R&d Data Scientist

CT Technology & Innovation-E122

R&D Data Scientist - Full Time - Winterthur, Switzerland

Sulzer is a leading engineering company with a proud heritage of innovation. Join our global team to grow your expertise and develop innovative solutions that enable a prosperous and more sustainable society.

Join our Technology & Innovation team within Sulzer Chemtech in Winterthur, Switzerland as R&D Data scientist to help us take digital innovation to the next level.

You will help drive our digitalization strategy by leading and delivering data-driven solutions to accelerate our ambitious, sustainable growth agenda.

Your main tasks and responsibilities :

• Design and implement data-driven initiatives for product and process R&D.
• Combine data science, statistic with domain experience to facilitate data-driven decision making.
• Work closely with cross-functional project teams to develop digital & data science solutions.
• Develop insights from complex datasets, generate data-driven hypotheses, design experiments and drive the development of optimized products and process solutions.
• Design and implement data-driven / digital tools for advanced analytics, predictive algorithms, and data visualization.
• Communicate actionable insights using data to a diverse audience across all levels of the organization.
• Be an ambassador for driving a data-driven mindset across the organization.

To succeed in this role, you will need :

• PhD in Chemical or Process Engineering (or similar) with relevant domain experience.
• Strong background in data science and hands-on experience in applying data-driven / statistical learning methodologies to chemical process / product development is a must have.
• Industrial experience in data science / modeling in the chemical process industry with is a big advantage.
• Experience in programming languages such as python, R and data science toolkits.
• Additional experimental background in relevant domains is a plus.
• Ability to build effective relationships with experimentalists and cross-functional teams.
• Bold thinker, proactive, collaborative, solution-oriented, "doer" mindset.
• Experience in identifying data science opportunities based on business needs.
• Knowledge of software development best practices, database management and agile methodologies.
• Fluency in English, written and spoken.

What we offer you :

• 25 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) + service days
• Defined contribution pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Program / health care
• On-site car parking / public transport allowance
• Access to a wide range of discounts

No visa or work permit support can be provided for this role

Sulzer is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in the strength of a diverse workforce and are committed to offering an inclusive work environment.

We are proud to be recognized as a Top Employer 2024 in Brazil, China, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.