AI Data Scientist: Predictive Analytics & Insights

Placements24; Bloemfontein; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 950,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Professional development

Bloemfontein based role

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an AI Data Scientist in Bloemfontein to lead predictive analytics initiatives. You will build, validate, and deploy models forecasting trends and guiding business decisions.

You will collaborate with stakeholders, clean large datasets, and apply ML techniques while staying current on new methods. Strong communication and problem-solving are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Statistics, Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics or related quantitative field.
• 3+ years as a Data Scientist focusing on predictive modeling and analytics.
• Proficiency in Python or R and libraries (Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, Statsmodels).
• Strong knowledge of statistical modeling, ML algorithms, and data mining techniques.
• Experience with SQL and relational databases; data visualization tools a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop, validate, and deploy predictive models using statistical techniques and ML algorithms (regression, classification, time-series, clustering).
• Clean, transform, and prepare large datasets for analysis and modeling.
• Identify drivers and patterns to inform business decisions.
• Collaborate with business units to translate challenges into data science problems.
• Design and run A/B tests and experiments to evaluate model impact.
• Communicate findings through reports and presentations to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Stay updated with advances in data science, ML, and predictive modeling.
• Monitor model performance in production and retrain as needed.
• Contribute to data-driven product development while ensuring ethical use of data and AI.

Skills

Predictive modeling

Python

R

SQL

Education

Master's or PhD in Statistics, Data Science, CS, Math

Tools

Pandas

NumPy

Scikit-learn

Statsmodels

Matplotlib/Seaborn

Tableau

Spark

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an AI Data Scientist in Bloemfontein to lead predictive analytics initiatives. You will build, validate, and deploy models forecasting trends and guiding business decisions.

You will collaborate with stakeholders, clean large datasets, and apply ML techniques while staying current on new methods. Strong communication and problem-solving are essential for success in this role.