Senior Data Scientist - Fully Remote ML Leader

Placements24; Durban; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive salary

Fully remote work arrangement

Comprehensive health and wellness

Generous vacation and personal leave

Continuous learning and professional发展

Access to state-of-the-art tools and技术

Retirement savings plan

Annual performance bonuses

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Scientist for a fully remote role. You will design and deploy advanced ML models, transform large datasets, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive data-informed decisions.

You’ll mentor junior scientists and stay at the forefront of DS/AI developments. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of hands-on DS/ML experience, strong Python or R skills, and fluency with cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in a quantitative field (CS/Statistics/Math/Physics).
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on data science and ML experience.
• Proficiency in Python or R with common libraries.
• Strong SQL and big data tech experience (Spark/Hadoop).
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Excellent data visualization and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently in a remote setting.
• Experience with NLP or computer vision is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy advanced ML models and algorithms.
• Analyze data to identify trends and actionable insights.
• Clean and transform large, complex datasets from multiple sources.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and marketing to translate needs into DS solutions.
• Develop and maintain data pipelines and deployment strategies.
• Present findings clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Stay updated with advances in DS, ML, and AI.
• Mentor junior data scientists and share knowledge.
• Evaluate and adopt new tools and technologies to enhance capabilities.

Skills

Python or R proficiency

SQL proficiency

Data visualization

Communication skills

Mentoring junior data scientists

Education

Master's or PhD in Computer Science / Statistics / Mathematics / Physics or related quantitative field

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

scikit-learn

Pandas

Spark

Hadoop

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Scientist for a fully remote role. You will design and deploy advanced ML models, transform large datasets, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive data-informed decisions.

You’ll mentor junior scientists and stay at the forefront of DS/AI developments. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of hands-on DS/ML experience, strong Python or R skills, and fluency with cloud platforms.