Lead AI Research Scientist: Scientific ML (Remote)

Placements24; Centurion; Hybrid; ZAR 1,500,000 - 2,700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Remote work

Healthcare & retirement benefits

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 seeks a Lead AI Research Scientist to spearhead innovative ML initiatives. This remote-first role leads a team of researchers, architecting advanced models for drug discovery, materials science, and climate modeling.

The role demands a PhD/MSc with 7+ years in AI/ML research, strong leadership and publication history, and proficiency in Python with TensorFlow/PyTorch. Global collaboration and open-source contributions are encouraged.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or Master’s in Computer Science, AI, ML, Statistics, or related field with strong ML focus.

Responsibilities

• Lead research, development, and deployment of AI/ML models for scientific applications.
• Define research roadmaps aligned with company objectives.
• Mentor AI/ML engineers and researchers.
• Design scalable ML pipelines for data processing, training, and inference.
• Conduct rigorous experiments and validate AI models.
• Collaborate with domain experts to identify AI opportunities.

Skills

Strong ML theory

Leadership/mentorship

Python programming

TensorFlow/PyTorch

Distributed computing

Research publications

Education

PhD or MSc in CS/AI/ML

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

scikit-learn

Job description

Placements24 seeks a Lead AI Research Scientist to spearhead innovative ML initiatives. This remote-first role leads a team of researchers, architecting advanced models for drug discovery, materials science, and climate modeling.

The role demands a PhD/MSc with 7+ years in AI/ML research, strong leadership and publication history, and proficiency in Python with TensorFlow/PyTorch. Global collaboration and open-source contributions are encouraged.