Remote Lead Data Scientist: Production ML & AI Leader

MSP Staffing (PTY) LTD; Gauteng; Remote; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

MSP Staffing (PTY) LTD is seeking a highly experienced Lead Data Scientist to drive advanced data science initiatives in a remote, permanent role.

The role partners with senior stakeholders to deploy production-grade AI/ML solutions, lead data science delivery, and mentor colleagues while building robust lakehouse data pipelines.

Candidates should have 7+ years in data science, strong Python, PySpark, Delta Lake, and excellent English communication.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in data science, analytics or warehousing with recent data science focus.
• At least 2 years in a technical or engineering leadership role.
• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline or equivalent experience.
• Advanced Python skills with Jupyter Notebooks, pandas, NumPy and scikit-learn.
• Experience with Delta Lake or lakehouse architectures.
• Strong PySpark experience, feature stores and data versioning.
• Proficiency in Power BI and Python-based visualisation.
• Experience deploying ML models in production.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development and deployment of ML/AI solutions in production environments.
• Apply advanced statistical modelling to business challenges.
• Build, monitor and retrain production ML models.
• Lead or contribute to Agile delivery squads.
• Mentor data scientists and provide technical leadership.
• Communicate technical concepts and delivery outcomes to stakeholders.
• Develop data pipelines and training datasets using lakehouse architectures.
• Produce analytics and visualisations to support decision-making.

Skills

Leadership

English communication

Analytical mindset

Production ML deployment

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Jupyter Notebooks

Pandas

NumPy

scikit-learn

Delta Lake

PySpark

Power BI

Job description

MSP Staffing (PTY) LTD is seeking a highly experienced Lead Data Scientist to drive advanced data science initiatives in a remote, permanent role.

The role partners with senior stakeholders to deploy production-grade AI/ML solutions, lead data science delivery, and mentor colleagues while building robust lakehouse data pipelines.

Candidates should have 7+ years in data science, strong Python, PySpark, Delta Lake, and excellent English communication.