Discovery: Behavioural Data Scientist Internship
- Location
- Sandton, Gauteng
- Minimum qualification
- Bachelor's degree
- Closing date
- Not stated — check the original listing
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In brief
**Overview** This internship is for analytically curious graduates within Discovery's Digital team, focusing on applying data science to real-world impact. The role spans across the Health App, HealthID, and Discovery Health Care Services businesses. Interns will leverage large-scale behavioural and transactional data to uncover meaningful patterns in member behaviour. The work involves using advanced analytics such as journey analytics, segmentation, experimentation, and predictive modelling to inform strategy, data-driven decision-making, and insights into customer, product, and department behaviour. Interns will collaborate with cross-functional teams, utilize rich datasets and modern tools to solve complex problems, and translate data into measurable outcomes. **What you will do** * Leverage large-scale behavioural and transactional data to uncover meaningful patterns in member behaviour. * Apply advanced analytics, including journey analytics, segmentation, experimentation, and predictive modelling. * Inform strategy, data-driven decision-making, and provide insights into customer, product, and department behaviour. * Work with rich data sets, modern tools, and cross-functional teams to solve complex problems. * Translate data into measurable outcomes. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * Bachelor’s degree in one of the following: * Data Science * Actuarial Science * Engineering (Industrial / Aeronautical / Mechanical) * Statistics * Computer Science * Related Data Analytics Degree * Basic experience in Python, R, or SQL. * Techniques: * Basic statistics (regression, hypothesis testing) * Data cleaning and manipulation * Data Science Fundamentals: * Understanding of machine learning basics * Model evaluation concepts * Data preparation and data engineering fundamentals * Supervised learning, unsupervised learning, natural language processing * Analytical Skills: * Structured problem-solving * Logical thinking * Attention to detail **Who should apply** * Analytically curious graduates eager to apply real data science to real-world impact. * Individuals excited by messy data, human behaviour, and building models that influence decisions at scale. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.graduates24.com/discovery-behavioural-data-scientist-internship Source: graduate24
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At a glance
- Python
- SQL
- Power BI
- Tableau
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