Senior Data Scientist, Remote Energy Analytics & AI

Placements24; Pretoria; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Professional development budget

Equity potential

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to lead remote energy analytics initiatives across the Oil & Gas sector. This role focuses on deploying ML models, handling large datasets, and delivering data-driven insights that influence maintenance and operations.

Ideal candidates hold a PhD or Master’s in a quantitative field with 8+ years of experience. Strong Python/R, Spark, Hadoop, and SQL skills are required, with remote collaboration and a global impact in a fully remote setting.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or Master's in Data Science, CS, Statistics or related field.
• 8+ years of professional data science experience with impactful analytics.
• Proficiency in Python or R and data science libraries.
• Strong experience with Spark/Hadoop and SQL databases.

Responsibilities

• Develop ML models for predictive analytics and anomaly detection.
• Analyze large datasets from sensors, logs, and financial records.
• Data cleansing, feature engineering, and model validation.
• Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to define problems.
• Communicate findings via visualizations to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Stay updated on ML/AI advances and champion adoption.

Skills

Python

R

Big data analytics

Data visualization

Remote collaboration

Education

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

Tools

scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Spark

Hadoop

SQL

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to lead remote energy analytics initiatives across the Oil & Gas sector. This role focuses on deploying ML models, handling large datasets, and delivering data-driven insights that influence maintenance and operations.

Ideal candidates hold a PhD or Master’s in a quantitative field with 8+ years of experience. Strong Python/R, Spark, Hadoop, and SQL skills are required, with remote collaboration and a global impact in a fully remote setting.