Data Scientist

The Data Scientist will leverage industry knowledge and analytical expertise to lead the analysis of data in support of policy and decision-making with respect to the departmental strategic mandate. Key Performance Areas: Prepare data for statistical modelling by identifying data correlations, and collinearity and perform the required feature engineering. Execute advanced analytics use cases that derive insights across key departmental subject areas. Develop robust statistical models that are modular, scalable, deployable, reproducible and versioned for analytics and reporting purposes . Deploy , maintain , enhance , optimise and automate analytics solutions . Essential Experience, Qualifications and Skills Required: Minimum Requirements: Bachelors degree in the science , technology , engineering, and mathematics (STEM) field, an advanced degree is strongly preferred . Relevant Data Science Certification / Data Analytics/Visualization Certification required. 6 8 Years experience in Building , Maintaining and Optimising Data and Business Intelligence (BI) Solutions , of which 3 5 years is Building Advanced Analytics Solutions as part of an analytics setup in a company/analytics service provider. Two years experience in deploying, maintaining , and optimising advanced analytics solutions. If you meet all the requirements specified above and are interested in furthering the process, kindly send your detailed CV to Patricia Jacobs