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The Focus Group

Data Scientist Entry Level (Contract)

The Focus Group

  • R1,500 - R1,800 per month
  • Internship position
  • Randburg
  • Posted 30 Aug 2025 by The Focus Group
  • Expires in 34 days
  • Job 2620960
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About the Role

Our client is looking for a curious, analytical, and collaborative Junior Data Scientist to join their growing data team. You’ll work on building models, uncovering insights, and helping drive data-driven decisions across the organization

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and prototype statistical models and machine learning algorithms
  • Conduct exploratory data analysis (EDA) and feature engineering
  • Collaborate with BI teams and analysts to present actionable insights
  • Deploy, monitor, and maintain ML models in production
  • Stay updated on emerging tools and techniques under senior mentorship
  • Promote a culture of continuous improvement and data-driven thinking
  • Contribute to a collaborative and innovative team environment
Required Skills & Tools

  • Programming: Python, R, MATLAB
  • Big Data: Hadoop, Spark, Hive
  • Data Wrangling & Visualization
  • Statistical Modeling & Predictive Analytics
  • Version Control: Git (preferred)
Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field (Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, etc.)
  • Master’s or PhD is a plus
  • Certifications in Data Science (Coursera, SAS, etc.)
  • Familiarity with Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure)
  • Exposure to DevOps or Data Engineering practices
Soft Skills

  • Strong communication and problem-solving abilities
  • Agility and openness to innovation
  • Passion for continuous learning
  • Team-oriented and collaborative mindset

Desired Skills:

  • AWS
  • Big Data
  • Data
  • Data Wrangling
  • Machine Learning
  • Microsoft Azure
  • PySpark

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THE FOCUS GROUP was formed in 1989 and has offices in Johannesburg and Cape Town. We are a full service Human Resource Consulting Company, encompassing Black Empowerment joint venture partner Focus Kamoso, and offering a comprehensive range of integrated recruitment, assessment, employee relations, training and development, HR, employee benefit and payroll management services to a wide range of South African, African and international business organisations. Our commitment is to enter into a partnership with you, the Client, which adds value to your business and profit to your bottom line, by tailoring solutions that assist you to • Source, assess and select the best possible human resources. • Design and implement competency based training programmes, which ensure that your employees are capable of delivering the service excellence that your clients demand, and the competitive edge which you seek to maintain. • Create a business environment in which you manage change to your advantage and an organisational climate that allows your team to perform to its maximum potential. • Design employee benefit and remuneration structures which ensure that your people take ownership of your business and which protect you against losing your most valuable resource to your competition. • Implement an employee relations framework that promotes workplace harmony and minimises the occurrence of disruptive legal disputes.

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