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Data Scientist – Predictive Modelling Guru

Johannesburg
3 weeks ago
Application ends: November 12, 2024
Deadline date:
November 12, 2024

Job Description


Data Scientist – Predictive Modelling Guru

Location:Johannesburg
Type:Permanent
Reference:#GZ59760
Company:E-Merge IT Recruitment

We invest in and operate high-potential businesses in markets with historically low levels of client service and trust, we currently searching for a Data Scientist/Quantitative Analyst/Predictive Modelling to be part of the team.

The incumbent be responsible for maintaining, re-calibrating, developing and deploying new predictive and prescriptive models

Requirements:

  • Four+ years’ experience
  • Honour’s degree in a mathematical, statistical or actuarial field
  • Python
  • SAS (Base, Enterprise Guide and Enterprise Miner) is a plus
  • Excel
  • Manage all aspects of current machine learning models.
  • Maintain and re-calibrate current scorecards and/or predictive models
  • Develop new predictive models
  • Utilises advanced data analytics and mining techniques to analyse data, assessing data validity and usability; reviews data results to ensure accuracy; and communicates results and insights to stakeholders
  • Identifies trends, patterns, relationships and discrepancies in data and determines additional data needed to support insight. Processes, cleanses, and verifies the integrity of data used for analysis
  • Identifying, interpreting and explaining the factors giving rise to specific business outcomes
  • Predicting and forecasting probable future business outcomes
  • Identifying key factors of business operations to transform/eliminate/introduce in order to improve business outcome
  • Develop, maintain and refine advanced mathematical and statistical models pertaining to various aspects of the business
  • Apply various supervised and unsupervised learning techniques to various problems
  • Predictive and prescriptive modelling

Reference number for this position is GZ59760 which is a permanent position based in Johannesburg offering a cost-to-company salary of R850,000 per annum negotiable on experience and ability. Contact Garth at az.oc.egrem-e@zhtrag or call him on 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.

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Posted on 23 Sep 12:38, Closing date 22 Nov

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Garth Zoutendyk
garthz@e-merge.co.za
0114633633