Remote AI Data Scientist - Impactful ML & Analytics

Placements24; Mossel Bay; Hybrid; ZAR 1,469,000 - 2,285,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Health insurance

Professional development

AI projects

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a skilled Remote AI Data Scientist to join our innovative team. You will leverage expertise in data analysis, machine learning, and statistical modeling to extract insights and build predictive models that drive business decisions.

This fully remote role offers collaboration with cross-functional teams, rigorous experimentation, and opportunities to contribute to cutting-edge AI projects while delivering measurable impacts across products and services.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in data science or machine learning roles.
• Proficiency in Python or R and relevant data science libraries (e.g., pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn).
• Experience with SQL and working with relational databases.
• Strong understanding of statistical modeling, experimental design, and machine learning algorithms.

Responsibilities

• Analyze large datasets to identify trends, patterns, and insights relevant to business objectives.
• Develop, train, and evaluate machine learning models using statistical techniques.
• Design and implement experiments to test hypotheses and measure impact.
• Create compelling data visualizations and reports to communicate findings to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to deploy models into production environments.

Skills

Data analysis

Machine learning

Python

SQL

Statistical modeling

Experiment design

Data visualization

Education

Master's or PhD in Data Science/Statistics/CS

Tools

Python

R

scikit-learn

pandas

NumPy

SQL

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a skilled Remote AI Data Scientist to join our innovative team. You will leverage expertise in data analysis, machine learning, and statistical modeling to extract insights and build predictive models that drive business decisions.

This fully remote role offers collaboration with cross-functional teams, rigorous experimentation, and opportunities to contribute to cutting-edge AI projects while delivering measurable impacts across products and services.