Data Scientist: Predictive Analytics & ML — Hybrid

Placements24; Mossel Bay; Hybrid; ZAR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Hybrid work arrangement

Professional development

Job summary

WhatJobs Direct is seeking a Data Scientist with a strong focus on predictive analytics and machine learning for a hybrid role in Mossel Bay, Western Cape, ZA. You will build and deploy ML models to uncover insights, forecast trends, and optimize business processes across domains.

The ideal candidate will have rigorous statistical modeling skills, hands-on ML experience, and the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights while collaborating with cross-functional teams in a

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a quantitative field; research or industry ML work.
• Proven track record with predictive modeling projects.
• Proficiency in Python or R and ML libraries.
• Experience with SQL and data warehousing.

Responsibilities

• Develop and validate predictive ML models.
• Perform data exploration, cleaning, and feature engineering.
• Design and run A/B tests and experimental frameworks.
• Communicate findings to stakeholders with visualizations.
• Collaborate with engineering to deploy models into production.
• Monitor model performance and retrain as needed.
• Stay updated with advances in data science and ML.

Skills

Python

R

Machine Learning

SQL

Education

Masters/PhD in a quantitative field

Tools

scikit-learn

Pandas

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Job description

WhatJobs Direct is seeking a Data Scientist with a strong focus on predictive analytics and machine learning for a hybrid role in Mossel Bay, Western Cape, ZA. You will build and deploy ML models to uncover insights, forecast trends, and optimize business processes across domains.

The ideal candidate will have rigorous statistical modeling skills, hands-on ML experience, and the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights while collaborating with cross-functional teams in a