Director of Data Science at Duma works

Ref No 3172

Duma Works is recruiting a Director of Data science for one of our clients; ​a​ ​high-growth​ ​edtech​ ​company​ ​in​ ​Nairobi.

Job Responsibilities

• Developing and executing a cutting-edge data science program that impacts the lives of our learners, generates social and financial returns for partners, and delivers business intelligence to the entire team;
• Running analysis between the company’s database and the databases of our multinational partners (banks, MNOs, agribusinesses, research consortiums, etc.) to identify correlations that will translate into major product innovations in both predictive and prescriptive analytics;
• Developing and sourcing solutions to integrate with the company platform that will process unstructured text received from learners in order for our system to better respond to their questions, direct learners to relevant content, and infer user traits;
• Designing strategies for accessing and generating training data sets, improving data privacy and security, and automating computation;
• Mining the millions of interactions in our system to uncover new opportunities for product development;
• Attracting, structuring, and coaching a team of data scientists and analysts;
• Publishing white papers on the technical innovations behind our impact;
• Contributing thought leadership with industry executives at the multinational organizations partners with;
• Participating in community events, trade meetups, and industry workshops in Nairobi and globally.

Qualifications

• 8+​ ​years​ ​of​ ​professional​ ​experience​ ​in​ ​data​ ​science,​ ​statistics,​ ​or​ ​mathematics​ ​with​ ​at​ ​least​ ​3​ ​years​ ​in​ ​a management​ ​capacity;
• Master’s​ ​degree​ ​preferred​ ​but​ ​not​ ​required;
• Advanced​ ​technical​ ​knowledge​ ​of​ ​R;
• Practical​ ​experience​ ​developing​ ​algorithms​ ​through​ ​ML​ ​and​ ​non-ML​ ​techniques​ ​to​ ​develop​ ​analytical​ ​products;
• Experience​ ​with​ ​classification,​ ​cluster​ ​analysis,​ ​data​ ​mining,​ ​database​ ​architecture,​ ​and​ ​visualization.
• Experience​ ​leading​ ​and​ ​training​ ​high​ ​performing​ ​technical​ ​teams;
• Ability​ ​to​ ​live​ ​and​ ​work​ ​in​ ​Nairobi​ ​full​ ​time;

Compensation​ ​and​ ​Benefits:

We​ ​aspire​ ​to​ ​be​ ​competitive​ ​on​ ​compensation​ ​although,​ ​as​ ​an​ ​early-stage​ ​social​ ​enterprise,​ ​many​ ​on​ ​the​ ​team​ ​work​ ​just below​ ​market​ ​rate.​ ​To​ ​make​ ​up​ ​for​ ​that,​ ​staff​ ​are​ ​able​ ​to​ ​participate​ ​in​ ​the​ ​company’s ​employee​ ​share​ ​program.​ ​We​ ​also​ ​offer a​ ​comprehensive​ ​health​ ​insurance​ ​package​ ​and​ ​will​ ​cover​ ​the​ ​cost​ ​of​ ​a​ ​work​ ​permit​ ​for​ ​foreign​ ​staff.​ ​Other​ ​benefits include​ ​monthly​ ​airtime​ ​allowance,​ ​extra​ ​leave,​ ​a​ ​stocked​ ​kitchen,​ ​and​ ​plenty​ ​of​ ​ping-pong​ ​and​ ​foosball.