Cutting-Edge Data Science Role in Health Insurance

4 days ago


Sandton, South Africa Discovery Limited Full time
Key Responsibilities

As a data scientist in our team, you will be responsible for working on cutting-edge NLP and LLM projects. Your key responsibilities will include:

  • Working with huge quantities of unstructured text data from a variety of sources.
  • Completing reviews of relevant academic literature and industry releases.
  • Collaborating with seniors to deliver projects from inception to deployment and business adoption.
  • Designing and developing prototypes for data science and ML systems, particularly those using NLP and LLMs, in line with architecture designed with senior data scientists and data engineers.
  • Evaluating prototypes, models, and deployments robustly to ensure scientific rigour and business value.
  • Presenting analyses and project updates to both technical and business audiences.


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