AI & ML Data Scientist - Hybrid, Learning & Impact

Placements24; Mtubatuba Local Municipality; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & wellness programs

Hybrid work model

Learning opportunities

Advanced computing resources

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a talented Data Scientist with a focus on AI/ML to join their Richards Bay team. You will extract insights from complex datasets, build predictive models, and drive data-driven decisions across the organization.

You'll work on challenging problems, apply advanced analytics and ML algorithms to unlock opportunities, improve operational efficiency, and advance AI initiatives within the Tech sector in South Africa.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Data Science, Statistics, CS, or math.
• Proven experience in data mining, statistics and ML.
• Proficient in Python or R with ML libraries; SQL for large DBs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement ML models for prediction, classification and clustering.
• Analyze large, complex datasets to identify trends and insights.
• Design and conduct A/B tests and experiments to evaluate models.
• Collaborate with engineering and business teams to translate requirements.
• Create data visualizations and reports for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Maintain and improve data pipelines and model deployment processes.

Skills

Python

R

Scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

SQL

Big data analysis

Education

Masters/PhD in Data Science or related field

Tools

Spark

Hadoop

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a talented Data Scientist with a focus on AI/ML to join their Richards Bay team. You will extract insights from complex datasets, build predictive models, and drive data-driven decisions across the organization.

You'll work on challenging problems, apply advanced analytics and ML algorithms to unlock opportunities, improve operational efficiency, and advance AI initiatives within the Tech sector in South Africa.