Senior Data Scientist — Remote, Equity & Impact

Placements24; Randburg; Hybrid; ZAR 1,995,000 - 3,657,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options or equity grants

Fully remote work arrangement

Competitive salary

Professional development budget

Unlimited paid time off

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join a fully remote AI/ML team. You will design, develop, and deploy advanced models to solve business challenges, with strong emphasis on production readiness and scalability.

You will collaborate with engineers, product managers, and analysts, mentor junior researchers, and stay current on AI advances while communicating complex insights to diverse stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a quantitative field (MS/PhD).
• 6+ years in data science with ML/AI focus.
• Proven track record deploying ML models in production.
• Strong Python and R proficiency; deep learning exp.
• Excellent communication with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement ML models and algorithms for business challenges.
• Perform data mining, wrangling, and feature engineering on large datasets.
• Collaborate with engineers, PMs, and analysts to deliver AI solutions.
• Evaluate models and iterate to improve performance and reliability.
• Mentor junior data scientists and share best practices.

Skills

Python proficiency

Statistical modeling

Machine learning

Deep learning

Communication skills

Education

Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, or related field

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

scikit-learn

Pandas

NumPy

Spark

Hadoop

SQL

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join a fully remote AI/ML team. You will design, develop, and deploy advanced models to solve business challenges, with strong emphasis on production readiness and scalability.

You will collaborate with engineers, product managers, and analysts, mentor junior researchers, and stay current on AI advances while communicating complex insights to diverse stakeholders.