Senior Remote Real Estate Data Scientist

Placements24; Bloemfontein; Ibrido; ZAR 900.000 - 1.300.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Fully remote

Competitive salary

Stock options

Health coverage

Retirement planning

Professional development

Descrizione del lavoro

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Remote Real Estate Data Scientist to join their global, fully remote team. You will design and deploy advanced ML models on real estate datasets, from property valuations to tenant behavior, translating insights into business impact.

The role emphasizes collaboration with product and engineering teams, data governance, and mentoring junior data scientists, while staying abreast of AI advances to shape strategy in the real estate sector.

Competenze

• Minimum 6 years in data science, with focus on real estate data.
• Strong programming skills in Python or R and related libraries.
• Extensive SQL experience; NoSQL is a plus.
• Experience building and deploying ML models and time-series forecasting.

Mansioni

• Design and implement ML models and statistical analyses on real estate data.
• Extract, clean, and transform large, complex datasets from diverse sources.
• Develop predictive models for valuations, market trends, and behavior.
• Collaborate with product managers, engineers and stakeholders.
• Communicate findings via reports and presentations to diverse audiences.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and features with data science.
• Stay current with AI advances and industry applications in real estate.
• Mentor junior data scientists and contribute to data science strategy.
• Ensure data quality, integrity, and security in analyses.
• Contribute to data infrastructure and governance frameworks.

Conoscenze

Strong analytical skills

Remote collaboration

Communication

Mentoring

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Formazione

Master's or PhD in quantitative field

Strumenti

Python

R

SQL

Pandas

NumPy

Scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Tableau

Power BI

Spark

AWS/GCP/Azure

Descrizione del lavoro

About the Role

Our client, a leading proptech innovator, is seeking a highly skilled Senior Remote Real Estate Data Scientist to join their entirely remote global team. This role is pivotal in leveraging vast datasets to uncover insights, build predictive models, and drive data-informed decision-making across our client's real estate platforms. You will work with complex datasets related to property markets, tenant behavior, and operational efficiency to identify trends, forecast outcomes, and optimize strategies. This position offers the unique opportunity to shape the future of real estate through advanced analytics, from wherever you are based in South Africa.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement sophisticated machine learning models and statistical analyses related to real estate data.
• Extract, clean, and transform large, complex datasets from various sources (e.g., market data, transaction records, user behavior).
• Develop predictive models for property valuations, market trends, investment performance, and customer behavior.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and business stakeholders to understand their needs and translate them into data science solutions.
• Visualize and communicate complex findings and recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences through clear reports and presentations.
• Identify opportunities to leverage data science to improve business processes, product features, and strategic decision-making.
• Stay current with the latest advancements in data science, machine learning, AI, and their applications in the real estate industry.
• Mentor junior data scientists and contribute to the overall data science strategy and best practices within the organization.
• Ensure data quality, integrity, and security in all analytical processes.
• Contribute to the development of data infrastructure and data governance frameworks.

Requirements

• Master's or Ph.D. in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, or a related quantitative field.
• Minimum of 6 years of professional experience in data science, with a significant focus on real estate data or a closely related domain.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python or R, and experience with relevant libraries (e.g., Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch).
• Strong experience with SQL and working with relational databases; experience with NoSQL databases is a plus.
• Expertise in building and deploying machine learning models, including regression, classification, clustering, and time-series forecasting.
• Demonstrated ability to handle large datasets and perform complex data manipulation and analysis.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically and creatively.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a remote, cross-functional team environment.
• Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Matplotlib).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and big data technologies (e.g., Spark) is advantageous.

Benefits

• This is a fully remote position offering significant flexibility and autonomy.
• Our client offers a highly competitive salary, stock options, and comprehensive benefits, including advanced health coverage and retirement planning.
• Continuous professional development is strongly encouraged through access to online courses, conferences, and research opportunities.
• Join an innovative and globally distributed team, contributing cutting-edge data-driven solutions to the real estate sector from your home office.