Senior Data Scientist - Remote FinTech AI & ML Innovator

Placements24; Bloemfontein; Hybrid; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Scientist for a fully remote role operating from Bloemfontein and serving a global client base. You will build predictive models, optimize financial strategies, and drive innovation with large datasets in fintech contexts.

You will collaborate with product and engineering teams, deploy ML solutions for fraud detection, credit scoring, and more, and mentor junior data scientists while maintaining data pipelines and quality.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master''s in a quantitative field.
• 5+ years in data science with a focus on financial applications.
• Proficiency in Python or R and ML libraries.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy ML models for fraud detection, credit scoring, and algorithmic trading.
• Perform advanced statistical analysis and data mining on large, complex datasets.
• Collaborate with product managers and engineers to translate business requirements into data science solutions.
• Develop and maintain data pipelines and ensure data quality and integrity.
• Communicate complex findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Mentor junior data scientists and contribute to the team''s technical growth.

Skills

Remote collaboration

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

PhD or Master's in a quantitative field

Tools

Python

R

scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Scientist for a fully remote role operating from Bloemfontein and serving a global client base. You will build predictive models, optimize financial strategies, and drive innovation with large datasets in fintech contexts.

You will collaborate with product and engineering teams, deploy ML solutions for fraud detection, credit scoring, and more, and mentor junior data scientists while maintaining data pipelines and quality.