Senior Data Scientist — ML Leader in Durban

Placements24; Durban; Sur place; ZAR 1 100 000 - 1 900 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical Aid

Retirement Fund

Bonuses

Professional Development

Paid Time Off

Challenging Projects

Leadership Opportunities

Résumé du poste

Placements24 is recruiting a Senior Data Scientist in Durban to lead ML-driven initiatives and deliver predictive models that guide business decisions. The role emphasizes collaboration with data engineers, software developers, and business units, with a strong need for translating complex insights into actionable outcomes.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in data science, deep ML expertise, and hands-on experience with Python/R, ML libraries, and cloud platforms, working from our Durban office.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience as a Data Scientist with a significant focus on ML.
• Proficiency in Python or R, including libraries such as scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras, pandas, and NumPy.
• Strong understanding of statistical modeling, data mining, and ML algorithms.
• Experience with SQL for data extraction and manipulation.
• Familiarity with big data tech (Spark, Hadoop) and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Proven ability to translate business problems into data science solutions.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Responsabilités

• Design, develop, and implement advanced machine learning models for business problems.
• Conduct exploratory data analysis to identify trends and opportunities in large datasets.
• Preprocess and clean complex datasets for modeling.
• Evaluate model performance and iterate to improve accuracy and robustness.
• Deploy ML models into production with data engineers and software developers.
• Communicate findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Stay updated on latest ML and AI advancements.
• Mentor junior data scientists and share knowledge.
• Document models, experiments, and methodologies.
• Collaborate with business units to translate needs into data science problems.

Connaissances

Python

R

scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Keras

Pandas

NumPy

Data Visualization

SQL

Formation

PhD or Master’s in a quantitative field

Outils

Spark

Hadoop

AWS

Azure

GCP

Description du poste

Placements24 is recruiting a Senior Data Scientist in Durban to lead ML-driven initiatives and deliver predictive models that guide business decisions. The role emphasizes collaboration with data engineers, software developers, and business units, with a strong need for translating complex insights into actionable outcomes.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in data science, deep ML expertise, and hands-on experience with Python/R, ML libraries, and cloud platforms, working from our Durban office.