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Opportunity to work with exciting, impactful, and culturally diverse clients and projects
Ready to create reliable, data-driven insights that support real decision-making?
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Fill out the application form and let’s start a conversation about your future at Positium.
Joining Positium comes with several benefits
We’re excited to hear from you.
Erki Saluveer
Member of the Board
"As an Applied Data Scientist at Positium, your work directly shapes how countries understand population dynamics and mobility. You contribute to analyses that have real societal impact and support evidence-based decision-making at national and international levels. Working with unique data and a highly skilled team, you see how rigorous methodology and thoughtful analysis turn complex data into insights that truly matter."
Gerttu Pilsas
Chief Excecutive Officer
“At Positium, we work with ambitious, cross-border data projects that have real societal impact. We’re looking for an Applied Data Scientist who values methodological rigour and enjoys working hands-on with complex mobility data. This role is about turning raw data into reliable insights and making sure analysis truly supports decision-making. If you’re motivated by responsibility, quality, and global impact, this is a place where you can grow.”
Margus Tiru
Member of the Board
“I’ve been with Positium for 18 years because this field truly matters to me and because of the people I get to work with. Our culture is open, supportive, and full of humour – we value collaboration and learning from one another. We’re looking for an Applied Data Scientist who takes ownership of their work, enjoys solving complex data problems, and wants to contribute to projects with real international and societal impact.”
POSITIUM
The only company globally specializing in mobile positioning data for official statistics
Positium is the only data analytics company in the world specialising in mobile positioning data for official statistics. Founded in 2003, we have nearly two decades of experience working with global clients and scientists alike. Positium develops innovative GIS solutions, high-quality methodologies, software, and expertise to process MPD for insights into the spatio-temporal behaviour of human beings.
Your base will be our modern city-centre office in Tartu, where you will work closely with experienced data scientists, engineers, and domain experts, contributing directly to analytical work that reaches clients worldwide.
Global reach
At Positium, your work will never be limited to one market. You will collaborate with clients and partners from different parts of the world – from national statistical offices to ministries and international organisations – giving you a front-row seat to how data shapes societies. This position offers, and at times requires, international travelling, allowing you to build relationships face-to-face.
We genuinely care about our people. Feedback and satisfaction are taken seriously on an individual level, ensuring that everyone feels heard and supported. At the same time, we keep our culture light-hearted – we share lunches, laugh together, and enjoy team activities outside of work. Once a year, we dedicate a full development week to learning and growing as a team.
People focused working culture
Flexible work
We value results over rigid schedules. At Positium, you can plan your work in a way that suits you best - whether from our Tartu office or from home - as long as you remain available to your colleagues when needed and fulfil your commitments. We trust our people to manage their time wisely, allowing you to balance work and personal life without compromising impact. Flexibility here goes both ways – giving you freedom, while ensuring the team can rely on each other.
At Positium, you will work at the intersection of applied data science, statistics, and real-world impact, collaborating with top experts to understand how people move, live, and interact with space.
Analyse large-scale mobile positioning datasets to produce official and client-facing statistics
As part of your day-to-day work, you will also
Apply statistical methods and data science techniques to identify patterns, trends, and anomalies in real-world mobility data
Develop, validate, and improve analytical methodologies with a strong focus on accuracy, transparency, and reproducibility
Work with structured datasets and relational databases to retrieve, process, and aggregate data efficiently
You succeed in this role when you can combine strong analytical thinking with pragmatic problem-solving, deliver reliable and reproducible results, and keep sight of the broader context while working with complex data.
You're a perfect fit for our team if you
Work well both independently and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team, have good written and spoken English, and are based in Estonia with the right to work here
Hold a BSc or MSc in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or a related field and have at least 3 years of professional experience in applied data science or analytics
Have strong hands-on experience with Python and SQL, and are comfortable working with relational databases, preferably PostgreSQL.
Are confident working in a Unix or Linux environment and have experience with data visualisation and communicating insights to non-technical audiences
Possess a solid understanding of statistics and data analysis principles, including distributions, uncertainty, validation, and bias
Compensation for sporting activities and mental health
Office in Tartu city centre with an amazing view
Personal training budget to invest in your growth and development
36-hour working week & annual team development weeks
One extra day added to your vacation days for every full year worked
Yearly pass for Tartu Bike Share or public transport
Time off in the event of personal emergencies
Show your interest and apply until the 26th of January!
APPLIED DATA SCIENTIST
Join Positium and work with unique mobility data to create reliable statistics that shape how countries understand population dynamics. You'll be working with a global client base and a supportive team in Tartu.
Turn large-scale mobility data into meaningful, trustworthy statistics that shape decision-making worldwide!
Hybrid work opportunities
Collaborate with engineers and other data scientists to integrate analyses into production data pipelines
Create clear visualisations and data narratives to communicate results to internal teams and external stakeholders. Additionally, document methods and contribute to shared knowledge within the team