Data Scientist, Predictive Analytics - Impact & Growth

Placements24; Kempton Park; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Data Scientist specializing in Predictive Analytics to join our client’s team in Gauteng. The role focuses on building advanced models that forecast trends and guide strategic decisions, handling large datasets with modern statistical and machine learning techniques.

You will collaborate with business stakeholders, design experiments, and visualize insights for both technical and non-technical audiences, while maintaining model performance and exploring new data sources.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in statistics, mathematics, computer science, data science, or related quantitative field.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in data science, with focus on predictive modeling and statistical analysis.
• Proficiency in Python or R, and libraries like Pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn.
• Strong understanding of ML algorithms (regression, classification, clustering, time series).
• Experience with SQL for data querying and extraction.
• Excellent data visualization skills (Matplotlib, Seaborn, Tableau).
• Strong communication and presentation skills; able to translate results for non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work independently and in teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with cloud platforms is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement predictive models using various statistical and ML techniques.
• Clean, process, and analyze large datasets to identify trends and patterns.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to translate needs into data science problems.
• Design and conduct experiments to test hypotheses and validate model performance.
• Visualize and communicate findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Monitor and maintain performance of deployed predictive models.
• Explore new data sources and analytical methodologies to enhance predictive capabilities.
• Contribute to data governance and best practices within the team.

Skills

Predictive modeling

Data analysis

Python

R

SQL

Data visualization

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Master's/PhD in quantitative field

Tools

Pandas

NumPy

scikit-learn

Tableau

Matplotlib

Seaborn

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Data Scientist specializing in Predictive Analytics to join our client’s team in Gauteng. The role focuses on building advanced models that forecast trends and guide strategic decisions, handling large datasets with modern statistical and machine learning techniques.

You will collaborate with business stakeholders, design experiments, and visualize insights for both technical and non-technical audiences, while maintaining model performance and exploring new data sources.