AI & ML Data Scientist (Hybrid) — Insights & Impact

Placements24; Richards Bay; Hybrid; ZAR 480,000 - 720,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive salary and incentives

Health and wellness programs

Continuous learning opportunities

Access to advanced computational资源

Job summary

Placements24 in Richards Bay is seeking a talented Data Scientist focused on AI/ML to extract insights from complex datasets and build predictive models. You will drive data-driven decision-making, working on challenging problems and applying advanced analytics to advance AI & Emerging Technologies initiatives.

You will collaborate with engineering and business teams, design experiments, deploy models, and communicate findings with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Data Science, Statistics, CS, or a related quantitative field.
• Proven experience in data mining, statistical analysis, and machine learning.
• Proficiency in Python or R and libraries such as Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch.
• Experience with SQL and large databases.
• Familiarity with big data technologies like Spark or Hadoop is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving and creative thinking with data challenges.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement machine learning models for prediction, classification, and clustering.
• Analyze large, complex datasets to identify trends, patterns, and actionable insights.
• Design and conduct A/B tests and other experiments to evaluate model performance and product changes.
• Collaborate with engineering and business teams to understand requirements and translate them into data science solutions.
• Create compelling data visualizations and reports to communicate findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Maintain and improve data pipelines and model deployment processes.

Skills

Data analysis

ML & AI

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Master's or PhD in Data Science or related field

Tools

Python

R

Scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

SQL

Spark/Hadoop

Job description

Placements24 in Richards Bay is seeking a talented Data Scientist focused on AI/ML to extract insights from complex datasets and build predictive models. You will drive data-driven decision-making, working on challenging problems and applying advanced analytics to advance AI & Emerging Technologies initiatives.

You will collaborate with engineering and business teams, design experiments, deploy models, and communicate findings with stakeholders.