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Senior Data Scientist and Technical Lead

Discovery Limited|Posted 14 days ago

Skills and experience

Role:Data scientist
Other roles:Engineering manager, Data engineer, Engineering lead, Machine learning engineer
Experience in role:5+ years
Language proficiency:English
Must-have skills:
    Python
    Leadership
    Natural Language Processing
Nice-to-have skills:
    Kubernetes
    Google Cloud
    GitLab
    Microservices Architecture Design
    OpenAI API
    Prompt Engineering
    AI Agents

Location and salary

Remote policy:Hybrid
Location of job:Johannesburg, South Africa
Visa requirements:Authorised to work in South Africa With status of citizen/passport holder
Visa sponsorship:Unable to sponsor visa
Employment type:Permanent

Role description

Join Discovery Health Group Data Science Lab as a Senior Data Scientist and Technical Lead, where you'll spearhead the development of cutting-edge Large Language Model (LLM) and generative AI solutions. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams and business partners to design, build, and deploy scalable products that directly impact our staff and customers. Your role will involve leading experimental research, managing a team of 1-3 direct reports, and translating strategic direction into technical product roadmaps.

We're seeking a creative, enthusiastic individual with a post-graduate STEM degree and 5+ years of experience in data science, focusing on generative AI. You'll need strong programming skills in Python, a deep understanding of LLMs, and excellent problem-solving abilities. Your leadership and communication skills will be crucial as you work with executives and stakeholders across the organization.

At Discovery Health, we're committed to making people healthier and enhancing their lives. You'll be part of a dynamic, fast-paced environment that enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. We offer the opportunity to work on diverse projects across digital, clinical, wellness, and behavioural themes, using a modern big data architecture and collaborating with renowned institutions. Join us in creating innovative solutions that drive positive change in society.

About Discovery Limited

1000+ employees

What we do

Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

Why Work For Us

Working in a high performance organization that prides itself in attracting the finest talent, we challenge ourselves to find solutions that make a difference in the world. Our environment is always buzzing with energy and smart, motivated people working on finding the best way to move forward.

Perks at Discovery Limited

Big cafeteria
Onsite Medical and Wellness Centre
Various onsite coffee shops
Hair and beauty salon
Onsite CNA, Clicks and Edgars Connect
Extensive learning and training opportunities
Career Growth
Flexible hours
Vitality Gym
Onsite mechanic and carwash
Flexible dress code

Tech Stack

application and data

AngularJS
AngularJS
Sass
Sass
Objective-C
Objective-C
Javascript
Javascript
Node.js
Node.js
Python
Python
MySQL
MySQL
Java
Java
Spring Framework
Spring Framework
Swift
Swift
jQuery
jQuery
HTML5
HTML5
Bootstrap
Bootstrap
MS SQL
MS SQL
Xamarin
Xamarin
Kotlin
Kotlin
Oracle
Oracle
TypeScript
TypeScript

utilities

Elasticsearch
Elasticsearch
Google Analytics
Google Analytics

dev ops

Ansible
Ansible
GitHub
GitHub
Grunt
Grunt
Jenkins
Jenkins
Git
Git
Docker
Docker
Maven
Maven
Gradle
Gradle
Selenium
Selenium
Android Studio
Android Studio
npm
npm
Xcode
Xcode
Bitbucket
Bitbucket

business tool

Google Apps
Google Apps
Slack
Slack
Trello
Trello
JIRA
JIRA
SAP
SAP

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