Senior Data Scientist — Fully Remote, Data-Driven Impact

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Fully remote

Health benefits

Professional development budget

Distributed team

Job summary

Placements24 in South Africa is seeking a highly analytical Senior Data Scientist to join our fully remote team. You will build and deploy advanced machine learning models, run experiments, and translate complex data into actionable business insights for stakeholders across our organization.

Requirements include a Master's or PhD in a quantitative field, 5+ years of experience, proficiency in Python or R and SQL, and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in a quantitative field (e.g., CS, Stats, Math, Physics).
• 5+ years of professional data science experience.
• Proficiency in Python or R and libraries (scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch).
• Strong SQL and data manipulation skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and deploy ML models and statistical analyses to solve business problems.
• Explore large datasets to identify trends and insights.
• Design and run A/B tests and experiments for product features and marketing.
• Communicate findings clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders with visuals.
• Collaborate with engineering to integrate models into production data pipelines.
• Mentor junior data scientists and advance data science practices in a remote setup.

Skills

Statistical modeling

Machine learning

Python

R

SQL

Data visualization

Education

Master's/PhD in quantitative field

Tools

scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Pandas

Job description

Placements24 in South Africa is seeking a highly analytical Senior Data Scientist to join our fully remote team. You will build and deploy advanced machine learning models, run experiments, and translate complex data into actionable business insights for stakeholders across our organization.

Requirements include a Master's or PhD in a quantitative field, 5+ years of experience, proficiency in Python or R and SQL, and excellent communication skills.