Remote Graduate Data Scientist: ML & Insights

Placements24; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 550,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Flexible hours

Professional development

Conference attendance support

Remote work stipend

Job summary

Placements24 is hiring a Graduate Data Scientist for a fully remote role. You will collect and clean large datasets, build predictive models, and communicate insights to stakeholders.

The position emphasizes collaboration with engineering and product teams and the ability to operate independently in a remote environment. Applicants should hold a Master's or PhD in a quantitative field and demonstrate proficiency with Python or R, SQL, and data visualization tools.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Science, or related quantitative field.
• Strong programming skills in Python or R with data science libraries (Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, TensorFlow).
• Experience with SQL and data visualization tools.

Responsibilities

• Collect, clean, and process large datasets from diverse sources.
• Develop and implement statistical models and machine learning algorithms.
• Perform exploratory data analysis to find patterns and insights.
• Visualize data to communicate findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to deploy data science solutions.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

Pandas

NumPy

Scikit-learn

TensorFlow

Visualization

Education

Masters/PhD in statistics, math, CS, data science

Tools

Spark

Hadoop

Tableau

Job description

Placements24 is hiring a Graduate Data Scientist for a fully remote role. You will collect and clean large datasets, build predictive models, and communicate insights to stakeholders.

The position emphasizes collaboration with engineering and product teams and the ability to operate independently in a remote environment. Applicants should hold a Master's or PhD in a quantitative field and demonstrate proficiency with Python or R, SQL, and data visualization tools.