Job Title: Machine Learning & AI
Hiring Organization: ICEA Lion Group
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: Insurance
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 07/13/2024
Job
Summary
Reporting
to the Head, Data Analytics, this role is responsible for helping create the
future of smart financial services which requires the highly intelligent use of
data, metrics and analytics. To fill this role, we are seeking high-potential
data scientists with exceptional skills in Machine Learning (ML), Artificial
Intelligence (AI) and Scalable Computing. This role will assist in all phases
of project work, including problem identification, formulation, model
development, and deployment.
Key Responsibilities
- Analyze source
data and data flows, working with structured and unstructured data.
- Manipulate
high-volume, high-dimensionality data from varying sources to expose and
highlight patterns, anomalies, relationships and trends.
- Apply AI and
Machine Learning technology to solve complex, real-world problems.
- Analyze and
visualize diverse sources of data, interpret results in a business context
and report results clearly and concisely.
- Fulfill problem
formulation and ML technique consulting requests in a timely manner.
- Communicate and
present analytical models to business customers and executive management.
- Work
collaboratively with different business partners and be able to present
results in a clear and concise manner.
- Design, develop,
and implement state-of-the-art AI techniques; reproduce and apply existing
algorithms/methods/models for financial applications.
- Innovate and
advance AI techniques; evaluate and improve AI algorithms/methods/models
currently used.
- Assist with
image data curation, processing, and analysis; create and maintain optimal
data pipelines by conducting regular quality and reproducibility checks.
- Assist with
developing and deploying AI educational workshops/seminar series for
research faculty/staff to accelerate AI adoption.
- Communicate
results/findings; draft and edit scientific abstracts, presentations, and
journal articles. Present work at workshops, seminars, and conference
proceedings within and outside of ICEA LION.
The
Person
For the
above position, the successful applicant should have the following:
- Bachelor’s
degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Statistics,
Economics, Mathematics, Business or Physics.
- Master’s degree
and professional qualifications will be added advantage.
- 2+ years of
experience of software development with Python/Scala/R/ C++/technical
languages.
- 1+ years working
with Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning tools and techniques.
- Experience
building deep learning solutions for real-world applications, such as
Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, time-series analysis or
anomaly detection.
- Sound
understanding of Financial Services/Insurance technologies.
- Excellent
relationship management skills.
- 2+ years of
experience with Machine Learning or Artificial Intelligence techniques in
one or more of the following: advanced neural network architectures,
regression, classification and clustering.
- Demonstrated
ability in the application of Machine Learning or AI in realworld settings
with large scale data.
- Experience with
Deep Learning tools such as TensorFlow, PyTorch or other frameworks on
GPUs.
- Experience with
Agile software development.
- Experience with
parallel and distributed computing is a plus.
- Strong oral and
written skills.
How To
Apply
If you
meet the requirements of this job, please submit your application and resume in
the form below or send it through to recruitment@icealion.com by
Monday, 23rd July 2024. Please quote “Data Scientist (Machine Learning &
AI)” on the email subject line. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
