Graduate Data Scientist Trainee — Mentorship & Training (SA)

Placements24; Centurion; Hybrid; ZAR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking candidates for a Data Scientist Trainee Program in Centurion, Gauteng. Join a prominent data analytics firm and gain hands-on experience in statistical modeling, ML, data visualization, and big data technologies under expert mentorship.

You will assist senior data scientists, build models, perform EDA, and contribute to research across industries while developing communication and collaboration skills in a dynamic team environment.

Qualifications

• Master's or honors/BSc in statistics, math, CS, physics, engineering, or econ.
• Solid understanding of statistics and ML algorithms.
• Proficiency in Python or R and data libraries.
• Legal eligibility to work in South Africa.

Responsibilities

• Assist senior data scientists with data collection, cleaning, preprocessing.
• Develop statistical models and ML algorithms for predictive analysis.
• Perform exploratory data analysis to identify trends and abnormalities.
• Create data visualizations to communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to deploy models into production environments.
• Contribute to research on new data science techniques and methodologies.
• Participate in data mining to discover new data sources and insights.
• Document methodologies, models, and findings thoroughly.
• Stay updated with the latest advancements in data science and AI.

Skills

Python

R

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's with honors or master's in a quantitative field

Tools

Pandas

NumPy

SciPy

SQL

Job description

Placements24 is seeking candidates for a Data Scientist Trainee Program in Centurion, Gauteng. Join a prominent data analytics firm and gain hands-on experience in statistical modeling, ML, data visualization, and big data technologies under expert mentorship.

You will assist senior data scientists, build models, perform EDA, and contribute to research across industries while developing communication and collaboration skills in a dynamic team environment.