Senior AI/ML Scientist

A.P. Moller - Maersk
A.P. Moller – Maersk is the global leader in container shipping services. The business operates in 130 countries and employs 80,000 staff. An integrated container logistics company, Maersk aims to connect and simplify its customers’ supply chains.
Today, we have more than 180 nationalities represented in our workforce across 131 Countries and this mean, we have elevated level of responsibility to continue to build inclusive workforce that is truly representative of our customers and their customers and our vendor partners too.
We are responsible for moving 20 % of global trade & is on a mission to become the Global Integrator of Container Logistics. To achieve this, we are transforming into an industrial digital giant by combining our assets across air, land, ocean, and ports with our growing portfolio of digital assets to connect and simplify our customer’s supply chain through global end-to-end solutions, all the while rethinking the way we engage with customers and partners.
The Brief
In this role as an Senior AI/ML Scientist on the Global Data and Analytics (GDA) team, you will support the development of strategic, visibility-driven recommendation systems that serve both internal stakeholders and external customers. This initiative aims to deliver actionable insights that enhance supply chain execution, support strategic decision-making, and enable innovative service offerings.
You should be able to design, develop, and implement machine learning models, conduct deep data analysis, and support decision-making with data-driven insights. Responsibilities include building and validating predictive models, supporting experiment design, and integrating advanced techniques like transformers, GANs, and reinforcement learning into scalable production systems.
The role requires solving complex problems using NLP, deep learning, optimization, and computer vision. You should be comfortable working independently, writing reliable code with automated tests, and contributing to debugging and refinement.
You’ll also document your methods and results clearly and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact AI/ML solutions that align with business objectives and user needs.

Senior AI/ML Scientist

Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.

 

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What I'll be doing – your accountabilities?
 

• Drive solution architecture using advanced techniques in machine learning and statistical modelling.
• Design, develop, and implement machine learning models, conduct in-depth data analysis, and support decision-making with data-driven insights
• Develop predictive models and validate their effectiveness
• Support the design of experiments to validate and compare multiple machine learning approaches
• Research and implement cutting-edge techniques (e.g., transformers, GANs, reinforcement learning) and integrate models into production systems, ensuring scalability and reliability
• Apply creative problem-solving techniques to design innovative models, develop algorithms, or optimize workflows for data-driven tasks
• Independently apply data-driven solutions to ambiguous problems, leveraging tools like Natural Language Processing, deep learning frameworks, machine learning, optimization methods and simulation
• Understand technical tools and frameworks used by the team, including programming languages, libraries, and platforms and actively support debugging or refining code in projects
• Write and integrate automated tests alongside their models or code to ensure reproducibility, scalability, and alignment with established quality standards
• Contribute to the design and documentation of AI/ML solutions, clearly detailing methodologies, assumptions, and findings for future reference and cross-team collaboration
• Translate technical outputs into actionable insights for business stakeholders through storytelling, data visualizations, and stakeholder engagement.
• Guide junior and associate AI/ML scientists through technical mentoring, code reviews, and solution reviews.

Foundational Skills
 

• Mastered Data Analysis and Data Science concepts and can demonstrate this skill in complex scenarios
• AI & Machine Learning, Programming and Statistical Analysis Skills beyond the fundamentals and can demonstrate the skills in most situations without guidance.

Specialized Skills
 

• To be able to understand beyond the fundamentals and can demonstrate in most situations without guidance:
  • Data Validation and Testing
  • Data Analysis
  • Simulation (Monte Carlo, Discrete Event and/or Agent-based)
  • Model Deployment
  • Machine Learning Pipelines
  • Deep Learning
  • Optimization & Scientific Computing
  • Decision Modelling and Risk Analysis.
• To understand fundamentals and can demonstrate this skill in common scenarios with guidance:
  • Technical Documentation.

Qualifications & Requirements
 

• BSc/MSc/PhD in computer science, data science, mathematics, statistics or related discipline
• 8+ years of years of relevant experience in the field of Data Science
• 2+ years with simulation methods (Monte Carlo, Discrete Event or Agent Based) and respective Python libraries (e.g. SimPy)
• Excellent hands-on experience with Apache Spark, Python and SQL
• Experience with collaborative development workflow: IDE (Integrated Development Environment), Version control(github), CI/CD (e.g. automated tests in github actions)
• Proven track record in working with large datasets and big data technologies to train and evaluate machine learning models.
• Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences with experience in stakeholder management
• Structured, highly analytical mind-set and excellent problem-solving skills
• Self-starter, highly motivated & Willing to share knowledge and work as a team
• An individual who respects the opinion of others; yet can drive a decision though the team

Preferred Experiences
 

• Experience with containerization: Kubernetes & Docker
• Expertise in building cloud native applications and data pipelines (Azure, Databricks, AWS, GCP) C
• Experience with common dashboarding and API technologies (PowerBI, Superset, Flask, FastAPI, etc