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Data Scientist

Job Placements
Johannesburg Full-day Full-time

Description:

The Role As a Data Scientist, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams including actuaries, underwriters and business stakeholders to develop innovative, data-driven solutions that enhance operational performance and commercial outcomes. You will play a key role in analysing large datasets, developing predictive models and building scalable data solutions within a modern cloud-enabled environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Analyse complex datasets to identify trends, patterns and correlations
  • Develop, test and validate machine learning models and statistical algorithms
  • Build and operationalise predictive models to generate actionable insights
  • Design and develop BI solutions using the Microsoft BI Stack
  • Develop scalable data pipelines for structured and unstructured data
  • Automate recurring reporting and analytical processes
  • Participate in the design, development and support of reporting and analytics platforms
  • Translate business requirements into data-driven solutions
  • Present insights clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders

    Technical Requirements

    • Bachelors degree or Diploma in Informatics, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics or IT
    • Minimum 4 years relevant experience, preferably within insurance or financial services
    • Strong proficiency in Power BI (essential)
    • Experience with Azure Data Factory (essential)
    • Experience with Azure Synapse Analytics (essential)
    • Advanced skills in Python and/or R (critical)
    • Strong SQL expertise including Microsoft SQL Server and T-SQL (critical)
    • https://www.jobplacements.com/Jobs/D/Data-Scientist-1262769-Job-Search-02-16-2026-04-15-05-AM.asp?sid=gumtree
16 Feb 2026;   from: gumtree.co.za

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