Machine Learning Data Scientist — Hybrid/Remote

Placements24; Mtubatuba Local Municipality; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive salary with perf.‑基

Comprehensive medical aid and retire.

Generous leave allowance

Ongoing professional development and培训

Hybrid work arrangement offering flex.

Access to cutting-edge technology and資

Stimulating work environment focusedon

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Data Scientist with a strong specialization in Machine Learning in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal. This hybrid role offers the flexibility to work from home and in the office, fostering collaboration while respecting work-life balance.

You will leverage complex datasets to build predictive models and drive data-informed decisions across business units. The ideal candidate has a robust statistical background, advanced programming skills, and hands-on experience with

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in CS, statistics, mathematics, or a related field.
• Proven experience as a Data Scientist focused on ML.
• Strong Python or R with ML libraries.
• Experience with SQL for data querying.
• Strong statistical modeling and ML algorithm knowledge.
• Experience with data visualization tools and communicating insights.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement ML models for business problems.
• Preprocess large datasets for analysis and model training.
• Perform statistical analysis and hypothesis testing.
• Evaluate and optimize model performance.
• Collaborate with engineers to deploy models.
• Communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Stay updated on ML research and advancements.
• Develop data visualizations to present results.
• Contribute to data strategies and roadmaps.

Skills

Data Scientist

Machine Learning

Python

R

SQL

Statistical Modeling

Data Visualization

Communication

Education

Master's or PhD in CS/Statistics/Math or related

Tools

Pandas

NumPy

scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

SQL

Tableau

Matplotlib

Seaborn

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Data Scientist with a strong specialization in Machine Learning in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal. This hybrid role offers the flexibility to work from home and in the office, fostering collaboration while respecting work-life balance.

You will leverage complex datasets to build predictive models and drive data-informed decisions across business units. The ideal candidate has a robust statistical background, advanced programming skills, and hands-on experience with