Data Scientist - AI/ML for Risk & Regulatory Insights

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

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks annual leave

15 days sick leave

Flexible working

Reward & Recognition Framework

Professional development opportunities

Employee networks (Rainbow, Pacific,女性

Job summary

WorkSafe New Zealand is seeking a Data Scientist to apply advanced analytics, machine learning and AI to regulatory and organisational challenges. You’ll build models and AI products that inform decision‑making and support safer workplaces across Aotearoa.

Collaborating with data engineers and analysts, you’ll design end‑to‑end solutions, validate results, and translate insights for non‑technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Proven end-to-end data science project delivery.
• Strong Python (or R) and SQL skills.
• Experience with or interest in LLM-based solutions like RAG or agents.

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 such as retrieval-augmented generation, agents and structured extraction.
• Design evaluation approaches for model and AI outputs, including test sets, human review and appropriate performance measures
• Support the transition of models and AI products into operational use, and monitor their performance once deployed
• Partner with data engineers, analysts and other specialists to deliver end-to-end solutions
• Translate analytical findings into practical insights, and clearly communicate what models can and cannot tell decision-makers

Skills

Python

SQL

R

LLM-based solutions

Communication

Azure cloud

MLOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Science/Statistics/Math/CS

Tools

Pandas

Scikit-learn

Azure ML

Job description

WorkSafe New Zealand is seeking a Data Scientist to apply advanced analytics, machine learning and AI to regulatory and organisational challenges. You’ll build models and AI products that inform decision‑making and support safer workplaces across Aotearoa.

Collaborating with data engineers and analysts, you’ll design end‑to‑end solutions, validate results, and translate insights for non‑technical stakeholders.