Fully Remote Senior Data Scientist — AI & ML Leader

Placements24; Benoni; Hybrid; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote position

Stock options

Private health insurance

Professional development budget

Conference opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join a fully remote, global team operating within South Africa. You will extract insights from complex datasets, build predictive models, and communicate findings to stakeholders, driving data-enabled decisions.

The role requires an advanced degree and 5+ years of hands-on experience in data science, with strong skills in Python or R, SQL, and modern ML frameworks. Remote, international collaboration is a key feature of this position.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a quantitative field (Master's/PhD).
• 5+ years hands-on data science experience.
• Proficiency in Python or R with ML libraries (scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch).
• Strong SQL skills and experience with large datasets.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement statistical models and ML algorithms to address business challenges.
• Clean, process, and analyze large, complex datasets from diverse sources.
• Develop and validate predictive models, classifiers, and recommender systems.
• Interpret and communicate complex results to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Pandas

Big data

Education

Master's degree or PhD in Statistics/CS/Math

Tools

Spark

Hadoop

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join a fully remote, global team operating within South Africa. You will extract insights from complex datasets, build predictive models, and communicate findings to stakeholders, driving data-enabled decisions.

The role requires an advanced degree and 5+ years of hands-on experience in data science, with strong skills in Python or R, SQL, and modern ML frameworks. Remote, international collaboration is a key feature of this position.