Data Scientist

About the Role

Discovery Connect

Responsibilities

• Data Scientist: Marketing Data Science Hub
• People increasingly want to transact faster, on their terms, in fluid, and dynamic ways. Discovery Connect facilitates this need as a direct sales channel, leveraging the best of technology with the best in people.
• (including Discovery Bank) there is an opportunity for forward thinkers, innovators, and people who thrive on complexity in a growing business.
• Perform analyses, provide insights, and build predictive models that will assist with sales, distribution, and general marketing analytics.
• Expand the suite of automated analytical/KPI reports used by clients of the Marketing Data Science Hub team (relating to lead volumes, call centre metrics, campaign performance etc.).
• Be an enabler of performance marketing, i.e. perform analyses, provide insights, and build predictive models that will assist with:
• Source and provide customised data to the business.
• Guide business stakeholders in what data to extract.
• Improve processes and databases where opportunities arise.
• Interpret and disseminate information via reports and publications.

Requirements

• Strong analytical and statistical modelling/machine learning skills.
• Skill in producing BI reports and working with BI software tools (big advantage).
• Above average ability to work with, analyse and report on data.
• Ability to source data from both structured and unstructured sources.
• Good communication skills and ability to build relationships with key stakeholders.
• Ability to work under pressure and in conditions of change.
• A team player who can work alone when required and without supervision.
• Ability to multi-task and to manage workload.
• Organized
• High level of attention to detail.
• Resilience, enthusiasm, energy and drive.
• Positive, can-do attitude.
• Ethical and able to maintain confidentiality and manage boundaries.
• Aligned to Discovery values and core purpose
• Honours degree (or higher) in statistics, actuarial sciences, computer science (or equivalent, relevant qualification)
• Do you have 3+ years' experience with python or R?
• Do you have 2+ years’ experience with cloud platform (i.e. Google, AWS, Azure)
• Do you have 5+ years of work experience as a Data Scientist or Quantitative Analyst?