Senior Data Scientist

Location:	Johannesburg
Remote work:	Some remote work allowed
Type:	Permanent
Reference:	#NG59603
Company:	E-Merge IT Recruitment

An African financial services organisation that offers a broad spectrum of financial solutions and offers great culture, leadership, learning opportunities, challenges, rewards and recognition to its employees seeks a senior data scientist who will be accountable for designing, producing, analysing, documenting and enhancing a range of predictive models across the entire credit life cycle.

Responsibilities:

• Understand and interpret business requirements and translate them into analytical reporting solutions.
• Play a leading role in the development and application of predictive models across the entire credit life cycle.
• Conduct continuous research aimed at identifying predictors and enhancing model development practice and techniques.
• Monitor and report on the effectiveness of scorecard strategies.
• Active Learner, change agility, credit risk analysis, data science, machine learning, predictive modelling, problem solving and Analytical, Python Programming, R Code, SQL, Statistical Data Analysis

Qualifications and experience:

• Degree with Stats/Math/Applied Maths/Financial Risk Management/Data Science/Engineering/Computer Science or related disciplines.
• An Honours / Masters would be advantageous.
• Minimum five years’ experience
• SQL proficiency
• Machine Learning
• One of SAS, R or Python proficiency.
• Exposure to extracting data from databases is compulsory.
• Understanding and knowledge of predictive modelling practices, performance standards and methodologies.

The Reference Number for this position is NG59603 which is a Permanent Hybrid position in Johannesburg offering a salary of R1mil up to R1.3m cost-to-company salary negotiable based on experience. E-mail Nokuthula on az.oc.egreM-e@galuhtukon or call her for a chat on 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.

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Posted on 07 Aug 16:50, Closing date 6 Oct