Data Science Expert

4 days ago

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Discovery Full time
Job Description

**Company Overview**: Discovery is a high-performance organisation that prides itself in attracting the best talent. Our environment is always buzzing with energy as smart, motivated people challenge themselves to find the best way to do things.

**Key Responsibilities**: The successful applicant will be responsible for data extraction, analysis, modelling and business intelligence reporting within the Marketing Data Science Hub team. This includes performing analyses, providing insights, and building predictive models that assist with sales, distribution, and general marketing analytics.

  • Expand the suite of automated analytical/KPI reports used by clients of the Marketing Data Science Hub team.
  • Be an enabler of performance marketing, i.e. perform analyses, provide insights, and build predictive models that will assist with client segmentation and ideal client identification, development and implementation of targeted marketing strategies, optimisation of call centre operations, digital marketing optimisation, and source and provide customised data to the business.


**Required Skills and Qualifications**:

A strong analytical and statistical modelling/machine learning skills are essential. The ability to work with, analyse and report on data is also crucial. Good communication skills and the ability to build relationships with key stakeholders are also necessary. Additionally, the ability to work under pressure and in conditions of change, multitask and manage workload, and maintain confidentiality and manage boundaries are required.

A honours degree (or higher) in statistics, actuarial sciences, computer science (or equivalent relevant qualification) is necessary. Knowledge of statistical packages (R, SAS, SPSS, Python etc.) and BI reporting tools (Power BI, Tableau, QlikView) is also required. Experience in statistical and machine learning modelling techniques, as well as high level of computer literacy (advanced MS-Excel and SQL), is also essential.

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