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Data Scientist

Johannesburg, Gauteng💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-03 → 2026-09-21

Core

Apply advanced analytics, statistical modelling, and machine learning to finance and actuarial data to build production models and shape decision-making in forecasting, cost analytics, anomaly detection, and automation.

Role type

Senior IC data scientist (finance/actuarial)

Builds

Production ML models, analytical data products, and reporting intelligence

Domain

Financial services and insurance

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, R, SQL, scikit-learn, XGBoost, TensorFlow, PyTorch, regression, GLMs, time-series forecasting, hypothesis testing, experimental design, MLOps, Azure ML, Databricks, AWS SageMaker, ETL (Informatica), Power BI, Tableau, Git, Jira

Preferred skills

Data Mesh, MDM, finance data lakes/warehouses, accounting principles, reporting standards, Agile, Waterfall

Responsibilities

Turn business questions into analytical problems, build and productionise models, translate results into insight, perform exploratory analysis, deploy models to production, visualize data and tell stories, manage model risk, ethics, and governance

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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