Senior AI/ML Data Scientist - Hybrid, Conference-Ready

Placements24; United States; Hybrid; USD 61,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Conference attendance opportunities

Medical/retirement benefits

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Scientist specializing in AI/ML to design, develop, and deploy advanced models for business insights. You will work with large datasets, implement production‑grade ML pipelines, and collaborate with engineers and stakeholders.

Candidate has 5+ years in data science, strong Python, ML libraries, SQL, and cloud experience; hybrid work model in Centurion, SA, with opportunities to attend international conferences.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in a quantitative field.
• 5+ years as Data Scientist or ML Engineer.
• Production experience deploying ML models.
• Strong Python and ML library skills.
• SQL for data extraction and manipulation.
• Knowledge of major ML algorithms.
• Experience with big data tech is a plus.
• Excellent communication and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement advanced ML models for predictive tasks.
• Prepare large, complex datasets for training.
• Explore data to identify patterns and insights.
• Evaluate and improve model performance.
• Deploy models in production with engineers.
• Stay updated on AI/ML research.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements.
• Explain findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Mentor junior data scientists and contribute to growth.
• Document data pipelines, models, and analyses.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Mentorship

Education

Master's or PhD in CS/Statistics/Math/Physics

Tools

Python

scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Pandas

NumPy

SQL

Spark

Hadoop

AWS/Azure/GCP

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Scientist specializing in AI/ML to design, develop, and deploy advanced models for business insights. You will work with large datasets, implement production‑grade ML pipelines, and collaborate with engineers and stakeholders.

Candidate has 5+ years in data science, strong Python, ML libraries, SQL, and cloud experience; hybrid work model in Centurion, SA, with opportunities to attend international conferences.