Data Scientist | Contract

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Description

Iqbusiness is seeking to employ a Data Scientist on a 12-month contract to collaborate with an international partner from our offices in Welgemoed, Cape Town, Northern Suburbs. This is a hybrid role (3 days on-site; 2 days WFH). As a Data Scientist, you will support research projects with a focus on text analytics, statistical analysis, and data preparation. You will collaborate with researchers and stakeholders to develop data‑driven insights and contribute to analytical prototypes and reports. This position is ideal for someone early in their career who is eager to learn, curious, and comfortable working independently on well‑defined tasks with a great sense of ownership.

Responsibilities

• Conduct text analysis using established NLP methods (e.g., preprocessing, tokenisation, topic modelling, entity extraction).
• Perform statistical analyses, exploratory data analysis, and data cleaning to support research objectives.
• Structure, clean, and organise datasets to ensure reproducibility and data quality.
• Build small analytical prototypes and scripts, leveraging modern AI coding assistants to iterate quickly.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Science, Econometrics, Statistics, or a related field
• A minimum of 2 years of experience as a Data Scientist or in a similar data-focused role
• Working knowledge of Python and common data science libraries (Pandas, NumPy, scikit‑learn, spaCy/NLTK)

Application instructions:

• Apply now.