Remote Senior Data Scientist - Big Data & ML Analytics

Placements24; Midrand; Hybrid; ZAR 1,976,000 - 2,964,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Competitive salary

Paid time off

Retirement plan with company match

Professional development budget

Access to cutting-edge cloud tools

Flexible working hours

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Scientist for a fully remote, high-impact role. You will develop and deploy advanced statistical models, ML algorithms, and predictive analytics to drive strategic decisions across the organization.

You will work with an international team, leverage big data technologies, design experiments, build robust ETL pipelines, create visualizations, mentor peers, and stay ahead of industry trends in a remote-first environment.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a quantitative field or PhD.
• 5+ years of professional data science experience.
• Strong modeling and ML expertise with experimentation.
• Proficient in Python or R with key libraries.
• Experience with Spark, Hadoop, Hive and SQL.
• Ability to communicate complex results clearly.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and deploy advanced statistical models and ML algorithms.
• Analyze large datasets with Spark/Hadoop to identify trends and insights.
• Design and run A/B tests to validate hypotheses and measure impact.
• Build and maintain robust ETL data pipelines.
• Create compelling visualizations and dashboards for stakeholders.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and business leaders to define DS requirements.
• Mentor junior data scientists and share best practices.
• Ensure quality and reliability of analyses and model outputs.
• Document methodologies, code, and findings.
• Contribute to strategic data initiatives.

Skills

Statistical modeling

Machine learning

Experiment design

Python

R

Big data

Data visualization

Cloud platforms

Education

Master's degree

Tools

Spark

Hadoop

Hive

SQL

TensorFlow

PyTorch

scikit-learn

Pandas

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Scientist for a fully remote, high-impact role. You will develop and deploy advanced statistical models, ML algorithms, and predictive analytics to drive strategic decisions across the organization.

You will work with an international team, leverage big data technologies, design experiments, build robust ETL pipelines, create visualizations, mentor peers, and stay ahead of industry trends in a remote-first environment.