Senior Intermediate Data Scientists

The Focus Group; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

The Focus Group is seeking a Data Scientist to lead advanced AI projects utilizing predictive analytics and machine learning. This position directly impacts healthcare innovations and operational excellence.

Ideal candidates will have 3-5 years of data science experience and advanced degrees in relevant fields. Proficiencies in data science programming languages and tools like TensorFlow and AWS are essential. This role offers an opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years work experience in data science.
• Experience with cloud platforms (GCP, Azure, AWS).
• Deep understanding of LLMs and models like GPTs.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of data science and AI projects.
• Collaborate to design, build, and deploy scalable solutions.
• Leverage data for customer experience improvements.

Skills

Data science experience

Machine learning

Statistical modelling

Python

SQL

Google TensorFlow

GCP/Azure/AWS

Git

Education

Honours or Master’s degree in Computer Science

Honours or Master’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, or Applied Mathematics

Tools

Whisper

DeepSpeech

OpenAI

HuggingFace

Job description

Overview

Candidate Match: Are you passionate about using AI to improve lives? Join a dynamic team at the forefront of healthcare innovation, where your work will directly impact operational excellence and member experience through your innovative health intelligence insights. If you have the skills and experience that is required - we want to have a chat with you.

Client: Our client is the leading early adopter of Health Intelligence in Africa, with a fast-paced dynamic environment that enables smart, self-driven individuals to thrive. Their mission is not only to achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change for our society.

The Health Intelligence unit is at the forefront on innovation in its field applying predictive analytics, big data, large language models and AI to provide unique data-driven answers to exciting problems in product development, servicing, operations and other areas of its health business. The team has access to structured and unstructured data and makes use of the latest international innovative big data architecture. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to work with cutting edge technology and advanced techniques to see their models used in real business applications.

Purpose

• Lead the technical development, testing, and implementation of advanced Large Language Model (LLM) and Gen AI based projects and related technologies to deliver end-to-end data science and AI products and solutions within the organization.
• Work closely with business partners, product owners and cross-functional teams to design, build, and deploy scalable solutions that will directly impact staff and customers.
• Create opportunities that delight our customers by leveraging their vast clinical, demographic and operational data. Using this data with predictive modelling and machine learning techniques you will have a direct impact on strategic initiatives to support their world-class operations

What you will have to be successful in this role

• A minimum of 3 - 5 years’ work experience in a data science position
• Honours or Master’s degree in Computer Science with solid experience in statistical modelling, data mining and machine learning, OR
• Honours or Master’s degree in either Data Science, Statistics, or Applied Mathematics with some experience in software engineering, computer science or working with big disparate sets of data, OR
• One of the above undergraduate degrees with 5+ years experience
• Other analytical qualifications will also be considered if accompanied by the relevant experience
• Experience with cloud platforms such as GCP, Azure, or AWS
• Experience with tools such as Whisper, DeepSpeech, OpenAI or HuggingFace
• Experience in sourcing and combining data from both structured and unstructured sources
• Experience with Google TensorFlow
• Familiarity with MLops practices and tools
• Proven track record of Data Science or AI project delivery
• Deep understanding of LLMs and experience with models like GPTs, LLaMa, Gemini etc
• Expert in data science programming languages such as R, Python, Scala
• Expert in data manipulation skills including SQL to extract, transform and load data
• Experience in interactive data exploration and data-driven storytelling
• Understanding and application of Big Data and distributed computing principles
• Hands on experience with Big Data systems will be preferred
• Strong analytical and statistical knowledge with an understanding of the latest machine learning algorithms for both structured and unstructured data
• Ability to adapt to emerging technologies and tools
• Proficiency in version control systems such as Git for collaborative coding and maintaining code integrity

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY
The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.