Entry-Level Data Scientist: Build Insights & Predictive Models

Shoprite Group Of Companies; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 400 000 - 600 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in Cape Town is looking for a Data Scientist I to contribute towards building a data-driven organization. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in data science, experience with SQL and Python, and skills in developing predictive models. You will work closely with business stakeholders and data teams to derive insights from data while ensuring its accuracy and integrity. This role offers the opportunity to shape the data strategy and implement robust solutions.

Qualifications

• Years' experience in a Data Scientist or similar role.
• Experience in Data modeling & Dashboards.
• Experience in a retail, commercial or IT environment.

Responsibilities

• Work with business stakeholders to identify requirements and meaningful business scenarios.
• Translate business requirements into robust and scalable solutions.
• Develop algorithms and predictive models to analyse large datasets.
• Investigate problems, detect patterns, and extrapolate insights.
• Develop data structures and pipelines to organize data.
• Clean and validate data for integrity and accuracy.
• Test data mining models for project use.

Skills

Working knowledge of SQL

Python

Low code

Tableau

MS Office with well-developed Excel skills

Education

Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field

Tools

Data science toolkits

Job description

A leading retail company in Cape Town is looking for a Data Scientist I to contribute towards building a data-driven organization. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in data science, experience with SQL and Python, and skills in developing predictive models. You will work closely with business stakeholders and data teams to derive insights from data while ensuring its accuracy and integrity. This role offers the opportunity to shape the data strategy and implement robust solutions.