Senior Data Scientist

3 weeks ago


Midrand, South Africa Deka Minas (Pty) Ltd Full time

The Senior Data Scientist is to collect, analyze, report, and interpret data for use in the development of business strategies, extract quantifiable insights from past trends and current conditions to increase The Groups profitability and improves relationship's with clients and stakeholders. Build and maintain predictive and machine learning models.

**Core Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Advanced and Predictive Analytics
- Data Exploration
- Information and Business Advise
- Insights and Reporting
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Business Requirements and Identification
- Project Management
- Continuous Improvement
- Data Management
- Personal Capability Building
- Performance Management

**Required Skills and Experience**:

- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Numerical and Statistical Skills
- Deep Knowledge of Statistics
- Data Collection and analysis
- Reporting
- Computer and software skills
- SAS, R, Python
- 5 to 7 years working experience within an analytical, data science or computer science environment (Essential)
- Data analytics and optimization using the latest statistical tools and packages (Essential)
- Experience in financial insurance environment (Advantageous)

**Required Education**:

- Grade 12/ SAQA Accredited Equivalent (Essential)
- 3 year degree in Information Technology / Sciences / Informatics / Applied Mathematics / Statistics Quantitative sciences / Actuarial sciences / Data Mining / Economics (Essential)
- Master’s Degree in Information Technology / Sciences / Informatics / Applied Mathematics / Statistics / Quantitative sciences / Actuarial sciences / Data Mining / Economics (Advantageous)
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