Senior Data Scientist | Health

Quantium; Gauteng; Hybrid; ZAR 800 000 - 1 100 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data science firm in Johannesburg seeks a Senior Data Scientist to lead analytics initiatives in the healthcare sector. In this role, you will develop solutions for clients, ensure high-quality analytics delivery, and foster team development. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in data science, strong coding skills in SQL and Python, and a relevant academic background. You'll enjoy flexibility, continuous learning opportunities, and the chance to make a significant impact in healthcare.

Benefits

Continuous learning

Flexible work arrangements

Remote working options

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in a technical analytics environment.
• Strong understanding of data preparation, feature engineering, foundational analytics, model development, and training.
• Experience with health datasets such as medical schemes data or hospital data is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Independently own and deliver high‑quality analytics for healthcare initiatives.
• Develop meaningful solutions based on clients' objectives.
• Share knowledge and coach team members.

Skills

Technical proficiency

Advanced analytics knowledge

Strong coding skills

Consultative approach

Agile performer

Healthcare interest

Education

Qualifications in engineering, mathematics, actuarial science, statistics or related discipline

Tools

SQL

Python

Job description

Senior Data Scientist | Health

Quantium Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Job Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Johannesburg

Job Category: Data Science, Health

Job Description

Quantium is a world leader in data science and artificial intelligence. Established in Australia, Quantium is a global team of more than 1,000 people across 14 locations with a unique blend of capabilities across product and consulting services to help businesses unlock value from data and analytics. Quantium partners with the world's largest corporations to forge a better, more intelligent world. Quantium Health is a joint venture between Discovery Health and Quantium. We specialise in healthcare-focused data science, working across health insurance, hospitals, pharmaceuticals, MedTech and retail pharmacies. Our distinctive approach combines clinical understanding with advanced analytics, and we're proud to be Anthropic's global enterprise partner for generative AI implementation in healthcare. Our work transforms the way healthcare organisations operate. We have conducted retrospective real-world studies to compare long-term health outcomes in hypertension, partnered with governments worldwide to optimise their COVID-19 vaccine rollouts, and developed the Vitality AI platform which enables hyperpersonalised, real‑time recommendations powered by machine learning.

How will you make an impact?

Analytics leadership & delivery: Independently own and deliver high‑quality analytics for multiple initiatives within the healthcare vertical, including management of analytics quality.

Technical execution: Deliver comprehensive analytics processes, from scoping and data quality assessment to method selection, design, application, insights generation and visualisation.

Client‑centric: Develop meaningful solutions based on a deep understanding of clients' objectives through day‑to‑day external stakeholder management.

Foster high performance: Share your knowledge, coach and develop team members, including reviewing technical output from junior colleagues.

Strategic contribution: Support business development activities and thought leadership, transforming client questions into analytical solutions.

The superpowers you'll be bringing to the team

• Technical proficiency: 5+ years' experience in a technical analytics environment, carrying out data analytics or data science work.
• Advanced analytics knowledge: Strong understanding of data preparation, feature engineering, foundational analytics concepts, model development and model training.
• Strong coding skills: Coding and modelling experience in SQL / Python.
• Academic background: Qualifications in engineering, mathematics, actuarial science, statistics, physics or a related discipline.
• Consultative approach: Experience building trusted relationships with stakeholders and gaining in‑depth understanding of their objectives to develop relevant solutions that solve complex problems.
• Agile performer: Your capability to move fast with care through a dynamic environment ensures that you deliver exceptional quality without compromise.
• Healthcare interest: Experience with health datasets such as medical schemes data and / or healthcare experience in pharma, MedTech or hospitals is desirable but not essential.

Remember – you might not tick all the boxes, but don't let that stop you from applying. We're more interested in how you work, your ability to solve problems and think big.

By joining the Quantium team, you'll get to

• Forge your path: Be in the driver's seat of your career, with opportunities to move across different teams or offices.
• Find your kind: Embrace diversity and connect with like‑minded colleagues in a collaborative, multi‑disciplinary environment.
• Make an impact: Leave your mark by contributing to projects that drive positive change across the health sector.

On top of the Quantium experience, you will enjoy a range of great benefits that go beyond the ordinary. Some of these include:

• Continuous learning: Our vision is empowering our people to thrive. The Analytics Community fosters the development of individuals, thought leadership and technical excellence at Quantium through building strong connections, fostering collaboration and co‑creation of best practice.
• Flexible work arrangements: Achieve work‑life balance at your own pace with hybrid and flexible work arrangements (3 days onsite, 2 days from home).
• Remote working: Embrace the opportunity to work outside of your assigned home location for up to 2 months every year.

Quantium's recruitment process involves the collection and use of personal information. Please refer to Quantium's Collection Notice for information on how we collect, use & store your personal information, including potential disclosure to our majority shareholder, Woolworths Group Limited.

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Engineering and Information Technology

Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting