Senior Data Scientist - Insurance Analytics (Hybrid)

Placements24; Bloemfontein; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Placements24 seeks a skilled Data Scientist to join our analytics team in Bloemfontein, Free State. You will extract insights from large datasets to influence pricing, underwriting, claims, and customer behavior decisions, using advanced modeling, ML, and strong visualization skills.

The role offers a hybrid work model with in-office collaboration in Bloemfontein and focused remote productivity within the local area.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a quantitative field is required.
• 5+ years as a Data Scientist with insurance/financial services focus.
• Proficiency in Python or R with ML libraries.
• Experience with SQL and data visualization tools.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement advanced statistical models and ML algorithms.
• Analyze large datasets to identify trends and actionable insights.
• Build predictive models for churn, fraud, risk, and pricing optimization.
• Design and run A/B tests and experiments to evaluate performance.
• Create data visualizations and dashboards for stakeholders.
• Collaborate with业务 units to translate problems into data science solutions.
• Clean, transform and prepare data for analysis.
• Stay updated on latest data science advancements and best practices.
• Support data governance and data quality initiatives.
• Present findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

Skills

Python or R

Statistical modeling

Machine learning

Experiment design

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Master’s or PhD in Data Science / Statistics / CS / Mathematics

Tools

SQL

Tableau

Power BI

scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Pandas

Job description

Placements24 seeks a skilled Data Scientist to join our analytics team in Bloemfontein, Free State. You will extract insights from large datasets to influence pricing, underwriting, claims, and customer behavior decisions, using advanced modeling, ML, and strong visualization skills.

The role offers a hybrid work model with in-office collaboration in Bloemfontein and focused remote productivity within the local area.