Senior Data Scientist - Finance ML, Hybrid

Placements24; Bloemfontein; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement savings plan

Hybrid work model in Bloemfontein

Job summary

Placements24 in Bloemfontein seeks a Senior Data Scientist with a strong ML focus to build and deploy predictive models for fraud, risk, and analytics in the financial sector. You will work on large-scale data infrastructure, collaborate with business stakeholders, and mentor junior data scientists in a hybrid office setting.

The role emphasizes staying ahead of ML/AI fintech advancements and delivering robust data pipelines while communicating complex insights to diverse audiences.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in a quantitative field.
• Minimum 5 years of professional data science with ML focus.
• Experience deploying ML models in production.
• Proficiency in Python or R with ML libraries.
• Strong statistical modeling and data mining knowledge.
• Experience with Spark/Hadoop and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.
• Ability to work in a hybrid environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy advanced ML models for fraud detection, risk, algo trading, and analytics.
• Clean and analyze large financial datasets to identify trends.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate needs into data solutions.
• Develop robust data pipelines and MLOps strategies.
• Evaluate model performance and iterate for scalability and accuracy.
• Communicate findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Mentor junior data scientists and contribute to team growth.
• Stay current with ML/AI and fintech advancements.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Hybrid work adaptability

Education

Master's degree or PhD in Data Science / CS / Stats / Mathematics

Tools

Python

R

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Scikit-learn

Pandas

Spark

Hadoop

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Placements24 in Bloemfontein seeks a Senior Data Scientist with a strong ML focus to build and deploy predictive models for fraud, risk, and analytics in the financial sector. You will work on large-scale data infrastructure, collaborate with business stakeholders, and mentor junior data scientists in a hybrid office setting.

The role emphasizes staying ahead of ML/AI fintech advancements and delivering robust data pipelines while communicating complex insights to diverse audiences.