Data Scientist — AI/ML for Risk & Regulation, Flexible Hours

Randstad; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 103,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks leave

Sick leave 15 days

Flexible working

Recognition framework

Professional development

Employee networks

Job summary

Randstad is partnering with WorkSafe New Zealand to recruit two fixed-term Data Scientist roles until 30 June 2027. You will apply advanced analytics and AI to regulatory problems, building models and AI products to inform decision-making and improve risk assessment.

Working with data engineers, analysts and stakeholders, you’ll deliver end-to-end data science solutions, including RAG and retrieval-augmented generation approaches, within an Azure-based environment.

Qualifications

• Proven hands-on experience delivering data science projects end-to-end.
• Strong Python (or R) and SQL skills.
• Experience with or interest in LLM-based solutions such as RAG, agents or structured extraction.
• Ability to explain technical concepts, evidence, limitations and uncertainty to non-technical audiences.
• Curiosity and willingness to learn modern cloud and MLOps tools within our Azure ecosystem.
• Relevant tertiary qualification in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and validate advanced analytical models and AI solutions.
• Apply statistical, machine learning and AI techniques to complex problems and datasets, including LLM-based approaches.
• Design evaluation approaches for model and AI outputs, including test sets and human review.
• Support the transition of models and AI products into operational use and monitor their performance.
• Partner with data engineers, analysts and other specialists to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Translate analytical findings into practical insights and clearly communicate limitations to decision-makers.

Skills

Data Science

Python

SQL

LLM-based solutions

Education

Data Science degree

Statistics degree

Mathematics degree

Computer Science degree

Tools

R

Azure

Job description

Randstad is partnering with WorkSafe New Zealand to recruit two fixed-term Data Scientist roles until 30 June 2027. You will apply advanced analytics and AI to regulatory problems, building models and AI products to inform decision-making and improve risk assessment.

Working with data engineers, analysts and stakeholders, you’ll deliver end-to-end data science solutions, including RAG and retrieval-augmented generation approaches, within an Azure-based environment.