Data Scientist: Build Production ML for Insurance

DataFin Recruitment; George; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Data Scientist in George. The ideal candidate will leverage machine learning techniques to create powerful production-ready models from messy data. Responsibilities include data preparation, model building, and performance monitoring. Candidates should have a degree in Data Science or Actuarial Science, with at least 3 years of relevant experience in the financial services sector. This position offers an exciting opportunity to make impactful decisions based on data.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in insurance or financial services (short-term insurance = bonus points).
• 3+ years taking ML projects from raw data to deployment.
• Hands-on experience with claims modeling, survival analysis, and statistical modeling.

Responsibilities

• Prepping, cleaning & shaping raw data into machine-learning gold.
• Finding hidden patterns no one else sees.
• Building, validating & deploying ML models into production.
• Keeping an eagle eye on model performance and spotting drift.
• Retraining and upgrading models to maintain sharpness.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

Data wrangling

Statistical modeling

Education

Degree or Honours in Data Science or Actuarial Science

Tools

Power BI

Qlik Sense

Tableau

ML platforms

Job description

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Data Scientist in George. The ideal candidate will leverage machine learning techniques to create powerful production-ready models from messy data. Responsibilities include data preparation, model building, and performance monitoring. Candidates should have a degree in Data Science or Actuarial Science, with at least 3 years of relevant experience in the financial services sector. This position offers an exciting opportunity to make impactful decisions based on data.