Senior Data Scientist – South Africa

An African financial services organisation, that offers a broad spectrum of financial solutions, 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.
• SQL proficiency.
• 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.
• Minimum five years’ experience in developing scorecards.
• Minimum two years’ experience in the credit risk environment.

The reference number for this position is NG59235 which is a permanent hybrid position in Johannesburg offering a salary of R800,000 up to R1m CTC 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 31 May 10:40, Closing date 30 Jul