SNR DATA SCIENTIST

SUMMARY:
Recruiting for a senior Data Scientist with solid experience in data modelling and machine learning. Python is essential

POSITION INFO:

SNR DATA SCIENTIST – EE ONLY
Market Related Salary Package
Cape Town, Western Cape

We are recruiting for an experienced and qualified DATA SCIENTIST.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Mathematics/Statistics, Computer Science or similar
• Master’s Degree in Data Science, Advanced Analytics or similar highly beneficial
• 3-5 years experience in Data Science or Analytics roles
• Experience deploying models into production environments is beneficial
• Experience in Retail industry is beneficial
• Proficient with advanced methods for regression, optimisation, classification and unsupervised learning problems
• Proficient at modelling algorithms in either R or Python
• Proficient at gathering and wrangling big data sets from various sources including, SQL databases, cloud services, APIs, Excel/Google Sheets
• Good communications skills with the ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences.
• Eager to learn and stay up to date with industry trends
• Creative problem-solving skills
• Strong prioritisation skills
• Ability to build good practical solutions quickly with iteration rather than big-bang perfect solutions

Your responsibilities will include:

• Identify opportunities where data science methods will significantly improve the Merchant division’s performance in areas such as forecasting, promotions planning, scenario modelling, pricing, replenishment and assortment planning, amongst others.
• Plan, prioritise and manage a roadmap of work that maximises value-add with limited time
• Develop solutions according to the roadmap using appropriate methods, depending on the problem
• Measure, report and continuously improve model performance
• Work closely with the Analytics team to brainstorm, identify opportunities and guide the roadmap
• Work closely with the BI team to produce consolidated, transformed data sets, where appropriate
• Work closely with the Software Engineering and Machine Learning Engineering teams to deploy and maintain relevant models in our production environment, ensuring Engineering best practices are adhered to.
• Communicate opportunities and solutions effectively to relevant stakeholders, from Software Engineers to Business Executives
• Collaborate and share knowledge with the analytics teams across the company

Application process:
Should you be interested in this position and meet the above criteria, then please forward your MS Word CV to Tala Brink. --------Please upload your CV here--------. (tala at hrlegend dot com)
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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