Senior Data Scientist (Remote)

Sand Technologiesis a global leader in digital transformation, empowering leading organisations and governments worldwide to achieve their digital aspirations.

We offer a comprehensive suite of services, including enterprise AI solutions, data science, software engineering, and IoT, delivered from our centres in the Americas, Europe, and Africa.

Our training programmes, in partnership with organisations like the Mastercard Foundation, Amazon Web Services, Holberton, and ALX cultivate the next generation of agile digital leaders.

Through recent strategic acquisitions, Sand Technologies has further strengthened its capabilities in advanced analytics and intelligent software development, enhancing our ability to solve our clients’ most pressing challenges across telecom, utilities, healthcare, and insurance industries.

We believe in harnessing technology to deliver real impact and value, helping organisations bridge the gap between their current reality and digital future.

About The Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Scientist to join our growing data science team.As a key contributor, the Senior Data Scientist will be responsible for leveraging theiradvanced data analysis and machine learning skills to solve complex business problems anddrive data-driven decision-making within our organisation and those of our clients. The idealcandidate will have a strong background in statistics, machine learning and data analysis, alongwith a proven track record of delivering impactful insights and solutions – with demonstratedexperience getting data science solutions into production. Key responsibilities are:

• 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

Requirements

• 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

NICE TO HAVE

• 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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