Talent Pool - Junior Data Scientist
DiscoverySouth Africa
Posted July 29, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
Discovery is a leading innovator in healthcare, wellness, insurance, investments, financial planning, and life planning. The company focuses on enhancing lives through its Vitality programme, which incentivizes healthier living and delivers shared value. With operations across multiple countries, Discovery sets global standards and acts as a positive disruptor for sustainable change, driven by values of leadership, honesty, innovation, and fairness.
Job Description
Discovery Health is seeking a Junior Data Scientist to join the Data Sciences Lab. The role focuses on Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Large Language Models (LLMs), researching, training, and engineering systems leveraging these technologies. The position requires exploring large datasets, prototyping code, and presenting findings to both technical and business audiences.
Requirements
- Working with huge quantities of unstructured text data.
- Reviewing academic literature and industry releases.
- Collaborating with senior data scientists and engineers.
- Prototyping code for data science and ML systems.
- Evaluating prototypes, models, and deployments.
- Presenting analyses and project updates.
- Staying open to new datasets and tools.
Benefits
- Employment Equity Plan
- Equal Opportunities Employer
