Senior Data Scientist - E-Merge IT Recruitment

Job description

The tech is forefront. The business is large (could it be that they exist in one of the few recession-proof industries? You’ll get to decide for yourself). It’s a tech shop focusing on internal platforms and products. Ideal candidates will have three to four

Reference number for this position is SM47600– 2019 which is a permanent position based in Kwazulu-Natal offering a salary of R1.2M per annum CTC. Contact Sifiso at Sifisom@e-merge.co.za, at www.e-merge.co.za or call me on 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.

Are you ready for a change of scenery? e-Merge IT recruitment is a niche recruitment agency. We offer our candidates options so that we can successfully place the right people with the right companies, in the right roles. Check out the e-Merge IT website for more great positions.

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If you haven’t heard from e-Merge IT within two weeks of your application, please consider it unsuccessful for this position”.

Requirements

Experience and skills required          

• Bachelor’s degree with a good academic record – majors include maths, physics, statistics, applied maths. Honours Preferred
• Three+ years’ experience as a data scientist  
• Experience with R or Python
• Experience with statistical modelling, predictive modelling and machine learning

Competencies and responsibility

• Adaptably resilient
• Collaborative relationships
• Communicate and influences effectively
• Decision-making quality
• Develops talent
• Drives results
• Resourceful and improving
• Strategic mindset