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Data Scientist

Data Scientist • Hybrid • Full-time South Africa Pretoria, South Africa

Data Scientist role focused on analyzing complex datasets and developing predictive and statistical models to generate actionable business insights. The position centers on machine learning, forecasting, and data-driven decision-making.

Responsibilities

  • Analyse large and complex datasets to identify trends, patterns, and business opportunities
  • Develop, test, and deploy predictive and statistical models
  • Build and maintain data models supporting business intelligence
  • Design ML solutions for churn prediction, fraud detection, forecasting, and segmentation
  • Prepare, clean, and transform structured and unstructured data
  • Conduct exploratory data analysis and communicate findings to stakeholders
  • Develop and maintain reporting, dashboards, and analytical solutions
  • Monitor, evaluate, and improve predictive model performance and accuracy
  • Collaborate with business stakeholders to translate requirements into data-driven solutions
  • Work with Data Engineers to ensure data quality, accessibility, and governance
  • Document methodologies, assumptions, and analytical processes

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or related quantitative field
  • 3-5 years of experience as a Data Scientist in production environments
  • Proven experience developing and deploying ML and statistical models
  • Experience working with large datasets delivering measurable business value
  • Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams
  • Strong understanding of machine learning algorithms and statistical modelling
  • Python for data analysis and machine learning
  • SQL and relational databases
  • Statistical modelling and predictive analytics
  • Data wrangling, cleansing, and feature engineering
  • Data visualisation and reporting
  • Supervised and unsupervised learning techniques
  • Model evaluation and performance optimisation

Nice to have

  • Postgraduate qualification in Data Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Machine Learning, or AI
  • Relevant certifications in Data Science, Machine Learning, or cloud platforms
  • Exposure to cloud data platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)
  • Exposure to Generative AI and RAG concepts
  • Experience with data warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery or similar)

Soft skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilitiesEffective communication with business stakeholders

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