Senior Data Scientist

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Job Description


Our client is a business-led, value-driven regional hub of a renowned global brewing company, focusing on leveraging data and analytics to drive innovation and strategic decision-making. They are dedicated to transforming into a data-driven organization, solving complex business problems, and leading the industry with cutting-edge solutions.Join our client's Africa & Middle East (AME) Analytics Hub, where you will play a crucial role in driving data-driven insights and recommendations that shape the future direction of the organization. As a Senior Data Scientist, you will focus on experimentation and causal studies to evaluate the effectiveness of initiatives across the company. Your work will directly impact the strategic decision-making process, helping to build a data-driven culture within the organization.Responsibilities:

  • Act as a strategic thought partner, influencing decision-making through data-driven insights and recommendations.
  • Identify and apply advanced analytics, experimentation, and causal inference techniques to solve business problems.
  • Design and conduct experiments to measure the impact of company initiatives on a global scale.
  • Develop and validate metrics to assess success in various areas.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineering, data science, and analytics translators.
  • Partner with Global Analytics, Analytics Hubs, and various Operating Companies within Heineken globally.
  • Present analytical findings to all levels of the company, effectively communicating technical content to non-technical audiences.
Requirements:
  • Strong expertise in statistics, particularly in experimentation and observational causal studies.
  • Proficiency in Python and PySpark.
  • Skilled in SQL and familiar with distributed data stores like Hive and Spark.
  • Ability to incorporate business context into data analysis and thrive in ambiguous, complex environments.
  • Excellent communication skills, capable of conveying technical content to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Collaborative mindset and the ability to work effectively in team settings.
  • Plus: Background in economics, econometrics.
  • Plus: Familiarity with software engineering practices.
  • Plus: Experience with Databricks.

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1337601
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
  • Education
    Not mentioned