Data Scientist

 

Recruiter:

Communicate Recruitment

Job Ref:

CNI000630/SV

Date posted:

Friday, October 21, 2022

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

740000 Annually


JOB SUMMARY:
One of our business associates, popular in the insurance industry, is currently looking for a Data Scientist for their ever-rising organization. The successful applicant must be great with excel, manipulate data, and be an out-of-the-box thinker. This opportunity will come with great rewards and fringe benefits.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Description:

The primary purpose of the Data Scientist is to derive business value from Data. The Data Scientist will be required to proactively fetch information from external data suppliers via an API and then conduct sophisticated and systematic analysis of the data to extract actionable insights. The extracted data must be stored in an appropriate internal/external (Cloud) environment for which a database structure must be created. There might also be an element of client engagement needed to communicate strategic results back to the client.

Education and Skills:
  • Bachelor’s degree in sciences or engineering with a strong focus on computer science, statistics, mathematics, and/or actuarial sciences.
  • Fluency in Python and R.
  • Beneficial if fluent in any of the following programming languages (C#.Net, C, C++, Visual Basic, Java, SQL).
  • Preference for a minimum of 3 - 5 years of experience in a data warehousing, data sciences, and/ or modeling environment.
  • Good understanding of software languages and software infrastructure.
  • Experience in working with and analyzing data.
  • Insurance Industry Experience.
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