Job: Intern Data Scientist

Company : Discovery; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 78,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

The Data Scientist Intern at Discovery will use data mining, artificial intelligence, machine learning and statistics to deliver insights and drive improvements across client journeys and business processes at Discovery Bank.

You will support continuous improvement initiatives through quantitative analysis of data and communicate results to key stakeholders with clear, actionable recommendations. The role emphasizes process mining and end-to-end optimization within a banking context.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science, Data Science, Statistics or Mathematics.

Responsibilities

• Identify appropriate models / algorithms to mine large datasets and develop rich insights into client, process and performance behaviour
• Identify key trends in large datasets using statistical and machine learning techniques to understand the impact of these trends and identify possible actions to take advantage of the trends identified
• Analyse, communicate and present results in a way that provides actionable insights, which are practical and interpretable for business stakeholders
• Operationalising visual reports and metrics to ensure continuous measurement of critical trends and metrics
• Advises on improvement for processes and databases where opportunities arise across the business

Education

Actuarial Science

Data Science

Statistics

Mathematics

Job description

The Data Scientist Intern in this role will be using data mining, artificial intelligence, machine learning and statistical tools, to provide insights, analytical results and identify improvement opportunities that would need to be communicated and presented to key stakeholders. Specifically, in the process and design area of the bank, the Data Scientist must support continuous improvement initiatives through quantitative analysis of data related to current business processes and client journeys through the usage of process mining tools. The end objective is to drive the efficiency and effectiveness of complex end-to-end processes, by contributing valuable insights for the optimization of the world’s first behavioural bank; Discovery Bank.

Responsibilities

• Identify appropriate models / algorithms to mine large datasets and develop rich insights into client, process and performance behaviour
• Identify key trends in large datasets using statistical and machine learning techniques to understand the impact of these trends and identify possible actions to take advantage of the trends identified
• Analyse, communicate and present results in a way that provides actionable insights, which are practical and interpretable for business stakeholders
• Operationalising visual reports and metrics to ensure continuous measurement of critical trends and metrics
• Advises on improvement for processes and databases where opportunities arise across the business

Qualifications

• Bachelors’ degree in either Actuarial Science, Data Science, Statistics or Mathematics
• Honours or masters’ degree would be advantageous

Hiring organization

Discovery

Employment Type: internship

Job Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa