Senior Data Scientist
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Job Description
Senior Data Scientist
Minimum Requirements:
- Matric (Grade 12)
- Masters or PhD degree in either Data Science Actuarial Science Statistics Operations Research
- Computer Science or Applied Mathematics
- Ability to formulate a clear problem statement develop a plan for tackling it and clearly communicate findings verbally visually and in writing
- Demonstrable working experience in an analytics position where the focus was on building and implementing machine learning models to solve business problems
- Experience accessing and analysing data using language/tools/databases such as Python R SQL
etc. - Experience using Gradient Boosting Machines Random Forests Neural Networks or similar algorithms.
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office tools
Responsibilities:
- Identify and build appropriate models to predict risk sales and savings
- Present data insights and model findings in a way that provides actionable insights for business stakeholders and senior executives
- Mining and visualising large structured and unstructured datasets throughout the businesses to inform product design risk management customer interaction strategies etc.
- Following model implementations through to business adoption
- Monitoring model performance and using feedback for improvement
- Improving processes and data collections where opportunities arise
- Running scientific experiments to evaluate different models in a reproducible way
- Produce analytical work that is customer business and staff focused
Employment Type
Full Time
