Remote Data Scientist, Energy Markets & Grid Analytics

Placements24; Stellenbosch; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive salary and bonus

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Remote work stipend and home office

Growth opportunities and training

Flexible hours and autonomous culture

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly skilled Data Scientist to join a fully remote team supporting operations across the energy sector. You will leverage advanced analytics, machine learning, and statistical modeling to derive actionable insights from complex energy datasets, including demand forecasting, grid optimization, and market price prediction.

You will collaborate with domain experts, software engineers, and product managers to translate business needs into data science solutions, design

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Data Science, CS, Statistics or related field.
• 5+ years of professional data science experience in energy or similar complex systems.
• Production ML deployment and data pipeline development experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement predictive models for energy demand, supply, and market pricing.
• Analyze large datasets from grid sensors, market data, and weather patterns.
• Design and conduct A/B tests to evaluate new strategies or technologies.
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and domain experts to translate needs.
• Communicate analytical findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Build and maintain data pipelines ensuring data quality and integrity.

Skills

Data science

Machine learning

Remote work

Education

Master's or PhD in a quantitative field

Tools

Python

R

scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

SQL

NoSQL

Spark

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly skilled Data Scientist to join a fully remote team supporting operations across the energy sector. You will leverage advanced analytics, machine learning, and statistical modeling to derive actionable insights from complex energy datasets, including demand forecasting, grid optimization, and market price prediction.

You will collaborate with domain experts, software engineers, and product managers to translate business needs into data science solutions, design