Senior Remote Data Scientist - Mining Analytics

Placements24; Rustenburg; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Fully remote within SA

Annual bonus

Medical aid

Retirement savings plan

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Data Scientist to join a mining technology leader. You will analyze ore grade, equipment performance, safety incidents, and operations data to drive data-informed decisions.

This fully remote role is within South Africa, with potential global placements subject to client policy. You will build ML models for predictive maintenance and production forecasting, develop data pipelines, and present insights to cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Data Science, Statistics, CS, or Mathematics.
• Minimum 5 years of professional data science experience with mining analytics preferred.
• Proficiency in Python or R with modern ML libraries (pandas, scikit-learn, TensorFlow or PyTorch).
• Strong SQL skills for data extraction and manipulation and experience with Spark/Hadoop.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and data visualization (Tableau/Power BI).

Responsibilities

• Collect, clean, and preprocess large mining operation datasets.
• Develop, validate, and deploy ML models for predictive maintenance and forecasting.
• Analyze statistics to identify trends and KPIs in mining data.
• Design A/B tests to evaluate operational changes.
• Create dashboards and reports for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborate with geologists, engineers, and operations managers.
• Stay updated with advances in data science for mining.
• Build and maintain robust data pipelines and analytics frameworks.
• Communicate findings and recommendations clearly.
• Contribute to data strategy and best practices.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

Pandas

scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Spark

Tableau

Power BI

Education

Master's or PhD in Data Science

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Data Scientist to join a mining technology leader. You will analyze ore grade, equipment performance, safety incidents, and operations data to drive data-informed decisions.

This fully remote role is within South Africa, with potential global placements subject to client policy. You will build ML models for predictive maintenance and production forecasting, develop data pipelines, and present insights to cross-functional teams.