Data Scientist
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Posted on:
20 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
This role demands a hands-on technical leader capable of mining vast unstructured financial datasets to build production-grade machine learning solutions. You will own the full data lifecyclefrom initial mining and feature engineering to model training validation and deployment. Beyond coding you will set the standard for statistical rigor within the team ensuring our models remain accurate explainable and compliant with financial regulations. You will apply advanced statistical techniques to tackle our toughest challenges in personalisation and default prediction understanding our customers among others.
Qualifications :
Type of Qualification: First Degree
Field of Study: Degree in Information Technology Computer Science Actuarial Science Statistics Mathematics Economics or any other related field.
Experience Required
Data & Analytics
4-7 years
- Experience in working with unstructured data (e.g. Streams images) Understanding of data flows data architecture ETL and processing of structured and unstructured data. Using data mining to discover new patterns from large datasets. Implement standard and proprietary algorithms for handling and processing data. Experience with common data science toolkits such as SAS R SPSS etc.
- Experience with data visualisation tools such as Power BI Tableau etc.
- Proficiency in application of Structured and Unstructured Query languages e.g. SQL Python Power Query; QlikView; Tableau; R.
- Proven understanding of financial services data processes systems and products. Experience in technical business intelligence. Knowledge of IT infrastructure and data principles. Project management experience.
- Experience in building predictive models (credit scoring propensity models churn prediction product recommendation etc.)
- Candidates must demonstrate a strong and successful track record of leading high-performing data analytics teams driving impactful business outcomes through advanced quantitative analysis and statistical modelling.
- Experience managing stakeholders translating technical concepts for business heads and executives.
Additional Information :
Behavioural Competencies:
- Analytical Thinking
- Challenging Ideas
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Interpreting Data
- Team Player
Technical Competencies:
- Python (Pandas NumPy Scikit-learn)
- Relational and No SQL/Vector Databases
- ML/AI Orchestration Frameworks
- Machine Learning Model Development
- Research & Information Gathering
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Laboratory Experience
- Immunoassays
- Machine Learning
- Biochemistry
- Assays
- Research Experience
- Spectroscopy
- Research & Development
- cGMP
- Cell Culture
- Molecular Biology
- Data Analysis Skills
About Company
Standard Bank Group is a leading Africa-focused financial services group, and an innovative player on the global stage, that offers a variety of career-enhancing opportunities – plus the chance to work alongside some of the sector’s most talented, motivated professionals. Our clients ... View more
