Remote Principal Data Scientist, AI/ML Research (Lead)

Placements24; George; Ibrido; ZAR 1.000.000 - 1.700.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Competitive salary with bonuses

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Remote-friendly, flexible hours

Professional development opportunities

Descrizione del lavoro

Placements24 is seeking a Principal Data Scientist for a fully remote role across South Africa. You will lead cutting-edge ML research, develop AI-driven analytics, and drive production-grade solutions that influence product strategy.

You will mentor junior data scientists, design robust data pipelines, and collaborate with engineering teams to deploy models at scale. Strong Python/R skills and deep learning expertise are essential.

Competenze

• Master's or PhD in CS/Statistics/Math or related quantitative field.
• 8+ years of data science experience deploying models in production.
• Expertise with TF/PyTorch/Keras and Python/R.
• Experience with big data and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Strong problem solving and communication skills.

Mansioni

• Lead design, development and deployment of advanced ML models.
• Conduct EDA to identify trends and opportunities in data.
• Build data pipelines and analytics frameworks for large-scale data.
• Develop predictive models for forecasting and anomaly detection.
• Collaborate with engineering/product teams to integrate AI solutions.
• Mentor junior data scientists and communicate findings clearly.
• Design A/B tests to evaluate model impact and performance.
• Shape AI and data science strategy within the organization.

Conoscenze

Data science leadership

Deep learning

Python/R

ML model deployment

Exploratory data analysis

Communication

Formazione

Master's or PhD in CS/Statistics/Math

Strumenti

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Keras

Pandas

NumPy

Scikit-learn

Spark

Descrizione del lavoro

Placements24 is seeking a Principal Data Scientist for a fully remote role across South Africa. You will lead cutting-edge ML research, develop AI-driven analytics, and drive production-grade solutions that influence product strategy.

You will mentor junior data scientists, design robust data pipelines, and collaborate with engineering teams to deploy models at scale. Strong Python/R skills and deep learning expertise are essential.