Remote Data Scientist — Insurance Analytics & ML

Placements24; Polokwane; Hybrid; ZAR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work flexibility

Performance bonuses

Medical aid

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly analytical Data Scientist for a fully remote position focused on insurance analytics. The role demands developing predictive models, analyzing large datasets, and communicating insights to stakeholders.

While remote, the position is anchored in Polokwane, Limpopo with strong collaboration across a distributed team. The ideal candidate has a strong pipeline of projects, expertise in Python or R, SQL, statistics, ML methods, and data visualization tools, plus

Qualifications

• Must hold a Master's or PhD in Data Science, Statistics, CS, Math, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement statistical models and ML algorithms for insurance analytics.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

Pandas

Scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Data Visualization

Education

Master's degree in Data Science

PhD in a quantitative field

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Matplotlib

AWS

Azure

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly analytical Data Scientist for a fully remote position focused on insurance analytics. The role demands developing predictive models, analyzing large datasets, and communicating insights to stakeholders.

While remote, the position is anchored in Polokwane, Limpopo with strong collaboration across a distributed team. The ideal candidate has a strong pipeline of projects, expertise in Python or R, SQL, statistics, ML methods, and data visualization tools, plus