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Data Scientist

Johannesburg, Gauteng🌐 Remote💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-21

Core

Create impact within Investment Analytics practice by leading complex data science solutions, advanced measurement, and testing for client paid media applications.

Role type

Senior IC data scientist (investment analytics & paid media)

Builds

Advanced measurement solutions, predictive models, and testing frameworks for client media campaigns

Domain

Digital marketing, paid media, investment analytics

Deliverable

production ML models | dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Python, SQL, data visualization (Tableau/Looker/Matplotlib), media ecosystem knowledge, media data analysis, media measurement methodologies (MMM, incrementality, attribution), process automation

Preferred skills

Machine learning concepts, open-source and in-house code development

Technologies

Python, SQL, Tableau, Looker, Matplotlib, Amazon Marketing Cloud, Google ADH, Campaign Manager, Meta, Google Analytics

Responsibilities

Analyze data to discover hidden trends and deliver actionable insights; Explain and promote data science methodologies like Geo-based Incrementality and Causal Impact Studies; Develop and implement predictive models to improve media performance and revenue; Work with platform partners to grow mathematical techniques for testing and data clean rooms; Document analytics projects to ensure processes can be replicated and scaled

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