Data Science Lead

Triwill Group; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Triwill Group (partner company) seeks a Data Science Lead in South Africa to steer architecture and evolution of machine learning and GenAI capabilities supporting automated regulatory validation workflows.

You will design sophisticated RAG pipelines and retrieval strategies while ensuring AI workflows are reliable, reproducible, explainable, and traceable, collaborating across data science, engineering, product and compliance teams to scale enterprise-grade AI solutions.

Job description

Description:

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Data Science Lead based in South Africa.

This is a strategic technical leadership opportunity within a high-impact AI program operating in a highly regulated environment.
You will lead the architecture and evolution of machine learning and GenAI capabilities supporting automated regulatory validation workflows.
The role combines hands-on expertise in LLM systems with architectural ownership, evaluation, and productionisation.
You will design sophisticated RAG pipelines and retrieval strategies while ensuring AI workflows are reliable, reproducible, explainable, and traceable.
Working across data science, engineering, product, and compliance teams, you will influence key technical decisions and drive the platform toward enterprise scale.
The position offers the opportunity to shape production-grade AI systems where quality, governance, and measurable performance are critical.
It is well suited to an experienced data science leader who enjoys solving complex problems and turning advanced AI capabilities into robust business solutions.