Data Science Leader

At IKEA we believe in the power of data to drive meaningful insights and transform our business operations. We are seeking an ambitious and experienced Lead Data Scientist to join our dynamic Data Science and Analytics team. This pivotal role will provide you the opportunity to lead a central team of Data Scientists and Analytics experts and innovate the way we use data every day

In this role you will:

• Lead a centralized team of Data Scientists and Analytics experts.
• Act as the central contact point and escalation role within the IKEA Data Science/Analytics community.
• Facilitate continuous improvement collaboration and sharing of methodologies tools and knowledge across the Data Science community at IKEA.
• Provide technical leadership fostering a supportive and collaborative culture within the Data & Analytics organization.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with various departments to understand stakeholder needs and develop strategic solutions.
• Ensure consistency through the support of relevant development techniques digital frameworks and best practices.
• Ensure insights and conclusions from data science are accessible to all parts of the organization.
• Promote and sustain a culture of data-driven decision-making throughout IKEA.
• Work closely with data scientists data engineers architects analysts and peers across IKEA.
• Remain up-to-date with the latest trends and advancements in technology.
• Be hands-on in the delivery and development of Data Science/Data Analytics digital products ensuring quality assurance and testing of deliverables.

Qualifications :

To be successful in this role you will need to have 

• Leadership and business development expertise in complex organizational settings driving strategic goals forward.
• Deep and comprehensive knowledge of statistical and machine learning methodologies paired with advanced data management and visualization skills.
• Proficiency in understanding diverse data structures and employing common data transformation methods to extract and utilize meaningful insights.
• Skilled in programming languages technologies and frameworks such as Python R Julia Stan Tensorflow Keras Jupyter Databricks and cloud environments including Azure AWS and Google.
• Expertise in applying data modeling techniques and concepts along with experience in distributed technologies and graph databases to enhance data analysis capabilities.
• Embrace and implement modern development practices such as Agile methodologies and DevOps culture to streamline workflow processes.
• Proficiency in leveraging a robust toolkit of languages technologies and frameworks: Databricks Python Pyspark Tensorflow Torch Scikit-learn PyMC MLFlow MLOps Langchain PowerBI Plotly and various Python libraries to innovate and optimize solutions

Additional Information :

This role is full-time (40 hours per week) and is based in Almhult Sweden. For questions related to recruitment process please contact .

For this position we are interviewing continuously so please dont delay with your application in English and dont forget the cover position closing date will be  27/11/25

At IKEA we are looking for people who believe everyone deserves a seat at the welcome no matter where you come from what you believe and what you look like. We dont even care how you have furnished your home. Were interested in you simply because youre if your experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply believe that peoples different perspectives backgrounds and personalities make us better at understanding our customers dreams and needs. At IKEA wereall on the same project. If you have a special need that requires accommodation in the recruitment process just let us know. 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time