Principal Data Scientist: Lead Data Innovation & Mentorship

Placements24; Randburg; Vor Ort; ZAR 1.200.000 - 1.900.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive salary

Bonus program

Medical & retirement plans

Professional development

Career growth opportunities

Zusammenfassung

Placements24 seeks a Principal Data Scientist to lead advanced analytics in Randburg. You will guide machine learning initiatives, mentor a team of data scientists, and shape the company’s data strategy to drive business impact.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in data science with strong ML, statistical modeling, and big data experience, and can collaborate with engineering and product teams to deliver insights.

Qualifikationen

• PhD or Master's in a quantitative field required.
• 8+ years in data science or related analytics roles.
• Strong programming in Python or R with ML libraries.
• Experience with big data tools (Spark/Hadoop) and SQL.

Aufgaben

• Lead design, development, and deployment of ML models and analytics solutions.
• Identify business problems where data science adds value.
• Develop advanced statistical analyses and predictive models.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Problem-solving

Data modeling

Ausbildung

PhD or Master’s in CS/Stats/Math/Physics or related

Tools

Python

R

scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Spark

Hadoop

SQL

Jobbeschreibung

Placements24 seeks a Principal Data Scientist to lead advanced analytics in Randburg. You will guide machine learning initiatives, mentor a team of data scientists, and shape the company’s data strategy to drive business impact.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in data science with strong ML, statistical modeling, and big data experience, and can collaborate with engineering and product teams to deliver insights.