Senior Data Scientist

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

The Senior Data Scientist will collect, analyze, report, and interpret data for use in the development of business strategies, extract quantifiable insights from past trends and current conditions to increase the companies profitability and improves relationship's with clients and stakeholders. Build and maintain predictive and machine learning models.

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Advanced and Predictive Analytics
• Data exploration
• Information and Business Advice 
• Insights and Reporting
• Stakeholder Engagement 
• Business Requirements Identification 
• Project Management 
• Continuous Improvement 
• Data Management 
• Personal Capability Building
• Performance Management 

Competencies: 

1. Machine Learning
2. Use comprehensive knowledge and skills and guide and train others on developing models for planning and monitoring purposes.
3. MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES:
   -Numerical and Statistical Skills
   -Use a comprehensive understanding of numerical concepts to perform mathematical operations such as report analysis and provide guidance and training to others.
4. DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF STATISTICS.
   -Data Collection and analysis
   -Guide and train others to analyze data trends for use in reports to help guide decision making.
   -Reporting
   -Apply comprehensive knowledge and guide and train others to review and create relevant, lucid and effective reports.
5. Computer and software skills
   -Supports business processes without by understanding and effectively using standard office equipment and standard software packages, while providing technical guidance as needed.
6. PROFICIENT IN MS OFFICE, SQL, BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE SOFTWARE, SAS, R PROGRAMMING, PYTHON
   -Data Management
   -Provide technical guidance when required to acquire, organize, protect and process data to fulfill business objectives.

Relevant Experience and Education: 

• 5 to 7 years working experience within an analytical, data science or computer science environment (Essential)
• Data analytics and optimization using the latest statistical tools and packages (Essential)
• Experience in financial insurance environment (Advantageous)
• Grade 12/ SAQA Accredited Equivalent (Essential)
• 3 year degree in InformationTechnology / Sciences / Informatics / Applied Mathematics / Statistics 

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