Data Scientist - Johannesburg, South Africa - THE SKILLS MINE (PTY) LTD

THE SKILLS MINE (PTY) LTD

Verified Company

Johannesburg, South Africa

1 week ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Requirements:

A Masters or Bachelor's degree in any field with advanced quantitative focus or with high distinction in modellingoriented discipline including but not limited to: Psychometrics, Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Econometrics, Engineering, etc
At least 4+ years of experience in analytical and data driven environments
Strong handson knowledge of automation / data mining / predictive modelling. tools such as Python, SQL, R, SAS, etc
Demonstrated experience in driving results and coordinating activities to solve problems across multifunctional/diverse teams; and leading with high energy and a positive attitude

Responsibilities:

Fully own the recommendation engine build new models to predict "next product" nudges, optimize the system and feedback loops that determine next actions to take for a customer, and handle all interactions with stakeholders across the oganisation
Build and automate feature sets to improve model performance
Build decisioning logic running of the back of these models to build an holistic strategy to drive product recommendation that optimizes sales in the context of product performance
Lead the design, development and implementation of automation solutions that meet business objectives
Interpret and analyse data from multiple sources, providing key analytics