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Senior Data Scientist - Oil & Gas Analytics

Randburg, West Johannesburg🌐 Remote💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-26 → 2026-09-30

Core

Spearhead advanced analytics initiatives to drive operational efficiencies, enhance exploration success, and optimize production through predictive modeling and machine learning for Oil & Gas operations.

Role type

Senior IC data scientist (Oil & Gas)

Builds

Predictive models for equipment failure, production optimization, reservoir performance, and market trends

Domain

Oil & Gas / Energy

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, R, SQL, Spark, Hadoop, statistical modeling, machine learning, data mining

Preferred skills

Domain expertise in geoscience or engineering, experience mentoring junior data scientists

Technologies

scikit-learn, TensorFlow, Pytorch

Responsibilities

Develop and implement advanced statistical models and machine learning algorithms; Clean, process, and analyze large, diverse datasets from various sources within the oil and gas value chain; Design and conduct A/B tests and other experiments to validate hypotheses; Collaborate with domain experts to understand needs and translate them into data science projects; Mentor junior data scientists and contribute to the development of best practices and methodologies

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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