At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our Data Science team to create impactful analytics systems and predictive models.
- Company: Lubrizol, a global leader in specialty chemicals with a commitment to diversity.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, flexible hours, paid holidays, and onsite perks like a subsidised restaurant.
- Other info: Flexible internship duration of 12-16 weeks with opportunities for personal growth.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the chemical industry while developing your skills in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: PhD enrolment in data science, statistics, or related fields; strong programming and analytical skills.
The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a specialty chemical company whose science delivers sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve wellbeing and enhance modern life. Founded in 1928, Lubrizol owns and operates more than 100 manufacturing facilities, sales, and technical offices around the world and has about 8,000 employees.
We value diversity in professional backgrounds and life experiences. By enabling a consistent, unbiased, and transparent recruitment process, Lubrizol seeks to create a positive experience for candidates so we can get to know them at their best. We recognize unique work and life situations and offer flexibility, ensuring our employees feel engaged and fulfilled in every aspect of life.
Join Our Thriving Team at Lubrizol as a Data Scientist/Statistician Intern (PhD level) Unleash Your Potential. At Lubrizol we're transforming the chemical industry and looking for exceptional talent to join us on this journey. If you are ready to join an international company with talent around the world, and want to make a real impact, we want you on our team.
What You'll Do:
The empowered and agile Data Science & Statistics team is charged with creating analytics systems that enable highly effective product development via virtual experimentation, optimization and knowledge discovery. In addition, the team provides data science consulting services to the Lubrizol technical community throughout the world. You'll collaborate with a diverse group of passionate individuals to deliver sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve wellbeing and enhance modern life.
Potential projects (depending on intern skills and current Lubrizol needs):
- Create predictive models by mining complex data for critical formulating or testing insights
- Implement and assess algorithms in R and Python (SAS, JMP, or C#/C++, optional)
- Research, develop, and operationalize new statistical, machine learning and/or optimization methods
- Implement and improve forecasting algorithms
- Investigate applications of Cheminformatics modelling
- Investigate active learning for process optimization scheduling and inventory optimization
- Accelerate process and product development cycle using emerging AI methods (such as LLM, RAG, Agentic AI)
Previous intern projects include:
- Predictive modeling using Bayesian and machine learning methods
- R/Shiny tool development to enable model predictions and formulation optimization
- Creation of an interactive visualization tool for monitoring predictive models
- Development of a bootstrap procedure for a hypothesis test
- Multitask learning (transfer learning) using co-regionalized Gaussian Processes
- Multivariate variable selection approach using Variational Bayes
- Multi-objective optimization using genetic algorithms
- Survival modeling using bagged Cox proportional hazards regression trees
- Bootstrap variance estimation for complex nonlinear models
What We're Looking For:
Requirements:
- Enrolled in a PhD program such as statistics, data science, machine learning, or in chemistry/chemical engineering with data science skills
- Dual degree students (e.g., statistics/data science and chemistry, chemical engineering, computational chemistry, etc.) are encouraged to apply
Skills That Make a Difference:
Our projects can be tailored to each intern’s individual skills and interests, so candidates who are a good match for some of the skills listed are encouraged to apply, even if they don’t match every single one.
- Significant coursework in one or more out of: Predictive modeling, Bayesian approaches, Optimization
- Able to efficiently manipulate, process, and analyse data of various modalities, including numerical, image, text, and beyond
- Advanced programming skills and exposure to data query languages
- Interest and experience in advanced statistical and machine learning methodology (PhD level)
- Curiosity, creativity, initiative, and autonomy
Perks and Rewards That Inspire:
- Onsite at Hazelwood, near Derby, UK
- Competitive hourly wage with tenure-based raises
- Paid holidays within your work period
- Subsidized on-site restaurant
- Free car parking
Start and end dates are flexible dependent on your course structure and availability; internships typically last for 12-16 weeks.
Data Scientist Intern (PhD level) in Derby employer: Lubrizol
At Lubrizol, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that fosters a culture of innovation and inclusivity. Our Data Scientist Interns benefit from a competitive hourly wage, flexible internship durations, and a supportive work environment located in Hazelwood, near Derby, UK, where they can collaborate with a diverse team on impactful projects. With opportunities for personal and professional growth, along with perks like paid holidays and a subsidised on-site restaurant, Lubrizol is dedicated to empowering our employees to thrive both in their careers and personal lives.
