Job Description

Strategy & Technology

Strategy and Technology lays the path for Nokia's future technology innovation and identifies the most promising areas for Nokia to create new value. We set the company's strategy and technology vision, offer an unparalleled research foundation for innovation, and provide critical support infrastructure for Nokia.

Nokia Standards

Nokia Standards drives technology leadership by developing and bringing innovative concepts to industry and standards organizations. We shape ecosystems to ensure an inventor friendly industry environment favorable to Nokia's business success, and drive Nokia's intellectual property rights portfolio and standards leadership.

As Data & AI Scientist, you will be an integral part of the Nokia Standards Data & AI practice, applying the latest advances in machine learning, logical reasoning and data science to make future networks AI-native and put data at the center of next-generation networks. You will join a global team committed to driving continuous improvement and world-class innovation in networking research.

You will elevate our Data & AI research and innovation to the next level; you will address real-world challenges, create innovations, and provide guidance and inspiration on novel applications and research directions of data and artificial intelligence for communication networks.

At Nokia, we value Data & AI Scientists who are not only experts in their field but also innovators, inventors, and visionaries.

Responsibilities

• Shape future "AI-native" 6G networks, their architectures and core enablers
• Shape the future of communication networks by demonstrating innovative solutions enabled by modern data architectures
• Define research roadmaps and open new solution spaces for Data & AI innovations and inventions in next-generation networks
• Coordinate Data & AI-related innovation work streams, collaborate with word-class engineering teams to create novel AI-based solutions to solve domain-specific challenges
• Mentor and guide AI practitioners and data engineers to design best-in-class network solutions
• Identify and master the latest AI and data science advances, adapt and apply them to the domain of communication networks
• Learn from the best in the industry about cutting-edge communication network technologies
• Disseminate research visions and results via different forms of publications, and represent Nokia in industry and scientific events

Qualifications

You have:

• A PhD in computer science, artificial intelligence, telecommunications or a related field
• Five or more years of experience in research or advanced engineering of novel AI and data-driven solutions, in industry or academia
• Preferably, practical experience with applied machine learning in industry-relevant use cases
• Expert knowledge of the fundamentals of artificial intelligence and machine learning
• Expert knowledge of the fundamentals of data science
• Hands-on experience in deep learning methods and architectures
• Excellent understanding and experience in one or more sub-fields of artificial intelligence (causal AI, explainable AI, self-supervised learning, machine reasoning, neuro-symbolic AI, graph neural networks, graph/semantic databases, bio-inspired AI, generative AI, distributed AI...)
• Advanced knowledge of data frameworks, data pipelines, data analysis and statistical modelling
• Excellent team working capabilities and drive to mentor and teach colleagues about the latest advances in artificial intelligence
• Curiosity and a strong research spirit to innovate beyond the state-of-the-art

It would be nice if you also had:

• An advanced understanding of networking and telecommunications, network automation, security and cloud platforms
• Knowledge of standards specifications and practices from different standardization bodies
• You are autonomous, proactive, and collaborative.
• You combine vision and systemic approaches with concrete and applicable designs.
• You like to solve complex problems with elegant solutions using your ingenuity and teamwork.

About Us

Come create the technology that helps the world act together
Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. Your career here will have a positive impact on people's lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world.
We challenge ourselves to create an inclusive way of working where we are open to new ideas, empowered to take risks and fearless to bring our authentic selves to work

What we offer
Nokia offers continuous learning opportunities, well-being programs to support you mentally and physically, opportunities to join and get supported by employee resource groups, mentoring programs and highly diverse teams with an inclusive culture where people thrive and are empowered.

Nokia is committed to inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer
Nokia has received the following recognitions for its commitment to inclusion & equality:

• One of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere
• Gender-Equality Index by Bloomberg
• Workplace Pride Global Benchmark

At Nokia, we act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people. Nokia's employment decisions are made regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
We are committed to a culture of inclusion built upon our core value of respect.

Join us and be part of a company where you will feel included and empowered to succeed.