Data Scientist

X, bigly labs; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 750 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare innovation hub in Johannesburg is seeking a Data Scientist to deliver actionable insights and enhance commercial decision-making across pricing and promotions. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field, experience in data science, and proficiency in Python. Join a team that reimagines healthcare pathways and contributes to impactful decisions.

Qualifications

• Solid experience in data science or analytics roles is essential.
• Background in pricing, promotion, or assortment optimization is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Build and deploy predictive models and analytics solutions.
• Design and manage scalable data pipelines.
• Collaborate with commercial teams to translate business needs into analytical solutions.

Skills

Data science experience

Proficient in Python

Experience with PySpark

Critical thinking

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field

Honours or Master’s degree

Tools

Power BI

Job description

At X, bigly labs, we’re Dis-Chem’s high-performance innovation hub, where bold ideas meet data, design, and radical customer focus. Our mission is simple: power the future of healthcare by lowering costs, improving outcomes, and unlocking new possibilities. We’re driven by one big question: 👉 How do we use data + technology today to create healthier lives tomorrow?

Here, we don’t just imagine the future, we build it. From cutting-edge digital solutions to smarter, patient-focused experiences, we’re reimagining health tech to make breakthroughs possible.

Welcome to X, bigly labs. This is healthcare, reimagined.

🛠️ PURPOSE OF ROLE

From retail and pharmacy to clinics, insurance and beyond, we’re applying machine learning and smart systems to reimagine healthcare pathways and create personalised experiences at scale. Here, your work doesn’t sit in a notebook or on a whiteboard. It becomes real. It shapes decisions. It improves lives. And we do it all the Bigly way, questioning, challenging, and building audaciously, together.

As a Data Scientist you will deliver actionable insights and advanced analytics that enhance commercial decision-making across pricing, promotions, and assortment planning in a retail environment.

💡WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR?

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering).
• Solid experience in data science or analytics roles.
• Proficient in Python and PySpark.

Advantageous

• Honours or Master’s degree.
• Experience in the retail or consumer sector.
• Exposure to Power BI or other BI tools.
• Background in pricing, promotion, or assortment optimization.

🚀WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING?

• Build and deploy predictive models and analytics solutions
• Design and manage scalable data pipelines
• Collaborate with commercial teams to translate business needs into analytical solutions
• Track and measure business impact of interventions (e.g., pricing, promo, or assortment changes)
• Present insights and recommendations clearly and concisely

👉WHO YOU ARE?

• Strong problem-solver with critical thinking abilities
• Able to break down complex problems into solvable components
• Curious and have a continuous improvement mindset

Our values aren’t just ideals, they’re the through-lines in how we think, build, and make decisions that impact real lives. From bold experimentation in digital solutions to platforms built on integrity, we’re shaping a culture designed for progress that lasts. It’s a culture that designs for the future, asks better questions, and answers them with care, urgency, and systems that scale.

Think you’ve got the energy, the curiosity, and the guts? Stay close bigly things are ahead. 💥