Lead Data Scientist & ML Strategy (On-Site)

Placements24; Rustenburg; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical aid

Provident fund

Life insurance

Professional development

Generous leave

Job summary

Placements24 in Rustenburg, North West, SA, is seeking a Lead Data Scientist to spearhead our analytics initiatives on-site. You will mentor a team, shape the data science strategy, and develop advanced ML models to solve complex business challenges.

The role demands a PhD or Master’s in a quantitative field, 8+ years in data science, and strong leadership with expertise in ML, big data, and cloud platforms. On-site in Rustenburg with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master’s degree in quantitative field (CS/Statistics/Math).
• 8+ years in data science with production ML experience.
• Proven leadership of data science teams.
• Expertise in ML algorithms and data mining techniques.
• Strong Python/R and ML libraries.
• Experience with Spark/Hadoop and SQL.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of data scientists, guiding technical development and project execution.
• Define and drive the overall data science strategy, identifying opportunities for data-driven innovation.
• Develop, validate, and deploy ML models and statistical algorithms to address business problems.
• Oversee end-to-end data science lifecycle from data acquisition to deployment and monitoring.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and business units to integrate data science solutions.
• Conduct exploratory data analysis to uncover trends and insights.
• Communicate findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Stay updated on latest data science research and cloud platforms.

Skills

Team leadership

Data strategy

Statistical modeling

ML deployment

Python/R

Big data

Education

PhD or Master’s in CS/Statistics/Math

Tools

Python

R

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Spark

SQL

Job description

Placements24 in Rustenburg, North West, SA, is seeking a Lead Data Scientist to spearhead our analytics initiatives on-site. You will mentor a team, shape the data science strategy, and develop advanced ML models to solve complex business challenges.

The role demands a PhD or Master’s in a quantitative field, 8+ years in data science, and strong leadership with expertise in ML, big data, and cloud platforms. On-site in Rustenburg with competitive benefits.