AI-Driven Data Scientist | Predictive Modeling & Hybrid

Placements24; Richards Bay; Hybrid; ZAR 650,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive salary bonus

Diverse AI projects

Medical and retirement benefits

Job summary

Placements24 in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, seeks a data scientist with AI focus to join a pioneering team. You will analyze large datasets, develop predictive models, and deploy AI-driven solutions to drive business value.

Collaborate with engineers and leaders, design experiments, communicate findings, and contribute to data-driven decision making. A hybrid work model is available in Richards Bay.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in a quantitative field.
• 3+ years of Data Scientist experience focused on AI/ML.
• Proficient in Python or R and data science libraries.
• Strong understanding of ML algorithms and statistical modeling.
• Experience presenting to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Analyze large, complex datasets to identify trends, patterns, and insights relevant to business objectives.
• Develop, validate, and deploy machine learning models for prediction, classification, clustering, and anomaly detection.
• Design and conduct experiments to test hypotheses and evaluate AI model performance.
• Communicate findings and recommendations through reports and presentations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborate with data engineers and software developers to implement and operationalize data science solutions.

Skills

Python

R

Machine Learning

Data Visualization

Education

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Pandas

NumPy

Scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Job description

Placements24 in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, seeks a data scientist with AI focus to join a pioneering team. You will analyze large datasets, develop predictive models, and deploy AI-driven solutions to drive business value.

Collaborate with engineers and leaders, design experiments, communicate findings, and contribute to data-driven decision making. A hybrid work model is available in Richards Bay.