Remote Data Scientist: ML, Big Data & AI

Placements24; Mossel Bay; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible remote work

Health benefits

Paid time off

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a talented Data Scientist to join the AI & Emerging Technologies division in Mossel Bay, Western Cape. The role offers a flexible remote work arrangement and involves extracting insights from large datasets, developing predictive models, and applying ML techniques to guide business decisions.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate findings into actionable recommendations, design experiments, and deploy data-driven solutions.

Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in a quantitative field (stats, math, CS, econ).
• Strong portfolio of data science projects.
• Proficiency in Python or R and libraries (Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn).
• Solid understanding of ML algorithms and data mining techniques.

Responsibilities

• Analyze large, complex datasets to identify trends and insights.
• Develop, train, and deploy ML models for prediction, classification and clustering.
• Design experiments to test hypotheses and validate model performance.
• Collaborate with engineering to integrate models into production systems.
• Visualize data and model results for diverse audiences.
• Communicate findings and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Stay updated with advances in data science and AI.
• Identify new data sources and opportunities for data-driven innovation.

Skills

Python

R

Data analysis

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Master's or PhD in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, or related field

Tools

Pandas

NumPy

Scikit-learn

Spark

Hadoop

Tableau

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a talented Data Scientist to join the AI & Emerging Technologies division in Mossel Bay, Western Cape. The role offers a flexible remote work arrangement and involves extracting insights from large datasets, developing predictive models, and applying ML techniques to guide business decisions.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate findings into actionable recommendations, design experiments, and deploy data-driven solutions.