Data Scientist Lead

Introduction

An independent African market research and insights company is seeking an experienced and driven Data Scientist Lead to head our data science initiatives and guide a high-performing team. This role is ideal for someone who combines strong technical expertise in Python, R, and SQL with proven leadership experience managing and mentoring staff.

Duties & Responsibilities

You will be responsible for leading end-to-end model development, driving advanced analytics projects, and ensuring data-driven insights translate into measurable business value.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of Data Scientists and Analysts.
• Oversee the full data science lifecycle — from problem definition and data exploration to model development, validation, and deployment.
• Develop predictive, prescriptive, and machine learning models using Python and R.
• Write and optimize complex queries using SQL to extr...