Lead Data Scientist — On-Site ML Leadership

Placements24; Pietermaritzburg; Presencial; ZAR 1.200.000 - 1.800.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive salary

Health insurance

Retirement fund contribution

Professional development

Descripción de la vacante

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Data Scientist to spearhead advanced analytics in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. You will guide a talented team, define the data science roadmap, and translate insights into strategic business recommendations. The role is on-site, offering influence on business decisions and a data-driven culture across the organization.

Candidates should have a Master’s or Ph.D. in a quantitative field, 7+ years in data science with 2+ years in leadership, and strong skills in

Formación

• Advanced degree in a quantitative field (MS/PhD).
• 7+ years in data science with at least 2 years in leadership.
• Expertise in statistical modeling, ML algorithms, and experimental design.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and mentor a team of data scientists and analysts.
• Develop and deploy advanced ML models and statistical methods.
• Ingest, clean and transform large datasets from diverse sources.
• Design experiments to test hypotheses and validate models.
• Communicate insights to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Define KPIs and monitor data science project performance.
• Stay updated on ML research and industry trends.
• Collaborate with engineering to deploy models into production.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Data Science

Machine Learning

Python

R

SQL

Big Data

Visualization

Educación

Master's or Ph.D. in Data Science or related field

Herramientas

scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Pandas

Tableau

Matplotlib

Seaborn

Descripción del empleo

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Data Scientist to spearhead advanced analytics in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. You will guide a talented team, define the data science roadmap, and translate insights into strategic business recommendations. The role is on-site, offering influence on business decisions and a data-driven culture across the organization.

Candidates should have a Master’s or Ph.D. in a quantitative field, 7+ years in data science with 2+ years in leadership, and strong skills in