Senior Machine Learning Scientist - Remote-First & Impact-Driven

Placements24; Pretoria; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote setup

Professional development

Flexible hours

Health insurance

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly accomplished Senior Data Scientist with a focus on machine learning to join our client, a pioneering data analytics firm, on a remote-first basis. You will design, build, and deploy advanced ML models that solve real business problems from Pretoria or anywhere.

The ideal candidate has a Master’s or PhD in a quantitative field, 5+ years of data science experience, and proficiency in Python or R with TensorFlow, PyTorch, and scikit-learn.

Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field.
• 5+ years of experience in data science with a strong emphasis on ML model development.
• Proficiency in Python or R and libraries like TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, Pandas, NumPy.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement ML models and algorithms to address business problems.
• Analyze large datasets to identify trends and insights.
• Build and maintain data pipelines for model training and deployment.
• Evaluate and optimize model performance using appropriate metrics.
• Collaborate with engineers and analysts to integrate ML solutions into products and processes.
• Communicate findings clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Stay current with ML/AI advances and develop proofs-of-concept.

Skills

Python/R

ML model development

Data analysis

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Master's or PhD in a quantitative field

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

scikit-learn

Pandas

NumPy

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly accomplished Senior Data Scientist with a focus on machine learning to join our client, a pioneering data analytics firm, on a remote-first basis. You will design, build, and deploy advanced ML models that solve real business problems from Pretoria or anywhere.

The ideal candidate has a Master’s or PhD in a quantitative field, 5+ years of data science experience, and proficiency in Python or R with TensorFlow, PyTorch, and scikit-learn.