
Data Scientist: Machine Learning
- Johannesburg, Gauteng
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Collaborate with the Data Science and Analytics team to support data-driven insights, measurement, monitoring, and decision-making.
- Apply advanced analytical techniques to develop predictive and prescriptive models that drive value across business functions.
- Work across the full data science lifecycle, from problem definition and business understanding to model development and deployment.
- Perform data preprocessing, feature engineering, hypothesis testing, and machine learning model training.
- Deploy models into production, monitor performance, and refine solutions to ensure continuous improvement and business impact.
- Bachelors Degree with Honours, Masters, or a Doctorate in quantitative disciplines, such as Actuarial Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, or Mathematics.
- Relevant professional certifications in data science and associated technologies (for example, Python, Azure, AWS, Spark, big data, machine learning, and cloud platforms).
- Minimum 5 years of practical experience leading or actively participating in data science projects.
- Strong command of Python machine learning libraries and tools (including NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, and SciPy) and experience using Jupyter notebooks.
- Advanced SQL capabilities and proven experience handling extensive datasets.
- Proven track record of leveraging machine learning methods to address practical challenges.
- Familiarity with Agile frameworks and experience collaborating in Agile teams.
- Demonstrated success in deploying data science models or data-driven solutions into production environments.
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