Data Scientist

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT@ STANDARD BANK MALAWI

POSITION: DATA SCIENTIST 

Location: Lilongwe

JOB DESCRIPTION 

Assist in applying data mining techniques and conduct statistical analysis to large, structured and unstructured data sets to understand and analyse phenomena. Model business problems, discovering insights and opportunities through statistical, algorithmic, machine learning and visualisation techniques, working closely with clients, data and technology teams to turn data into critical information used to make sound business decisions.

Qualifications

Experience Required

3–4 years’ experience in Data & Analytics / Data Monetisation

Experience working with structured and unstructured data

Strong knowledge of data architecture, ETL and data flows

Experience in data mining and statistical analysis

Proficiency in SAS, R or Python and visualisation tools (Power BI, Tableau)

Experience in machine learning modelling and predictive analytics

Understanding of banking data, systems and products

Exposure to software engineering, BI and project delivery

Essential Functions

Develop and deploy machine learning and statistical models to solve business problems

Perform data preprocessing, cleansing and feature engineering to improve model performance.

Analyse large datasets to identify patterns, trends and insights for decision-making.

Design and maintain data pipelines and ETL processes to support analytics.

Translate business needs into data science solutions in collaboration with stakeholders.

Build and maintain predictive models (credit risk, churn, propensity).

Present insights through visualisations and reports to business stakeholders.

Support model deployment and integration into production systems and ensure performance.

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

Articulating Information

Challenging Ideas

Examining Information

Interpreting Data

Meeting Timescales

Producing Output

Providing Insights

Technical Competencies:

Data Analysis

Database Administration

Data Integrity Management

Machine Learning & Modeling

Knowledge Classification

Research & Information Gathering

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