City: Solna
Data Scientist Focused on Revenue Management & Network Optimization
At SAS, we're passionate about transforming aviation with cutting-edge technology. As part of our ongoing Digital & IT transformation, we are expanding our investments in AI, machine learning, advanced analytics, and data-driven decision-making to create smarter customer experiences and stronger commercial performance. As part of our AI Team, you'll shape the future of air travel by creating innovative, data-driven solutions that maximize revenue.
You will work on one of the most challenging and rewarding problems in the industry: finding the right price, for the right customer, at the right time. Your work will ensure that the airline's Revenue Optimization remains scientifically robust, operationally scalable, and commercially impactful, directly shaping how revenue is optimized in a dynamic, competitive marketplace.
Your responsibilities will center on turning business challenges into well-defined analytical problems and building end-to-end machine learning solutions that deliver measurable impact. You will design, train, and maintain models that power SAS's revenue optimization, ensuring they are accurate, scalable, and production-ready.
A priority will be to deliver dynamic pricing, a groundbreaking shift in how SAS competes in the marketplace. At the same time, we are developing AI-driven revenue optimization at scale, ensuring our models continuously learn, adapt, and evolve with industry dynamics.
Your work will help SAS unlock the full potential of AI in airline revenue optimization, making smarter pricing and network decisions a reality today.
Challenges You Will Work On
Machine Learning & Optimization Techniques
Build and deploy algorithms that power revenue and network decisions. Among other solutions, you'll develop demand forecasting, purchase probability, and revenue optimization models, leveraging a broad spectrum of AI methods.
From classical ensemble methods to deep learning architectures and reinforcement learning frameworks, you'll select the most effective approach for each complex problem.
Operations Research
Beyond building models, you'll explore new formulations, test novel algorithms and findings that push the boundaries of airline revenue optimization.
You will convert advanced research into production-ready optimization and modeling solutions, collaborating with the Operations Research team to embed novel algorithms into initiatives that deliver measurable business impact.
MLOps
Leverage end-to-end ML infrastructure to take models from research to production at scale. This includes designing reproducible training and inference pipelines, integrating CI/CD workflows for seamless deployment, and ensuring robust monitoring to detect drift and trigger automated retraining, keeping models stable and accurate in production.
The Team
We are a central machine learning team within SAS Digital & IT that collaborates closely with stakeholders across various business units, identifying business challenges and opportunities that can be addressed through advanced analytics.
As SAS continues to strengthen its AI and advanced analytics capabilities, we are investing in modern cloud platforms, scalable machine learning solutions, and engineering practices that enable AI to create measurable value across the business.
We work with diverse machine learning projects, collaborate and contribute to the machine learning practice to ensure that we have a solid foundation for SAS to scale and realize the full potential of machine learning.
We are now strengthening our team with an experienced Data Scientist focused primarily on optimization projects within Revenue Management and Network, enhancing our advanced analytics capabilities to drive continuous business optimization.
To be successful we believe you have
Master's Degree or higher with strong mathematics focus (Data Science, Statistics, Econometrics, Applied Mathematics, Optimization, Computer Science) or related field.
At least 3 years of industry experience within the Data Science domain.
Proven record of taking on loosely defined problems and translating them into practical applications.
Strong mathematical background (e.g., linear algebra, calculus, statistics, optimization).
More than 3 years' experience with Python, SQL and popular machine/deep learning libraries.
Proficient with statistical and machine learning models (both supervised and unsupervised learning).
Well-versed in cloud computing. Prior experience with Azure is a big plus.
We believe you share our passion for data and algorithms. You're self-driven, persistent, creative, and curious, with a strong passion for learning. You seek to understand both the big picture and the intricate details that make it up.
Like us, you get excited by commercial opportunities and proactively strive to create business value.
Why SAS?
Join SAS at an exciting time of technological transformation. Digital & IT is modernizing its technology landscape, strengthening cloud-native capabilities, and expanding the use of AI across the company. As a Data Scientist, you will have the opportunity to work on high-impact optimization challenges, advanced machine learning solutions, and next-generation revenue management capabilities that directly influence commercial performance and customer experience.
At SAS, we offer extensive opportunities for professional development in an international, fast-paced working environment. We are dedicated to the continuous growth of our employees. Working with us comes with a variety of benefits, including:
Travel Perks: Enjoy discounted travel opportunities around the world with SAS.
Health & Wellness: Access to health and wellness benefits, including a newly renovated gym with complimentary classes such as CrossFit and yoga.
Discounts: Receive discounts from a wide range of brands, as well as on transportation to and from airports, airport shops, hotels, and car rentals.
Work Environment: Our office location in Frösundavik offers a vibrant workspace with a restaurant, café, and easy access to outdoor activities in Hagaparken and Brunnsviken. Engage in running, tennis, outdoor gym sessions, kayaking, and stand-up paddling with equipment available free of charge.
Convenient Commute: Benefit from a non-stop bus service connecting our office to Solna station, and commuter trains, alongside a network of cycle paths.
Our Culture at SAS
At SAS, we are dedicated to caring for each other, delighting our travelers, and driving the transformation towards sustainable aviation. As a future colleague on our team, you'll join a culture where we work collaboratively towards common goals, recognize each other's contributions, and celebrate successes. Our focus is on safe, sustainable, and punctual execution, and we are committed to protecting our planet while transforming SAS for the future. This is an empowering workplace where you can thrive, grow, and take ownership of your work. Join us at SAS and be part of shaping the future of aviation!
Additional information
Apply by September 4, 2026. We review applications continuously and encourage you to apply early, as the position may be filled before the closing date. Please note that, due to GDPR regulations, we cannot accept applications via email.
This is a full-time position (100%) based at our headquarters in Frösundavik, Solna, Stockholm. We value in-person collaboration, although flexible working arrangements may be available depending on team and business needs.
As this role contributes to security-classified systems and business-critical capabilities, a background check will be conducted as part of the final stage of the recruitment process.
If you would like to learn more about the role, the team, or how AI, MLOps, and Generative AI are evolving at SAS, feel free to reach out to Warren Edgren, Head of AI & Automation, at
[email protected].
Please note that applications must be submitted through our careers site, as we are unable to process applications received by email.
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SAS, Scandinavia's leading airline since 1946, operates from its principal hub at Copenhagen Airport (CPH), complemented by hubs in Oslo (OSL) and Stockholm (ARN). Our mission is to connect Scandinavia with the world and the world with Scandinavia. Each year, SAS serves more than 25 million passengers and transports 55 tons of cargo to 135 destinations across Europe, the USA, and Asia. With a passionate workforce of over 10,000 colleagues, we collaborate with partners and customers to drive transformative changes in aviation. We are committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, embodying the visionary spirit of our founders: “To move from the old to what is about to come, is the only tradition worth keeping”. Innovation and societal progress are at the heart of everything we do. For
