Remote Data Scientist — Energy Analytics & Forecasting

Placements24; East London; Hybride; ZAR 1 200 000 - 2 000 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Year-end bonus

Fully remote work

Medical insurance

Professional development budget

Impactful energy projects

Résumé du poste

Placements24 is recruiting a Data Scientist with a strong background in energy analytics for a fully remote role. The position focuses on extracting insights from energy consumption, production, and market data using advanced ML techniques and visualization tools.

Responsibilities include forecasting, anomaly detection, and optimization, plus collaborating with engineers to define KPIs and business needs. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of data science experience and expertise in Python/R and SQL.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Physics, or related quantitative field.
• 5+ years of experience as a Data Scientist with focus on applying ML to real-world problems.
• Proficiency in Python or R, and libraries such as scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch.
• Strong experience with SQL and database management.
• Demonstrated experience in energy data analysis, time-series forecasting, or related areas.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Responsabilités

• Develop and implement statistical models and ML algorithms for energy forecasting, anomaly detection, and optimization.
• Clean, process, and analyze large, complex energy datasets from diverse sources.
• Create data visualizations and dashboards to communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborate with domain experts and engineers to define KPIs and business needs.
• Design and conduct experiments to test hypotheses and validate models.
• Stay current with advancements in data science and energy analytics research.

Connaissances

Data Science

Energy analytics

Time-series forecasting

Python

SQL

Formation

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

Outils

scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Description du poste

Placements24 is recruiting a Data Scientist with a strong background in energy analytics for a fully remote role. The position focuses on extracting insights from energy consumption, production, and market data using advanced ML techniques and visualization tools.

Responsibilities include forecasting, anomaly detection, and optimization, plus collaborating with engineers to define KPIs and business needs. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of data science experience and expertise in Python/R and SQL.