AngolaAmerican Careers Group Hiring Data Scientist
UncategorizedBusiness Unit / Group Function:
Technical
Area:Information Management
Location:Johannesburg, South Africa
Reference IdREF55908V
Experience / Work Type:Associate / Permanent Employee
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Overview
Company Description:
We’re re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives. That includes the lives of everyone who works for Anglo American. We strive to be a great company where employees are happy, inspired to do their best work. A place where every colleague can grow, develop and realise their potential. To live up to our Always with Purpose employee value proposition, we’re putting the development and growth of colleagues first by ensuring everyone at Anglo American has the career experience they deserve.
Job Description:
Business Intelligence and Data Analytics is a central team within the Information Management discipline in Anglo American. The Business Intelligence and Data Analytics team is a high performing technology team providing core digital competencies across product, platform, dashboards, data, and data science.
This role sites within our global data science team. In this role, your technical acumen and innate curiosity will fuel your drive to resolve complex problems and derive valuable insights. You will thrive in a culture of calculated risks, continuous learning, and boundary-pushing innovation.
The Data Scientist will contribute to diverse areas such as time-series data, computer vision, simulation, generative AI, and AI governance across various domains. Initially, your focus will be on enhancing operational performance.
Key responsibilities:
We are seeking candidates who are able to work across the data science lifecycle. Your key responsibilities will include –
Being a partner with specific teams to capture business requirements and understand the questions they are trying to address, and the data they have or need to collect to address their questions
Personally, or in collaboration with internal/external teams developing statistical models, algorithms and/or machine learning algorithms to analyse data and address a particular business question
Presenting data-driven insights and recommendations to functional leads
Contributing to best practice for agile model and analytics development
Staying updated with data science trends and technologies
Leading by example with a strong continuous improvement and analytical mindset
Assisting with developing the roadmap for future analytical components as data science solutions approach operation
Supporting the team to ensure existing data science solutions remain accurate and trusted by the business
Qualifications:
Education level:
Required: An undergraduate qualification (Bachelors / Honours degree or equivalent) in a relevant numerical/technical discipline
Preferred: Post-graduate qualification in a relevant numerical/technical discipline
Skillset:
Strong proficiency in programming languages (Python, SQL) and data manipulation libraries (pandas, NumPy).
A problem-solving mindset with a strong drive to learn and experiment
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Project management skills to lead data science development and implementation
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Eagerness to stay informed about the latest advancements in data science and learn with the team as we mature
EXPERIENCE
5+ years of experience as a Data Scientist or an adjacent role
Delivery of data science projects (simulation, machine learning, statistical methods, hypothesis testing, experimental design etc)
Familiarity with machine learning frameworks (Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch etc).
Experience with cloud data science platforms (for example Databricks, AzureML)
Effective communication of insights from data science work through data visualization tools (like Power BI, matplotlib/seaborn/plotly/dash/streamlit etc)
Able to surface and address pros and cons of different data science approaches
Understanding of distributed computing for handling and processing large datasets
Understanding of ethical/responsible AI frameworks
Advantageous:
Experience leading small teams
Experience in the mining sector or similar other industrials
Experience building numerical simulations of physical systems
Experience with operational time-series data and time-series data platforms (for example Seeq)
Understanding of advanced process control
Additional information:
What we offer
When you join Anglo American, you can expect to enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package. But more than this, you’ll find yourself in an environment where the opportunities for learning and growth are second to none. From technical training to leadership programmes, we bring out the best in our people. There are plenty of opportunities to move onwards and upwards too. We’re a large, successful multinational company – and we’re still growing all the time.
Who we are?
Anglo American is a global diversified mining business. Our portfolio of world-class mining operations provides the metals and minerals that make modern life possible. We use innovative practices and the latest technologies to discover new resources and mine, process, move and market our products to our customers around the world.
Inclusion and Diversity
Anglo American is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfil their potential
How we are committed to your safety
Nothing is more important to us than ensuring you return home safely after a day’s work. To make that happen, we have the most rigorous safety standards in the industry. Not only that, we’re also continually investing in new technologies – from drones to data analytics – that are helping to make mining safer
How to apply
To apply for this role, please complete our online application form. You will have the opportunity to upload your CV and other relevant documentation as part of this process.
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