Senior Data Scientist - Hybrid (Finance, AI & Risk)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical aid and retirement fund

Hybrid work model

Learning opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 in Kimberley, Northern Cape, SA, seeks a Senior Data Scientist to drive advanced analytics and ML initiatives. You will extract insights from large datasets, supporting risk management, customer behavior analysis, and fraud detection.

The role is hybrid, combining on-site collaboration in Kimberley with remote flexibility, and offers opportunities to mentor juniors and deploy models to production as part of a broader data strategy.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in a quantitative field such as Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, or related discipline.
• 5-7 years of professional experience in data science or a related analytical role.
• Proficiency in Python and R.
• Experience with ML libraries: scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch.
• SQL and big data technologies: Spark, Hadoop.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain advanced statistical models and ML algorithms.
• Analyze large datasets to identify trends, patterns, and actionable insights.
• Design and conduct A/B tests and experiments to evaluate model performance.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business problems into data science tasks.
• Develop data visualizations and dashboards to communicate findings.
• Stay updated with advances in data science, ML, and AI.
• Mentor junior data scientists and share knowledge.
• Ensure data quality, integrity, and reliability for analysis.
• Build and deploy predictive models into production environments.
• Contribute to the company's data strategy and roadmap.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Data visualization

Problem solving

Education

Master's or PhD in quantitative field

Tools

Python

R

scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

SQL

Spark

Hadoop

Job description

Placements24 in Kimberley, Northern Cape, SA, seeks a Senior Data Scientist to drive advanced analytics and ML initiatives. You will extract insights from large datasets, supporting risk management, customer behavior analysis, and fraud detection.

The role is hybrid, combining on-site collaboration in Kimberley with remote flexibility, and offers opportunities to mentor juniors and deploy models to production as part of a broader data strategy.