AI/ML Data Scientist — Remote & Flexible Hours

Placements24; Centurion; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Remote work options

Health insurance

Wellness programs

Conferences and learning opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a talented Data Scientist with a strong AI/ML background to join our Centurion team. You will extract actionable insights from large datasets, build predictive models, and deploy AI solutions to solve business problems.

The role offers flexible hours and remote work options, competitive compensation, health benefits, and opportunities for continuous learning and attending industry conferences.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Statistics, Data Science, Computer Science, or related quantitative field.
• 3+ years of professional experience as a Data Scientist, with a focus on AI/ML.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python or R, and libraries like Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, or PyTorch.

Responsibilities

• Analyze large, complex datasets to identify trends, patterns, and opportunities for AI/ML application.
• Develop, train, and evaluate machine learning models for prediction, classification, clustering, and anomaly detection.
• Implement and deploy AI algorithms into production environments, collaborating with engineering teams.
• Communicate findings and recommendations clearly through visualizations and presentations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Conduct A/B testing and other experiments to measure the impact of AI solutions and drive iterative improvements.

Skills

AI/ML expertise

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Education

Master's or PhD in Statistics, Data Science, Computer Science, or related quantitative field

Tools

Python

R

Pandas

NumPy

Scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a talented Data Scientist with a strong AI/ML background to join our Centurion team. You will extract actionable insights from large datasets, build predictive models, and deploy AI solutions to solve business problems.

The role offers flexible hours and remote work options, competitive compensation, health benefits, and opportunities for continuous learning and attending industry conferences.