Senior Data Science Manager - Fraud & Credit Analytics (Remote)

Synchrony; Remote; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in Burgersfort seeks a Manager for Data Science. This role involves analyzing datasets for fraud and credit insights, supporting analytics platform development and employing machine learning techniques. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field and strong programming skills. The position offers flexibility in work hours, including remote options, allowing collaboration with teams across different locations.

Benefits

Flexibility and choice in work hours

Best-in-class employee benefits

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on Analytics experience required.
• Prior experience in building predictive models necessary.
• Strong programming skills in SQL, SAS, or Python.

Responsibilities

• Analyze datasets for fraud and credit opportunities.
• Support development of the Analytics Platform.
• Deliver engagements in model development and validation.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Machine Learning techniques

Data Programming (SQL, SAS, Python)

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Economics, Mathematics or a quantitative field

Tools

SAS

Python

Pyspark

H2O

AWS SageMaker

Job description

A leading financial services company in Burgersfort seeks a Manager for Data Science. This role involves analyzing datasets for fraud and credit insights, supporting analytics platform development and employing machine learning techniques. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field and strong programming skills. The position offers flexibility in work hours, including remote options, allowing collaboration with teams across different locations.