Hybrid Junior Data Scientist: ML & Predictive Analytics

Placements24; Mtubatuba Local Municipality; Híbrido; ZAR 320 000 - 520 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Competitive salary

Medical aid and disability cover

Pension fund contribution

Continuous professional development

Resumo da oferta

Placements24 in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, invites a motivated Junior Data Scientist to join their advanced analytics team. The role focuses on developing predictive models, processing large datasets, and translating business problems into data-driven solutions within a hybrid work setup.

The ideal candidate has a strong ML foundation, proficiency in Python or R, and experience with SQL and data visualization tools, ready to contribute to production deployments and stakeholder communications.

Qualificações

• Master's or PhD in Data Science, Statistics, CS, Mathematics, Physics, or a related quantitative field.
• Strong understanding of statistical modelling and ML algorithms (regression, classification, clustering, time series).
• Proficiency in Python or R and libraries (scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Pandas, NumPy).
• Experience with SQL for data extraction and manipulation.
• Familiarity with data visualization tools (Matplotlib, Seaborn, Tableau).
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Effective communication and presentation skills; ability to explain complex concepts.
• Eligible to work in South Africa and willing to work hybrid in Richards Bay.

Responsabilidades

• Develop, train, and evaluate ML models for predictive analytics and forecasting.
• Clean, preprocess, and transform large datasets from various sources.
• Collaborate with domain experts to translate business problems into data science solutions.
• Implement and deploy models into production with engineering teams.
• Conduct exploratory data analysis to uncover trends and patterns.
• Visualize data and model results for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Stay updated with latest data science advancements.
• Contribute to design and architecture of data pipelines and analytical systems.
• Document methodologies, experiments, and model performance.

Conhecimentos

Machine learning

Statistical modelling

Data analysis

Communication

Problem solving

Formação académica

Master's or PhD in a quantitative field

Ferramentas

Python

R

SQL

TensorFlow

PyTorch

scikit-learn

Pandas

NumPy

Tableau

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Placements24 in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, invites a motivated Junior Data Scientist to join their advanced analytics team. The role focuses on developing predictive models, processing large datasets, and translating business problems into data-driven solutions within a hybrid work setup.

The ideal candidate has a strong ML foundation, proficiency in Python or R, and experience with SQL and data visualization tools, ready to contribute to production deployments and stakeholder communications.