Data Science Specialist (Hybrid) - Datafin IT Recruitment
Johannesburg – Gauteng 3 months ago Permanent Salary - Market Related
Data Science Specialist (Hybrid)
Datafin IT Recruitment
Johannesburg – Gauteng
Date Created : 3 months ago
Job Type : Permanent
Salary : Market Related
- Co-conceptualise, prioritise, design, plan and adaptively manage data projects
- Proactively and collaboratively identifying opportunities and/or improvements involving data
- Co-developing and pursuing strategies and tactics to acquire, clean, analyse and interpret data (together with other functional teams)
- Translating and communicating, as well as enabling & participating in conversations about sophisticated data concepts into appropriately accessible language
- Conducting exploratory data analyses to identify patterns, relationships, and anomalies etc.
- Developing, validating, and maintaining advanced data models (incl. predictive models) and algorithms
- Using analyses and models to Find and/or identify and/or generate and/or test assumptions and inferences
- Ask and answer questions
- Yield insights and enable learning
- Using machine learning for predictive modeling, classification, and clustering
- Delivering consistently high quality and proactive service .
- Delivering an affordable and sustainable set of solutions and/or projects on time Estimating work accurately.
- Ensuring code and delivery meet quality assurance standards for accuracy and performance.
- Staying up to date with industry and/or other relevant practices, developments, and trends .
- Identifying and completing relevant, valuable training and/or certifications as agreed.
- Min. master’s degree or higher qualification in data science, statistics, computer science, or a related field
- Min. 5 years’ experience in a data science role, incl. min. 2 years in a senior position
- Track record of successfully managing and delivering data-driven projects
- Advantageous: fluency in an African language
- Excellence in quantitative analytics, statistical analyses, modelling (incl. forecasting & predictive analytics), multivariate testing & analyses, and optimisation algorithms Strong experience building models collaboratively
- Excellence in relevant programming languages, frameworks, and tools: e.g., Python, R, SQL
- Experience using machine learning (frameworks and libraries) to create AI features
- Using data visualisation tools (e.g., Tableau, PowerBI)
- Clear curiosity and track record of learning, including openness to & appetite for feedback
- Sophisticated critical thinking, especially about data-related questions
- Ability to analyse / decompose complicated problems in developing solutions structure a solution, model the data, and design & build appropriate components scan & synthesize disparate sources of information
- Commitment to international social justice and education equity
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines and work well under pressure
- Excellent professional communication skills, incl. communicating (incl. presenting) findings & insights, incl. experience
- Good interpersonal skills, incl. teamwork & collaboration
- Strong organisational and time management skills Ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously and adhere to tight deadlines
- Attention to detail and quality of work
- Strong drive to succeed
While we would really like to respond to every application, should you not be contacted for this position within 10 working days please consider your application unsuccessful.
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