Data Scientist - Innovation Collaborations

About the Swiss Data Science Center (SDSC)

The Swiss Data Science Center (SDSC) is a national research infrastructure in data science and artificial intelligence (AI), founded by EPFL and ETH Zurich. Its mission - to enable data-driven science and innovation for societal impact - drives its initiatives in research projects, knowledge and technology transfer, and education. With a large multidisciplinary team of professionals in Lausanne, Zurich and Villigen, the SDSC provides expertise and services to various domains, such as health and biomedical sciences, energy and sustainability, climate and environment, and large-scale scientific infrastructures. The SDSC also contributes to initial and executive education programs at EPFL and ETH Zurich. For more information please visit : www.datascience.ch.

Your mission

You will work on one of the SDSC’s innovation partnerships in the French part of Switzerland. In this role, you will meet partners (companies) to understand their needs and help them define a high-impact project with the SDSC. You will be responsible for successfully carrying out the project thanks to your machine learning expertise with the help and support of the SDSC team.

Main duties and responsibilities include

• Be the main customer touchpoint of an industry collaboration
• Carry out projects with industry partners, from solution design to hands-on development
• Turn your machine learning skills into business value – go beyond split-fit-transform-test!
• Share expertise in data science and machine learning with fellow data scientists
• Presenting to a non-technical audience will also be part of your activities.

Your profile

The ideal candidate has :

We offer

Do you see yourself helping Switzerland becoming more data-driven? Are you passionate about data science and with experience in machine learning? Are you keen to share what you know and get exposed to several projects in various industries? Are you eager to be part of a diverse and adaptable team with equal growth opportunities of its members at its core? If your answer to these questions is yes, you should consider joining us. Together, we can help move the Swiss Industry to the next level of data science. During your time at the Swiss Data Science Center, you will benefit from the following opportunities :

We actively promote a healthy work-life balance in the workplace. Part-time arrangements and flexible hours can be explored based on individual circumstances. We are looking for candidates willing to contribute to an inclusive environment and eager to learn continuously.

Informations

Contract Start Date : 01 / 04 / 2026

Activity Rate : 100.00

Contract Type : CDD

Duration : 1 year, renewable

Reference : 2086

Contact

We look forward to receiving your onloine application including a letter, CV and diploma(s). Applications via email or postal services will not be considered. For further information about the Swiss Data Science Center please visit our website : www.datascience.ch

Questions regarding the position should be directed to with the job n° reference.

Remark :

Only candidates who applied through EPFL website or our partner Jobup’s website will be considered.

Files sent by agencies without a mandate will not be taken into account.