Data Scientist, AI Model Development & Deployment

Placements24; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Data Scientist for its Port Elizabeth team in the Eastern Cape. You will develop and implement AI models, work with diverse datasets, and apply advanced statistical and machine learning techniques to derive business value.

You will collaborate with engineers to deploy models, build data pipelines, and communicate insights to stakeholders. The ideal candidate has strong analytical skills, experience with Python or R, SQL, and data visualization tools, plus a passion for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a quantitative field (Data Science, Statistics, CS, Math).
• Proven experience as a Data Scientist or in a similar analytical role.
• Proficiency in Python or R and data science libraries.

Responsibilities

• Collect, clean, and preprocess large datasets.
• Develop predictive and prescriptive models using ML.
• Design experiments to test hypotheses and evaluate models.
• Train, validate ML models for classification, regression, clustering.
• Communicate findings with visualizations to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with engineering to deploy models.
• Identify data-driven opportunities for business improvements.
• Stay updated on DS/ML/AI trends.
• Develop data pipelines and infrastructure.
• Proactively contribute to AI initiatives.

Skills

Data science

Python

SQL

Machine learning

Data visualization

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Science

Master's degree in Data Science

Tools

Pandas

NumPy

Scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Tableau

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Data Scientist for its Port Elizabeth team in the Eastern Cape. You will develop and implement AI models, work with diverse datasets, and apply advanced statistical and machine learning techniques to derive business value.

You will collaborate with engineers to deploy models, build data pipelines, and communicate insights to stakeholders. The ideal candidate has strong analytical skills, experience with Python or R, SQL, and data visualization tools, plus a passion for