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Principal Data Scientist

South Africa💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-23 → 2026-09-03

Core

Design innovative roadmaps and oversee high-quality science implementation to deliver high-impact ML solutions for complex healthcare challenges.

Role type

Principal Data Scientist (Strategy & Mentorship)

Builds

Scalable ML solutions for healthcare systems

Domain

Healthcare + Machine Learning

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Strategic roadmap design, independent research, team mentorship, cross-functional leadership, MLOps, statistics, machine learning algorithms, Python, cloud platforms

Preferred skills

Causal data science expertise

Technologies

Python, AWS

Responsibilities

Set vision and strategic roadmaps for healthcare AI; lead independent research and model development; mentor junior and senior data scientists; coordinate with engineering and design teams; advance data science practices and ethics; optimize data foundations and pipelines; provide overall data science leadership.

Seniority

Principal, strategy & mentorship

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