Summary
Jason Hinch is a Senior Data Scientist and AWS SysOps Engineer based in Pretoria with 11 years of experience applying machine learning and scalable cloud infrastructure to pharmaceutical and regulatory challenges. He has designed AI/ML-driven solutions for government agencies and private-sector clients, integrating LLMs and advanced analytics while maintaining regulatory compliance. Jason holds a postgraduate distinction in Data Analytics with a focus on drug discovery, and his academic performance earned him a Golden Key award for ranking in the top 15% of his faculty. Certified in AWS Cloud Practitioner and GCP Health Research Ethics and Law, he combines practical cloud operations skills with domain-aware ethics training. Outside tech, Jason is a seasoned professional rock drummer who has toured internationally and recorded with many prominent South African artists—a creative background he leverages to bring adaptive, collaborative problem-solving and iterative experimentation to data science projects.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate, Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate at Coursera
Python Programmer Career Track Data Science, Python Programmer Career Track Data Science at DataCamp
Pretoria Boys High School
Bachelor's Degree in Technology Music, Bachelor's Degree in Technology Music at Tshwane University of Technology
Postgraduate Data Analytics, Postgraduate Data Analytics at IIE Varsity College
English, Afrikaans