Data Scientist | On-site | Western Cape

Data Scientist (5+ years of relevant exp required)

George, Western Cape | On-site, office-based

At Badger Holdings, we use data to solve practical insurance challenges. We’re looking for an experienced Data Scientist who can take ownership of machine learning projects and turn business questions into solutions that work in practice.

You’ll manage the full machine learning lifecycle, from preparing data and developing models to deployment, monitoring and ongoing improvement. You’ll work independently, take responsibility for your solutions and present findings clearly to business teams.

• Prepare, clean and transform data, and engineer features for modelling.
• Explore data to identify patterns and guide model development.
• Build, validate and deploy machine learning models.
• Monitor model performance, investigate drift and retrain models when needed.
• Troubleshoot deployed solutions and maintain reliable pipelines.
• Document models, pipelines and processes so others can understand and maintain them.
• Create dashboards and reporting tools that help business teams use your finding