Data Scientist

Our client one of South Africa's leading health care companies based in Sunninghill is looking for a Data Scientist.  * Identify and test innovative data science techniques that can be utilised in predictive analytics solutions across the organisation. * Assist with research on trends in Data Science, specifically for the application in the healthcare industry. * Engage with business stakeholders in the discovery process to identify the business problem/opportunity, elicit requirements and discuss the expected outcomes of modelling/solutions. * Partner with business stakeholders to define approaches to resolving key business problems and focus on the development of new business strategies. * Assist in developing conceptual designs or models to address business requirements. * Collaborate with subject matter experts to select the relevant sources of data and understand the business requirements to ensure that the models are delivered in an appropriate manner. * Partner with the Data Engineering team to obtain internal and external information and manage data utilisation. * Degree (Honours, Masters or PHD) in Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics and / or combination of these. * Relevant data science certifications such as Python, Microsoft, AWS, Hadoop, big data, machine learning, cloud infrastructure. * A minimum of 4 years’ experience in data science related projects. * Experience with Python/Microsoft ML and tools available within the machine learning ecosystem (i.e.numpy, pandas, matplotlib, SciPy stack) and working in Jupyter notebooks. * Experience with SQL and working with large-scale data sets. * Knowledge and practical experience applying machine learning techniques. * Experience working in agile development teams. * Experience in operationalising data science solutions or similar product development. * Experience in a high-scale production environment is critical. * Degree (Honours, Masters or PHD) in Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics and / or combination of these. * Relevant data science certifications such as Python, Microsoft, AWS, Hadoop, big data, machine learning, cloud infrastructure. * A minimum of 4 years’ experience in data science related projects. * Experience with Python/Microsoft ML and tools available within the machine learning ecosystem (i.e.numpy, pandas, matplotlib, SciPy stack) and working in Jupyter notebooks. * Experience with SQL and working with large-scale data sets. * Knowledge and practical experience applying machine learning techniques. * Experience working in agile development teams. * Experience in operationalising data science solutions or similar product development. * Experience in a high-scale production environment is critical.