Senior Data Scientist — AI/ML Research & Production Leader

Placements24; Soweto; Vor Ort; ZAR 900.000 - 1.300.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits

Professional development & research

Zusammenfassung

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join its R&D team in Soweto, Gauteng. You will own the data science lifecycle from exploration to deployment, building scalable models that drive business value through AI and ML.

The role requires strong statistics, deep learning knowledge, and a track record of delivering practical data-driven solutions. You will mentor teammates, create insightful visuals, and stay abreast of advances in the field.

Qualifikationen

• Master's/PhD in a quantitative field; 5+ years data science experience.
• Strong Python or R programming with ML libraries.
• Experience with SQL and big data tech like Spark/Hadoop is a plus.
• Ability to translate business problems into data science solutions.

Aufgaben

• Design and implement statistical models and ML algorithms.
• Preprocess large datasets for analysis.
• Develop predictive models and validate their performance.
• Deploy models to production and monitor them.
• Collaborate with engineers and product managers.
• Present findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Mentor junior data scientists.
• Develop visualizations and dashboards.

Kenntnisse

Python

R

scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Pandas

NumPy

SQL

Spark

Hadoop

Data visualization

Ausbildung

Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or related field

Tools

Tableau

Matplotlib

Seaborn

Jobbeschreibung

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join its R&D team in Soweto, Gauteng. You will own the data science lifecycle from exploration to deployment, building scalable models that drive business value through AI and ML.

The role requires strong statistics, deep learning knowledge, and a track record of delivering practical data-driven solutions. You will mentor teammates, create insightful visuals, and stay abreast of advances in the field.