Principal AI/ML Scientist — Remote Leadership Role

Placements24; George; Hybride; ZAR 1 000 000 - 1 800 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive salary & bonus

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Professional development opportunities

Flexible remote work

Generous paid time off

Résumé du poste

Placements24 in George, Western Cape, seeks a Principal Data Scientist to lead AI/ML strategy, build scalable models, and mentor a team of data scientists. This senior role involves shaping the research roadmap and driving innovation across product lines.

You will translate complex business problems into data-driven solutions, collaborate with engineering and product teams, and contribute to the company's strategic technology roadmap for massive datasets and cutting-edge compute resources.

Qualifications

• PhD or MSc in a quantitative field is required.
• At least 7 years of progressive Data Scientist experience with a focus on AI/ML development and deployment.
• Deep knowledge of ML algorithms and DL frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras).
• Proficiency in Python or R with libraries like scikit-learn, pandas, NumPy.
• Experience with big data tech (Spark, Hadoop) and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).

Responsabilités

• Design, develop, and deploy advanced ML/DL models to solve complex business challenges.
• Lead end-to-end data science projects from data extraction to deployment.
• Perform exploratory data analysis to uncover trends and insights.
• Build robust data pipelines and feature engineering strategies.
• Evaluate model performance and iterate for improvement.
• Collaborate with software, product, and domain experts to integrate AI/ML solutions.
• Mentor junior data scientists and guide project contributions.
• Stay abreast of AI/ML research and adapt new methodologies.
• Communicate findings clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ensure ethical and responsible AI deployment.

Connaissances

Python

R

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Keras

scikit-learn

Pandas

NumPy

Spark

Hadoop

AWS

Azure

GCP

Leadership

Mentoring

Data Modeling

Formation

Ph.D. or Master's in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science

Outils

Spark

Hadoop

AWS

Azure

GCP

Git

Description du poste

Placements24 in George, Western Cape, seeks a Principal Data Scientist to lead AI/ML strategy, build scalable models, and mentor a team of data scientists. This senior role involves shaping the research roadmap and driving innovation across product lines.

You will translate complex business problems into data-driven solutions, collaborate with engineering and product teams, and contribute to the company's strategic technology roadmap for massive datasets and cutting-edge compute resources.