Senior Data Scientist & ML Lead - AI Strategy & Growth

Placements24; Benoni; Hybrid; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical aid

Provident fund

Performance bonuses

Learning opportunities

Conference attendance

Job summary

Placements24 partners with a rapidly expanding technology firm in Benoni to hire a Lead Data Scientist & Machine Learning Engineer. You will spearhead development and deployment of advanced ML models and data-driven solutions while guiding a team of data scientists and engineers.

The role focuses on shaping the company's data science strategy, driving AI initiatives, and translating analytical findings into business value across Gauteng.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a quantitative field as listed.
• 7+ years in data science and ML with leadership exposure.
• Proven track record deploying ML models and data pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and deployment of ML models.
• Mentor data scientists and ML engineers.
• Build scalable data pipelines for model training and deployment.
• Translate ML insights into business value for stakeholders.
• Stay current with AI research and industry best practices.

Skills

Leadership

Python

R

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Scikit-learn

Spark

Hadoop

AWS

Azure

GCP

MLOps

NLP

Deep learning

Communication

Education

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

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Scikit-learn

Spark

Hadoop

AWS

Azure

GCP

MLOps

Job description

Placements24 partners with a rapidly expanding technology firm in Benoni to hire a Lead Data Scientist & Machine Learning Engineer. You will spearhead development and deployment of advanced ML models and data-driven solutions while guiding a team of data scientists and engineers.

The role focuses on shaping the company's data science strategy, driving AI initiatives, and translating analytical findings into business value across Gauteng.