A passionate Senior Data Scientist is wanted for a vibrant IT Company in Stellenbosch.


Requirements:

• South African Citizen
• Bachelor of Science degree or similar
• Minimum 5+ years’ experience
• At least 3 years’ experience in any data science related work (feature engineering, modeling, predictive analytics, etc.).
• Comfortable with most machine learning techniques (Random Forests, Neural Networks (ANN, Recurrent NN, Deep Learning), Support Vector Machines, etc.
• Knowledge of statistical concepts used in modeling (Bias-Variance trade-off, dimensionality reductions, Inter- & intra-subject variability, cross-validation, etc.).
• General programming experience, but specifically in R or Python (preferred) & use of version control (managing Git repositories).
• Additional skills in analyzing time series data, digital signal processing (frequency domain analysis) will carry extra weight in the application.

BACKGROUND & EDUCATION:

• A Masters’ degree in any of the following technical fields: Mathematical Statistics, Computational Systems Biology, Bio-mathematics, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics.
• Background or exposure to applications using physiological (real time) data is preferable.