Remote Senior AI/ML Scientist - Predictive Analytics

Placements24; Benoni; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Performance bonuses

Generous paid time off

Remote work flexibility

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior AI/ML Scientist in Predictive Analytics to join a data science consultancy. This fully remote role collaborates with the Benoni hub, delivering sophisticated predictive models for diverse clients across industries.

The ideal candidate has a strong quantitative background, 5+ years of experience in predictive modeling, and expertise in ML, statistics, and data mining. Remote work flexibility is offered with occasional alignment visits to Benoni, Gauteng.

Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in a quantitative field.
• Minimum 5 years developing and deploying predictive models.
• Proven expertise in ML algorithms: regression, classification, time series, clustering, deep learning.
• Proficient in Python and/or R with relevant libraries.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and implement advanced predictive models.
• Analyze large datasets to identify patterns and insights.
• Build and deploy ML pipelines for forecasting, classification and regression.
• Collaborate with clients and stakeholders to translate problems into analytics.
• Evaluate algorithms and tools for predictive projects.
• Validate model performance for accuracy and reliability.
• Communicate findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Stay updated with ML research and predictive analytics.
• Mentor junior data scientists and contribute to knowledge base.

Skills

5+ years experience

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Independent work

Education

Master's or PhD in Statistics/Math/CS/Data Science

Tools

Python

R

Scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

SQL

Pandas

Spark/Hadoop

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior AI/ML Scientist in Predictive Analytics to join a data science consultancy. This fully remote role collaborates with the Benoni hub, delivering sophisticated predictive models for diverse clients across industries.

The ideal candidate has a strong quantitative background, 5+ years of experience in predictive modeling, and expertise in ML, statistics, and data mining. Remote work flexibility is offered with occasional alignment visits to Benoni, Gauteng.