Senior Data Scientist - ML (Remote) | Predictive AI

Placements24; Pretoria; Hybrid; ZAR 1,959,000 - 2,938,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work allowance

Health, dental, vision insurance

Flexible working hours

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join a remote analytics team. The role focuses on building and deploying predictive models and AI solutions to drive business strategy and improve customer experiences.

You will collaborate with product managers, engineers, and business stakeholders to translate analyses into actionable insights. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in data science and ML, strong Python or R skills, and experience with big data and cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in data science and machine learning.
• Proficiency in Python or R with libraries like scikit-learn, TensorFlow or PyTorch.
• Strong understanding of ML algorithms and statistical modeling techniques.
• Experience with big data technologies and cloud platforms (Spark, Hadoop, AWS/Azure/GCP).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement advanced machine learning models for prediction, classification, and clustering.
• Clean, process, and transform large, complex datasets for modeling.
• Develop and maintain data pipelines and automated model training processes.
• Evaluate model performance, conduct A/B tests, and iterate for improvement.
• Communicate complex findings to non-technical stakeholders.
• Stay current with advances in ML, AI, and data science techniques.

Skills

Data science

Machine learning

Python

R

Big data

Cloud platforms

Model deployment

Communication

Education

Masters or PhD in CS/Statistics/Math

Tools

scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Spark

Hadoop

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join a remote analytics team. The role focuses on building and deploying predictive models and AI solutions to drive business strategy and improve customer experiences.

You will collaborate with product managers, engineers, and business stakeholders to translate analyses into actionable insights. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in data science and ML, strong Python or R skills, and experience with big data and cloud platforms.