Remote Agricultural Data Scientist for Sustainable Farming

Placements24; Pretoria; Hybrid; ZAR 850,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote position

Competitive salary and incentives

Challenging projects in a growing, agr

Access to state-of-the-art data tools

Continuous learning and development

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Generous paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Placements24 is recruiting a Remote Agricultural Data Scientist to transform diverse agricultural data into actionable insights. You will build ML models, work with satellite imagery, weather, soil sensors, and historical crop data, and collaborate with agronomists and engineers from a fully remote setup.

The role emphasizes advanced analytics, predictive modeling, and visualization to support sustainable farming and higher crop yields on a global scale.

Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in Data Science, CS, Statistics, Agricultural Science with a strong quantitative focus, or a related quantitative field.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in data science with a proven track record in developing and deploying ML models.
• Proficiency in Python or R and libraries like scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Pandas, NumPy.
• Strong experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and big data tech (Spark).
• Experience with geospatial data analysis and remote sensing is highly desirable.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Strong ability to work remotely and collaborate across distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement advanced statistical and ML models to analyze agricultural data for yields, disease prediction, resource optimization, and climate impact.
• Process and clean large, complex datasets from diverse sources for analytics.
• Develop and maintain data pipelines for continuous ingestion and analysis.
• Collaborate with agronomists and researchers to define problems and interpret model outputs.
• Create data visualizations and reports for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Contribute to new data-driven products and services in agriculture.
• Stay updated on advances in data science applied to agriculture.
• Participate in code reviews and knowledge sharing in a remote environment.
• Develop scalable algorithms for large-scale agricultural data challenges.
• Assist in designing agricultural experiments and leveraging data for research directions.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

NoSQL

Cloud platforms

Spark

Geospatial analysis

Remote sensing

Machine learning

Data visualization

Education

Master's or Ph.D. in Data Science / CS / Statistics / Agricultural Science

Tools

scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Pandas

NumPy

Job description

Placements24 is recruiting a Remote Agricultural Data Scientist to transform diverse agricultural data into actionable insights. You will build ML models, work with satellite imagery, weather, soil sensors, and historical crop data, and collaborate with agronomists and engineers from a fully remote setup.

The role emphasizes advanced analytics, predictive modeling, and visualization to support sustainable farming and higher crop yields on a global scale.