KARABO EA BOPHELO at Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation – Lesotho
The Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation – Lesotho (BCMCFL), is the result of a public-private partnership between Baylor College of Medicine International Paediatric AIDS Initiative (BIPAI) and the Government of Lesotho, and is a legal, non-profit/tax exempt organization registered in Lesotho. BCMCFL provides free paediatric and family-centred HIV and tuberculosis prevention, care, treatment and support, serving thousands of children and families affected by HIV, TB, or other child health conditions. Karabo ea Bophelo (KB) is a five-year USAID-funded activity to prevent new HIV infections and reduce vulnerability among orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) and adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Lesotho. All positions are based in Maseru, Lesotho on full-time, fixed term contracts.
- DATA SCIENTIST AND QI SPECIALIST
Position Description:
A Data Scientist/Quality Improvement Specialist will be responsible for drawing value out of data. He/She proactively fetches information from various sources and analyse it for better understanding about how the program performs, and builds Artificial Intelligence tools that automate data cleaning, validation to ensure data uniformity and accuracy.
Key Performance Areas:
- Work as the lead data strategist, identifying and integrating new datasets that can be leveraged through our product capabilities and work closely with the engineering team to strategize and execute the development of data products;
- Identify relevant data sources and sets to mine for programmatic needs and collect large structured and unstructured datasets and variables;
- Devise and utilize algorithms and models to mine big data stores, perform data and error analysis to improve models, and clean and validate data for uniformity and accuracy;
- Analyse data for trends and patterns, and Interpret data with a clear objective in mind;
- Implement analytical models into production by collaborating with software developers.
Qualifications, Experience & Required Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in statistics, applied mathematics, demography or related discipline;
- 2+ years’ experience in data science;
- Proficiency with data mining, mathematics, and statistical analysis;
- Advanced pattern recognition and predictive modelling experience;
- Experience with Excel, PowerPoint, CommCare, Power BI, Tableau, SQL, and programming languages (i.e., Java/Python, SAS);
- Comfort working in a dynamic, research-oriented group with several on-going concurrent projects;
- Knowledge of a variety of machine learning techniques (clustering, decision tree learning, artificial neural networks, etc.) and their real-world advantages/drawbacks;
- Knowledge of advanced statistical techniques and concepts (regression, properties of distributions, statistical tests and proper usage, etc.) and experience with applications;
- Demonstrated high proficiency in English and Sesotho (reading, writing and speaking.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills of the Data Scientist/Quality Improvement Specialist.
Performance Standard:
Quality of work as indicated by achievement of specific outputs detailed in the individual work plan.
Applicants must email application, including CV and cover letter to [email protected]
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Citizens and residents of Lesotho are strongly encouraged to apply.
Closing Date: 01 November 2019