Senior Data Scientist: End-to-End Predictive Analytics Lead

New Metrics; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work environment

Professional development support

Paid professional memberships

Job summary

New Metrics is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to lead end-to-end predictive analytics initiatives for clients. You will own the modeling lifecycle from framing to deployment and will present insights in plain language to stakeholders who may not be data specialists.

You will mentor junior data scientists, develop scalable feature pipelines, and set technical bar across the team while collaborating with clients to turn analytics into strategic decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field.
• 6+ years of hands-on Data Science and Machine Learning experience in large enterprises or consulting settings.
• Proven delivery of predictive models in production or an advanced PoC across any customer, operational, or behavioural analytics domain.
• Strong logical reasoning and structured problem-solving with the ability to translate business questions into analytical solutions.
• Business acumen to connect model outputs to real decisions and communicate with non-technical stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Python (scikit-learn, XGBoost / LightGBM), PySpark, and advanced SQL; MLflow for tracking.
• Experience on OCI, Azure, AWS, GCP, or Databricks; Power BI or Tableau for dashboards.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver predictive models across customer analytics domains (Churn, Customer value, Satisfaction, Propensity, Segmentation).
• Build scalable feature pipelines using PySpark and Python; manage experiment tracking and model versioning (Mlflow).
• Lead client workshops and model reviews; distil complex findings into concise narratives and executive summaries.
• Define and enforce model governance including performance monitoring, drift detection, and re-training plans.
• Mentor Data Scientists and contribute to reusable frameworks and internal standards.

Skills

Python

SQL

Machine Learning

Data storytelling

Problem framing

Education

Master's degree in Data Science

Tools

PySpark

MLflow

scikit-learn

XGBoost

LightGBM

Job description

New Metrics is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to lead end-to-end predictive analytics initiatives for clients. You will own the modeling lifecycle from framing to deployment and will present insights in plain language to stakeholders who may not be data specialists.

You will mentor junior data scientists, develop scalable feature pipelines, and set technical bar across the team while collaborating with clients to turn analytics into strategic decisions.