Senior Data Scientist — Predictive Maintenance (Remote)

Placements24; Gauteng; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Remote-friendly

Home office budget

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join a remote-first team focused on industrial IoT. You will develop and deploy predictive maintenance models using time-series data from sensors and systems, impacting downtime and maintenance efficiency.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years in data science with strong ML, statistical modeling, and data engineering skills, plus experience in cloud platforms and IoT data. This role offers flexibility and a high-impact data-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field.
• Minimum of 6 years of professional experience in data science and machine learning, with a focus on time-series analysis and predictive modeling.
• Proficiency in Python or R, and libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, Pandas, NumPy.
• Strong SQL and database skills.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) is a plus, plus IoT data experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop, train, and deploy ML models for predictive maintenance, anomaly detection, and performance optimization using time-series data.
• Clean, process, and transform large datasets from IoT sensors, logs, and maintenance records.
• Collaborate with software engineers to integrate predictive models into production systems and IoT platforms.
• Design experiments to test model performance, ensuring robustness and accuracy.
• Visualize data and model results to communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Stay updated on ML advancements and contribute to data infrastructure and best practices.

Skills

Python

R

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Scikit-learn

Pandas

NumPy

Education

Master's or PhD in Data Science/Statistics/CS/Math

Tools

SQL

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join a remote-first team focused on industrial IoT. You will develop and deploy predictive maintenance models using time-series data from sensors and systems, impacting downtime and maintenance efficiency.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years in data science with strong ML, statistical modeling, and data engineering skills, plus experience in cloud platforms and IoT data. This role offers flexibility and a high-impact data-driven environment.