Data Scientist - Johannesburg
Only for registered members Johannesburg, South Africa
1 month ago
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Job summary
Our client, a leading financial institution, is urgently seeking a Data Scientist – Scorecard to join their Risk Analytics team.
Responsibilities
- Lead a team of Analysts and Modelers, mentoring and guiding on credit risk projects.
- Build, validate, and maintain credit risk scorecards for retail and corporate portfolios.
- Apply advanced analytics techniques, including logistic regression, decision trees, and machine learning.
- Conduct data analysis to identify key risk factors and predictive variables.
- Ensure scorecard performance, back-testing, and regulatory compliance.
- Collaborate with risk, analytics, and business teams to operationalize models.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's in Statistics, Actuarial Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Economics, or a related field.
- Strong experience in credit risk modelling and scorecard development.
- Proven leadership skills and ability to manage a high-performing team.
- Expertise in SAS, R, Python, SQL, or similar tools.
- Deep understanding of credit risk frameworks, Basel II/III, and risk rating methodologies.
- Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
What You Bring
- Deep scorecard expertise and leadership experience.
Job description
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