Senior Data Scientist - Remote, Renewable Energy Analytics

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

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote position

Competitive salary

remote work stipend

Health insurance

Paid time off

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join a distributed analytics team focused on renewable energy forecasting and grid optimization. The role is fully remote within South Africa, leveraging large energy datasets to deliver actionable insights and drive decision-making across engineering, operations, and product teams.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in data science, strong Python/R skills, and expertise in ML, time-series, and big data technologies.

Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in Data Science, Statistics, CS, Physics, or related field.
• 7+ years of professional experience in data science with predictive modeling focus.
• Proficiency in Python or R and libraries such as scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Pandas.
• Experience with SQL and big data technologies like Spark and Hadoop.
• Strong background in statistical modeling, time series, and optimization.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement advanced statistical models and ML algorithms for energy data.
• Analyze large-scale energy datasets including consumption, production, and weather data.
• Build predictive models for energy demand forecasting and generation optimization.
• Design experiments (A/B tests) to evaluate model performance and impact.
• Create data visualization tools and dashboards for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborate with engineers, grid operators, and product managers to define data requirements.
• Contribute to data infrastructure and pipelines for efficient processing.
• Stay current with data science and AI advancements in energy.
• Mentor junior data scientists and support team growth.
• Ensure data quality, integrity, and privacy in analytics.

Skills

Python

R

scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Pandas

SQL

Spark

Hadoop

Time series

Optimization

Education

Master's or Ph.D. in Data Science/Statistics/CS/Physics or related field

Tools

Spark

Hadoop

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join a distributed analytics team focused on renewable energy forecasting and grid optimization. The role is fully remote within South Africa, leveraging large energy datasets to deliver actionable insights and drive decision-making across engineering, operations, and product teams.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in data science, strong Python/R skills, and expertise in ML, time-series, and big data technologies.