Data Scientist

2 weeks ago


Sandton, South Africa Bluespec Holdings Full time

**Job Functions**:
Build data products to extract valuable business insights. In this role, you should be highly analytical with a knack for analysis, math and statistics. Critical thinking and problem-solving skills are essential for interpreting data. We also want to see a passion for machine-learning and research.

**Responsibilities**:

- Identify valuable data sources and automate collection processes.
- Undertake pre-processing of structured and unstructured data.
- Analyse large amounts of information to discover trends and patterns.
- Build predictive models and machine-learning algorithms.
- Combine models through ensemble modelling.
- Present information using data visualization techniques.
- Propose solutions and strategies to business challenges.
- Collaborate with engineering and product development teams.

**Job Requirements and Skills**:

- 4- 5 years’ experience as a Data Scientist.
- Experience in data mining.
- Analytical mind and business acumen.
- Strong math skills (e.g. statistics, algebra).
- Problem-solving aptitude.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Understanding of machine-learning and operations research.
- BSc/BA in Computer Science, Actuarial Science ; degree in Data Science or other quantitative field is preferred.
- Knowledge of R, SQL and Python; familiarity with Scala, Java or C++ is an asset.
- Experience using business intelligence tools (e.g. Tableau) and data frameworks (e.g. Hadoop).


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