Fully Remote Senior AI Research Scientist in Healthcare

Placements24; Gqeberha; Hybrid; ZAR 2,490,000 - 3,485,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Retirement plan

Health insurance

Remote work

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Senior Research Scientist to lead the design, development, and deployment of AI/ML models for transformative healthcare solutions. You will analyze diverse healthcare data, collaborate with clinicians, and guide research from concept to implementation in a remote-first setting.

You will publish findings, mentor junior researchers, and contribute to ethical, robust AI systems. A PhD and 7+ years in healthcare AI are expected, with cloud experience a plus.

Qualifications

• PhD required in a relevant quantitative field (CS/AI/ML/biomedical informatics).
• 7+ years of AI/ML research experience, with healthcare applications.
• Expertise in TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn.
• Strong Python programming and data handling (Pandas, NumPy).
• Experience with diverse healthcare data (EHR, DICOM).
• Solid knowledge of statistics, model evaluation, and experimental design.
• Excellent communication and collaboration, especially in a remote setting.
• Publications in top AI/ML or medical informatics venues.
• Cloud experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and validate advanced AI/ML models for healthcare applications (image analysis, predictive diagnostics, personalized medicine).
• Process and analyze large healthcare datasets (EHR, medical imaging, omics).
• Collaborate with clinicians to translate clinical needs into AI solutions.
• Develop robust data preprocessing and feature engineering techniques.
• Implement and optimize deep learning architectures and ML algorithms.
• Test and validate AI models for accuracy, reliability, and ethical compliance.
• Publish research findings at AI and medical conferences.
• Mentor junior researchers and provide technical leadership.

Skills

Advanced AI/ML research

Python programming

Remote collaboration

Critical thinking

Education

PhD in Computer Science / AI / ML / Biomedical Informatics

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Scikit-learn

Pandas

NumPy

AWS

GCP

Azure

DICOM

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Senior Research Scientist to lead the design, development, and deployment of AI/ML models for transformative healthcare solutions. You will analyze diverse healthcare data, collaborate with clinicians, and guide research from concept to implementation in a remote-first setting.

You will publish findings, mentor junior researchers, and contribute to ethical, robust AI systems. A PhD and 7+ years in healthcare AI are expected, with cloud experience a plus.