Principal Data Scientist

3 weeks ago


Sandton, South Africa Fempower Personnel Full time

Looking for a challenging and rewarding career opportunity as a Principal Data Scientist? Our client is currently seeking an experienced and driven individual to join their team based in Sandton.

To be considered for this role, you must have a Master's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Operations Research, or Engineering. A PhD in one of these fields would be advantageous. You should also have at least 13 years of applied experience using advanced analytics, statistical methods, and data science.

In addition, you must have fluency in computer programming and data structures, with expert coding capability in R/Python and SQL. Experience in Agile project delivery is also required, along with demonstrated thought leadership in the field of data science.

**Experience in any of the following areas will be preferred**: retail/customer loyalty, price & cost optimization, inventory optimization, sales and operations planning, and digital twins. Applied experience in deep learning techniques, such as NLP and computer vision, is preferred but not essential.

You should have good presentation and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex analytical concepts to people from other fields. Additionally, you should have at least 4 years of experience in distributed computing, Databricks, Spark, containers, Git, and building effective CI/CD pipelines, PowerBI, and web frameworks. Azure certifications are preferred.



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