Senior AI & Decision Science Data Scientist

Indsafri; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Indsafri seeks a Senior Data Scientist specializing in AI and decision science to design and deploy ML models on the Databricks platform. You will collaborate with product, digital, and risk teams to identify high‑value opportunities and deliver production‑ready models that improve customer, risk, and operational outcomes across channels.

The role requires 5+ years of experience, strong Python/SQL skills, and expertise in Databricks MLflow and Feature Store.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, Econometrics, or related quantitative field.
• Masters or PhD preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in data science or related field.
• Experience designing and deploying ML models on Databricks is essential.

Responsibilities

• Partner with product, digital, and risk teams to identify high‑value analytical opportunities.
• Design, train, and optimise ML models using Databricks, MLflow, and distributed compute.
• Build propensity, retention, engagement, fraud, and risk models.
• Develop and govern reusable enterprise features within the Databricks Feature Store.
• Perform feature engineering, selection, and importance analysis to improve model performance.
• Conduct exploratory data analysis, statistical testing, and model validation.
• Implement model monitoring for drift, stability, and performance.
• Explore Generative AI use cases and enterprise AI applications.
• Collaborate with ML Engineers to productionise models into enterprise platforms.
• Produce documentation, validation reports, and governance artefacts.
• Mentor junior Data Scientists and contribute to modelling standards.

Skills

Python

SQL

ML & Statistics

Data Visualization

Education

BSc or MSc in relevant field

Masters or PhD preferred

Tools

Databricks MLflow

Databricks Feature Store

Job description

Indsafri seeks a Senior Data Scientist specializing in AI and decision science to design and deploy ML models on the Databricks platform. You will collaborate with product, digital, and risk teams to identify high‑value opportunities and deliver production‑ready models that improve customer, risk, and operational outcomes across channels.

The role requires 5+ years of experience, strong Python/SQL skills, and expertise in Databricks MLflow and Feature Store.