Job Description:
To support our Technology Department in the Advanced Materials division, we are looking for an Intern in Data Science. The position is a 6-month internship, and it is based in our Advanced Materials Innovation Center in Basel (Switzerland). The objective of this internship is to support digital transformation within the Technology department of Huntsman Advanced Materials. The intern will work within a multidisciplinary team and will contribute to the multiple knowledge management projects.
Your main accountabilities as Data Science Intern will be:
- Compile and analyze experimental data from archived projects to be utilized in data science initiatives using our ELN software and scripts.
- Build, maintain, and optimize end-to-end data pipelines that acquire, ingest, and process data from multiple sources into the enterprise Generative AI Platform.
- Develop, prototype and test LLM-based architecture and agentic systems processing large-scale structured and unstructured datasets.
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to translate domain-specific problems into computational solutions (e.g. retrieval, ranking, reasoning etc.) in the field of chemistry and material science.
- Assist in the automation of manual processes & dashboards.
- Participate in code reviews and agile development cycles.
- Document data processing scripts, data workflows and generate technical reports.
Requirements:
- Minimum Bachelor's degree or enrolled in a Master Program in computer science, applied mathematics, engineering or statistics.
- Strong programming skills in Python; JavaScript is a plus.
- Familiar with LLMs, vector databases and prompt engineering concepts.
- Familiar with cloud service platforms (e.g., Azure).
- Basic knowledge of web development frameworks and SQL.
- Basic knowledge of machine learning is a plus.
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Passion to learn and a collaborative mindset
- Fluent in English
If you would like to join an innovative, collaborative, and multicultural team, please apply now. We are looking forward to receiving your application. Please submit your resume to Huntsman Advanced Materials (Switzerland) GmbH, via our Huntsman Career webpage.
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What We Do
Huntsman Corporation is a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated and specialty chemicals with 2019 revenues of approximately $7 billion. Our chemical products number in the thousands and are sold worldwide to manufacturers serving a broad and diverse range of consumer and industrial end markets. We operate more than 70 manufacturing, R&D and operations facilities in approximately 30 countries and employ approximately 9,000 associates within our four distinct business divisions.
We view our customers as valued partners. That’s why we believe in a collaborative approach to client relations and work directly with our customers to develop new chemical components that meet their unique needs. Our dedication to our customers is matched only by our dedication to the environment. As part of our commitment to bettering the industry, we strive to operate safe, clean, efficient facilities in an environmentally and socially responsible manner. This means actively seeking opportunities to leverage our resources to assist those in need around the world. It’s all part of our growth-driven approach, which reflects the spirit of free enterprise and is centered on creating mutual benefits for customers, employees, suppliers and the communities where we work.
