Lead Data Scientist

21 hours ago


Johannesburg North, South Africa ClarkHouse Human Capital Full time

Gauteng, Johannesburg North

Are you ready to take your career to the next level by joining this Globally recognized company? This role is for the Global/ Regional Team based in SA reporting directly to Europe.

As a Lead Data Scientist, you will be responsible for providing coaching, mentoring, and career guidance as well as support to the Data Scientists within your team.

Your team will consist of Data Scientists, Data Engineers, Business Intelligence Specialists, and Analytics Translators.
- 8+ years of experience as a Data Scientist in the industry, 3+ years of management experience
- Experience building and designing complex data science solutions
- MSc/MA/PhD in a technical discipline related to Data Science (Data Science, Physics, Computer Science, Econometrics, Bioinformatics, etc.)
- Fluent Python programming skills and thorough knowledge of pandas & scikit-learn

For more information please contact:

- Bianca Van Rooyen


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