AI Data Scientist: ML, Predictive Analytics (PE)

Placements24; Gqeberha; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance-based bonuses

Health insurance

Training & conference opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 seeks a talented Data Scientist with a strong specialization in AI to join their analytics team in Port Elizabeth. You will leverage large datasets to build predictive models and AI-driven solutions across business operations and product offerings.

You will collaborate with stakeholders to translate complex data into actionable strategies, driving innovation within a forward-thinking organization and staying at the cutting edge of ML techniques.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in a quantitative field.
• 3+ years of data science experience with AI focus.
• Proficiency in Python or R and SQL.
• Experience with ML libraries and data manipulation tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills in Port Elizabeth context.

Responsibilities

• Collect, clean, and preprocess large datasets.
• Develop and deploy ML models for classification, regression, clustering, and anomaly detection.
• Design and conduct A/B tests and experiments to evaluate AI solutions.
• Visualize data and communicate findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Stay updated with the latest data science and AI advancements.

Skills

Data science

Machine learning

Python

SQL

Statistics

Communication

Education

Master's or PhD in a quantitative field

Tools

scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Pandas

Spark

Job description

Placements24 seeks a talented Data Scientist with a strong specialization in AI to join their analytics team in Port Elizabeth. You will leverage large datasets to build predictive models and AI-driven solutions across business operations and product offerings.

You will collaborate with stakeholders to translate complex data into actionable strategies, driving innovation within a forward-thinking organization and staying at the cutting edge of ML techniques.