Remote Lead Data Scientist - ML Leader & Strategy

Placements24; George; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work flexibility

Competitive salary

Medical aid

Retirement fund contributions

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an accomplished Lead Data Scientist to spearhead advanced analytics initiatives from a fully remote position across South Africa. You will guide a team of data scientists, design cutting-edge ML models, and drive data-driven decisions across the organization.

The role demands technical excellence, strategic acumen, and strong leadership in a distributed environment. You will mentor colleagues, collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, and ensure robust data

Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, or a related quantitative field.
• Minimum 8+ years of professional experience in data science, with at least 2 years in a leadership or team lead capacity.
• Proven track record of developing and deploying machine learning models in production.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of data scientists, providing technical guidance and fostering growth.
• Design, develop, and implement advanced ML algorithms and statistical models.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate needs into data science projects.
• Oversee data science lifecycle from data collection to model deployment and monitoring.
• Develop robust data pipelines and infrastructure for processing and training models.
• Stay current with advancements in data science and AI and evaluate applications.

Skills

Team leadership

Mentoring

Strategic thinking

Communication

Education

Master's or PhD in CS/Stats/Data Science

Tools

Python

R

scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Pandas

NumPy

Spark

Hadoop

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an accomplished Lead Data Scientist to spearhead advanced analytics initiatives from a fully remote position across South Africa. You will guide a team of data scientists, design cutting-edge ML models, and drive data-driven decisions across the organization.

The role demands technical excellence, strategic acumen, and strong leadership in a distributed environment. You will mentor colleagues, collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, and ensure robust data