Remote Senior Data Scientist: Financial Modeling

Placements24; Mbombela (Nelspruit); Hybrid; ZAR 2,030,000 - 3,046,000; Full time

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Scientist with a focus on Financial Modeling for a fully remote role. You will design and deploy predictive models on large financial datasets, delivering insights to drive strategic decisions in Banking & Finance.

You will collaborate with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders, mentor junior data scientists, and stay ahead of machine learning and time-series techniques for risk modeling. This is a remote-first opportunity with global teams.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master’s in a quantitative field required.
• 6+ years of professional Data Science experience in finance/predictive analytics.
• Proficiency in Python or R and libraries such as scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Pandas.
• Experience with big data tech (Spark, Hadoop) and SQL.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement sophisticated statistical and machine learning models for financial forecasting, risk assessment, fraud detection, and customer behavior analysis.
• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and business stakeholders to translate problems into analytical solutions.
• Perform complex data mining and analysis on large datasets to extract insights and trends.
• Build and maintain data pipelines and analytical frameworks to support model deployment and monitoring.
• Validate and test model performance for accuracy, reliability, and scalability.
• Communicate findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences via visualizations and reports.
• Stay updated on advancements in data science, machine learning, and financial modeling techniques.
• Mentor junior data scientists and contribute to the growth of the data science practice.

Skills

Python

R

Statistical modelling

Machine learning

Data visualization

Experiment design

Education

PhD or Master’s in a quantitative field

Tools

Spark

Hadoop

SQL

Pandas

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Scientist with a focus on Financial Modeling for a fully remote role. You will design and deploy predictive models on large financial datasets, delivering insights to drive strategic decisions in Banking & Finance.

You will collaborate with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders, mentor junior data scientists, and stay ahead of machine learning and time-series techniques for risk modeling. This is a remote-first opportunity with global teams.