Data Scientist (George, Western Cape) at Badger Holdings (Pty) Ltd

Purpose of the Role

• You’ll be responsible for the development and deployment of machine learning solutions that tackle real business challenges. This means data preparation, exploratory data analysis, feature engineering, model development, deployment, monitoring — and doing it all without needing your hand held.

What You’ll Do

• Prep, clean, transform and engineer features from raw data
• Run exploratory data analysis to uncover insights & shape models
• Build, validate and deploy machine learning models
• Monitor and retrain models to stay ahead of drift
• Troubleshoot and maintain deployed solutions
• Document pipelines, models and processes clearly
• Create dashboards & reporting tools for business teams

Job Requirements
What We’re Looking For

Essential:

• Degree/Honours in Data Science or Actuarial Science
• 3+ years’ experience in insurance/financial services (short-term insurance = big plus)
• 3+ years hands-on with machine learning projects (data prep → deployment)
• Proven experience with Python or R, SQL/Snowflake
• Experience with claims modelling & survival analysis
• Strong foundation in statistical modelling & time series forecasting

Preferred (Bonus Points):

• Exposure to ML platforms
• Proficiency in BI tools (Power BI, Qlik Sense, Tableau, etc.)