Remote Junior Data Scientist — Growth & Mentorship

Placements24; Klerksdorp; Hybrid; ZAR 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first environment

Professional development budget

Mentorship by experienced data science

Job summary

WhatJobs Direct seeks a junior data scientist to join a fully remote team. A strong quantitative background and passion for ML and data analysis are essential, with exposure to predictive modeling and data-driven strategies.

The role is remote-first, offering opportunities to work from home while contributing to diverse projects. Based conceptually in Klerksdorp, North West, the position emphasizes collaboration with experienced data scientists and engineers, rapid skill development, and a focus

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Data Science, Statistics, CS, Math or related field.
• Strong Python or R programming with ML libraries.
• Experience in SQL and data visualization tools.

Responsibilities

• Assist in collection, cleaning, and preprocessing of large datasets.
• Develop statistical models and machine learning algorithms.
• Conduct exploratory data analysis to identify trends.
• Visualize data and communicate results effectively.
• Collaborate with engineers to deploy models in production.
• Contribute to A/B testing and experiment design.
• Stay updated with advances in data science and ML.
• Document methodologies and code for reproducibility.
• Work with stakeholders to translate business needs into problems.
• Ensure data quality and integrity throughout analysis.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

Data visualization

Statistical modeling

Experiment design

Remote collaboration

Communication skills

Curiosity

Education

Master's or PhD in Data Science or related field

Tools

Pandas

NumPy

Scikit-learn

Matplotlib

Seaborn

Plotly

Job description

WhatJobs Direct seeks a junior data scientist to join a fully remote team. A strong quantitative background and passion for ML and data analysis are essential, with exposure to predictive modeling and data-driven strategies.

The role is remote-first, offering opportunities to work from home while contributing to diverse projects. Based conceptually in Klerksdorp, North West, the position emphasizes collaboration with experienced data scientists and engineers, rapid skill development, and a focus