Data Scientist

 

Recruiter:

Communicate Recruitment

Job Ref:

CNI000507/SV

Date posted:

Sunday, October 30, 2022

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

650 000 Annually


JOB SUMMARY:
A massive brand in the insurance industry is looking to hire talented Data Scientists to join their IT team.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Job Description:
-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.

-Store data in a appropriate internal/external (Cloud) environment for which a database structure must be created.


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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