Senior Data Scientist
Full time
at The Room
in
UAE
Posted on April 11, 2024
Job details
ABOUT US Africa has an untapped talent pool that is increasing exponentially, with a projected workforce that will exceed India and China by 2035. Fuelled by this, our mission is to create work opportunities for millions of Africa’s youth and solve the world’s shortage of technology talent. Our company SAND has 450+ staff members from 48+ countries with plans to acquire several companies around the world to become a multi-billion dollar global technology services provider that employs over 100K employees across the globe. We have 2 brands represented in our ecosystem:
- With ALX , we're cultivating the fastest-growing pool of technology talent globally, training aspiring professionals in software engineering, cloud computing, data science, and Salesforce across over 60 countries. ALX fosters a vibrant community for top tech talent, igniting transformative careers by connecting top technology talent with extraordinary opportunities for impact.
- Through Sand Technologies we support enterprises and scale-ups around the world to develop world class technology products, build great technology teams, generate more revenue, and deliver outstanding customer experience. Our clients include one of the largest cloud computing providers in the world as well as Bestseller A/S (Denmark), Create Prime (New Zealand), Stanbic Bank (Kenya), and Tamara (Dubai).
- Conduct independent (and collaborative) research and development of data science and machine learning models; develop cutting-edge data science and machine learning models that drive business value, leveraging internal and external data sources.
- You are skilled in, and continue to improve upon you knowledge of decision science, communicating data, domain modelling, predictive modelling, advanced analytics, MLOps, Research and AI Ethics with the willingness to up skill others in these competencies.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams: work closely with cross-functional teams to apply data science and machine learning models to business problems, ensuring thatmodels are integrated into products and services.
- Communicate results and impact: communicate results and impact to stakeholders, including technical and non-technical audiences.
- Stay current with industry developments: keeps up to date with developments across data science and machine learning, identifying opportunities for applied research and development.
- Mentor junior data scientists: mentor junior data scientists, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
- Fluency in Python with experience with at least one cloud provider; preferably Azure.
- Qualified experience in a related field, including, but not limited to, Data Science,Machine Learning & Computer Science.
- 5+ years of experience in data science and machine learning, with a strong track recordof independent research and development a plus.
- Strong technical background, with expertise in a range of machine learning algorithmsand data science techniques.
- Strong experience in delivery across the lifecycle of machine learning products, adheringto robust software engineering practices.
- Excellent communication, with the ability to communicate complex data scienceconcepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Strong collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Passion for data science and machine learning, with a desire to continuously learn andinnovate.
- Experience with GISc (raster & vector-based workflows), graph theory, time seriesmodelling and XAI.
- Experience sharing research in academic or industry forums, and drive to expand Sand's industry footprint.
- Experience in retail, utilities (e.g. water or telco) or financial services industries.
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