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Senior Data Scientist

MSP Staffing Pty


Job Location:

Cape Town - South Africa

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 19 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 16 October 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Data Scientist to join a dynamic Analytics team focused on delivering innovative data-driven solutions that create measurable business value. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly analytical professional who enjoys solving complex business challenges through advanced analytics machine learning and data science.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement advanced analytics and machine learning solutions to support strategic business decisions.
  • Work closely with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into data-driven solutions.
  • Analyse large and complex datasets to uncover valuable insights.
  • Design build validate and maintain predictive models.
  • Perform experimental design and hypothesis testing to validate analytical findings.
  • Present technical findings in a clear and meaningful way to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Support the development and enhancement of analytics infrastructure databases and reporting solutions.
  • Retrain and optimise existing machine learning models where required.
  • Assist with migrating existing on-premises analytics solutions to cloud-based platforms.
  • Build reports and monitoring solutions to track model performance and stability.
  • Promote the adoption of analytics and data science across business units.

Minimum Requirements

  • BSc Degree in Computer Science Data Science Engineering Mathematics Statistics or a related field.
  • Honours or Masters Degree will be advantageous.
  • Relevant technical certifications are beneficial.
  • Minimum of 5 years experience in Data Science or Analytics.
  • Strong experience with Python SQL Server Power BI Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Experience delivering analytics projects from concept through implementation.
  • Azure experience will be advantageous.
  • Experience within Financial Services will be advantageous
  • Advanced statistical analysis and machine learning.

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Required Experience:

Senior IC