Senior Data Scientist - ML/AI, Hybrid, East London

Placements24; East London; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness benefits

Performance bonuses

Professional development budget

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Our client in East London, Eastern Cape, ZA seeks a Senior Data Scientist with expertise in Machine Learning and AI to design, build, and deploy advanced ML models on large datasets. Hybrid work allows for in-office collaboration at the East London headquarters with remote flexibility.

You will partner with engineering, product, and business teams to deliver AI-driven solutions while mentoring junior data scientists and contributing to data governance practices.

Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Minimum of 4 years of professional experience as a Data Scientist with a strong ML focus.
• Proficiency in Python or R and libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, Pandas.
• Solid understanding of ML algorithms (regression, classification, clustering, deep learning) and statistical modeling.
• Experience with SQL and data manipulation; familiarity with Spark/Hadoop is a plus.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills; experience in a hybrid work environment.
• Based in or willing to commute to East London, Eastern Cape, ZA for on-site collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Develop, train, and deploy machine learning models for prediction, classification, and clustering tasks.
• Analyze complex datasets to identify trends, patterns, and anomalies.
• Design data preprocessing pipelines and feature engineering strategies.
• Evaluate model performance using appropriate metrics and iterate to improve accuracy and robustness.
• Collaborate with software engineers to integrate ML models into production systems.
• Communicate complex analytical findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Stay current with the latest advancements in machine learning, deep learning, and AI research.
• Mentor junior data scientists and contribute to knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to data governance and best practices.

Skills

Python

R

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Scikit-learn

SQL

Spark

Communication

Education

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

Tools

Pandas

Jupyter

Git

Job description

Our client in East London, Eastern Cape, ZA seeks a Senior Data Scientist with expertise in Machine Learning and AI to design, build, and deploy advanced ML models on large datasets. Hybrid work allows for in-office collaboration at the East London headquarters with remote flexibility.

You will partner with engineering, product, and business teams to deliver AI-driven solutions while mentoring junior data scientists and contributing to data governance practices.