesian modelling, differentiable programming.
- Experience working with collaborative software engineering practices (Git, Agile, DevOps), and methodologies for systematic and continuous analytics delivery (DataOps, MLOps).
- Strong expertise in SQL and Python for data processing and analytics.
- Excellent communication skills to share your findings and approaches with a wide range of audiences, from technical peers to business stakeholders.
- A pragmatic, conscious mindset when trading off development speed versus building fundamentals.
- Relevant educational background in computer science, mathematics, engineering, physics or similar.

**About ZeroNorth**

At ZeroNorth, we aim to make global trade sustainable by steering the maritime industry toward zero emissions. Using advanced technology and trusted data, our platform delivers real-time insights to optimize operations and align commercial success with environmental impact.

We partner with customers on their journey toward sustainability, solving complex challenges and empowering informed decisions that benefit both the planet and their bottom line.

Our culture thrives on growth, inclusion, and collaboration. We value honesty, trust, and the unique contributions of every team member, driving meaningful change together. Let's make global trade green.