Findojobs South Africa | Senior Decision Scientist

Purpose Statement Delivering business solutions via a collaborative approach involving mathematical formulae, business tactics, technological applications, and behavioural sciences to help senior management make data-driven decisions.
Experience 3 years relevant experience in statistical analysisExperience must include the following (within the Retail Credit Risk Management Environment):Extracting and Aggregating Data from Large Relational DatabasesData Mining and Predictive ModellingQualifications (Minimum) Honours Degree in Data Science or MathematicsQualifications (Ideal or Preferred) Masters Degree in Data Science or MathematicsKnowledge AnalyticsPredictive Modelling and Machine LearningProject management methodologiesIT implementation cycleCredit cycleTechnical understanding and knowledge (different operating systems/databases/programming languages)General business acumen to identify the impact technical issues may have on design and delivery of solutionsBest practices and tools in credit riskInterpretation of user requirements and translation into business requirements specificationsRetail credit environment/industryConfidentiality and intellectual property implications and constraintsSkills Communications SkillsNumerical Reasoning SkillsAnalytical SkillsReporting SkillsComputer Literacy (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook)Attention to DetailSAS SkillsSQL SkillsR SkillsPython SkillsInterpersonal & Relationship Management SkillsCommercial Thinking SkillsLeadership SkillsConditions of Employment Clear criminal and credit recordShould you not receive a response from us within one week of your application, your application has unfortunately not been successful.

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