(Senior) Founding Data Scientist
Arqh
Data Science
Zürich, Switzerland
Posted on Oct 2, 2025
<main id="main"><div></div> <div><div> <div></div> <div><div></div></div> <div role="textbox" aria-disabled="true" aria-label="Start typing to edit text" aria-multiline="true"> <span></span><div> <div contenteditable="false"></div> <div><div contenteditable="false"></div></div> <div><div><div> <div contenteditable="false"> <div><div></div></div> <div><div><div><div><span role="img" aria-label="Page icon">🥼</span></div></div></div></div> </div> <div><div> <div> <div contenteditable="false"><h1 contenteditable="false" tabindex="0" role="textbox" aria-label="Start typing to edit text">(Senior) Founding Data Scientist</h1></div> <div contenteditable="false"></div> </div> <div contenteditable="false"></div> </div></div> </div></div></div> <div><div><div contenteditable="false"><div><div><div><div role="table" aria-label="Page properties"> <div><div role="row" aria-labelledby=":r2:"> <div><div><div><div><div aria-disabled="true" role="cell" tabindex="-1" id=":r2:" aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="dialog"><div> <div> <div><div></div></div> <div><div></div></div> </div> <div>Job Posted</div> </div></div></div></div></div></div> <div role="cell"><div><div><div><div><div>September 17, 2025 11:33 AM</div></div></div></div></div></div> </div></div> <div><div role="row" aria-labelledby=":r3:"> <div><div><div><div><div aria-disabled="true" role="cell" tabindex="-1" id=":r3:" aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="dialog"><div> <div> <div><div></div></div> <div><div></div></div> </div> <div>Location</div> </div></div></div></div></div></div> <div role="cell"><div><div><div> <div><div></div></div> <div><div><div><div><div><span>Zurich</span></div></div></div></div></div> </div></div></div></div> </div></div> <div><div role="row" aria-labelledby=":r4:"> <div><div><div><div><div aria-disabled="true" role="cell" tabindex="-1" id=":r4:" aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="dialog"><div> <div> <div><div></div></div> <div><div></div></div> </div> <div>Team</div> </div></div></div></div></div></div> <div role="cell"><div><div><div> <div><div></div></div> <div>Empty</div> </div></div></div></div> </div></div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div> <div><div> <div><div> <h2 contenteditable="false"> <span>🧠</span> <span>The role</span> </h2> <div></div> </div></div> <div><div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Join as a <span>founding Data Scientist</span> and build our learning-augmented optimization stack for real-world planning & routing. Turn messy constraints into production systems, balancing <span>quality vs. latency</span> so decisions run in-loop with our agents. Mix of research, pragmatic engineering, and close work with ops.</div> <div></div> </div></div></div> <div><div> <h2 contenteditable="false"> <span>🔍</span> <span>What you’ll do</span> </h2> <div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Design & ship optimization services for planning (heuristics + learning-based). <span>🚚</span> </div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Deliver measurable wins on cost, feasibility, SLA adherence, and latency. <span>😮💨</span> </div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Add ML where it matters: forecasts, service times, policy/value learning. <span>📈</span> </div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Build diagnostics so operators trust outputs. <span>📦</span> </div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Partner with customers to turn rules into deployable models. <span>🤝</span> </div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <h2 contenteditable="false"> <span>✅</span> <span>Must-have skills</span> </h2> <div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">5+ years building & shipping optimization/ML systems (or PhD + 2 yrs).</div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Track record of taking ideas from research to production.</div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Depth in at least one: RL, (very) large-scale optimization, or applied ML (focused on graphs).</div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Strong systems experience (production code, pipelines, orchestration, monitoring).</div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Clear communication; fluent English.</div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Nice to have: routing/planning, forecasting, or graph learning. </div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">German (B2+) is a plus. <span>🇩🇪</span> </div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <h2 contenteditable="false"> <span>👩💻</span> <span>How we work</span> </h2> <div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Pragmatic engineering: simple first, measurable improvement always</div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Tight feedback loop with customers & ops <span>🔂</span> </div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Small team, high ownership, direct impact <span>😤</span> </div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <h2 contenteditable="false"> <span>🚀</span> What we offer</h2> <div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Competitive compensation & equity package <span>💼</span> </div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Flexible work in Zürich (mostly in-person) + visits to customer sites as needed <span>🇨🇭</span> </div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">The chance to shape the data/infra foundations of a fast-growing company <span>🚀</span> </div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <h2 contenteditable="false"> <span>🚚</span> How to apply?</h2> <div></div> </div></div> <div><div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Please send the following to <a href="#" rel="noopener noreferrer" tabindex="0"><span>careers@arqh.ch</span></a>, and we will be in touch!</div> <div></div> </div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">CV that indicates past work experience.</div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Short, informal note why you are the right fit</div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> </div></div> </div> <span></span> </div> <div><div></div></div> <div></div> </div></div></main>
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