About Lubrizol
The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is committed to enabling a sustainable future. Our unmatched science unlocks immense possibilities at the molecular level, driving sustainable and measurable results to help the world Move Cleaner, Create Smarter and Live Better. Our solutions are used by people every day, improving billions of lives around the world.
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.
Data Scientist / Statistician Intern (BS/MS/PhD Students)
The Statistics & Data Analytics Team
Operating like a start-up company, but with the backing of a large corporation, this empowered and agile 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.
We are actively recruiting Data Scientist/Statistician Interns for 2021/2 for a three month period. Opportunities are available for students pursuing their Bachelors, Masters, or PhD degrees in relevant areas of study.
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, Python, SAS, JMP or C#/C++
- Research and implement new statistical, machine learning and/or optimization approaches (PhD level)
- Collaborate with data science team, as well as, scientists and engineers, to understand their needs, and find creative solutions to meet those needs
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
- Multitask learning (transfer learning) using co-regionalized Gaussian Processes (PhD level)
- Multi-objective optimization using genetic algorithms (PhD level)
- Survival modeling using bagged Cox proportional hazards regression trees (PhD level)
- Bootstrap variance estimation for complex nonlinear models (PhD level)
What tools do you need for success?
- Enrolled, OR recently qualified in a Bachelors, Masters or PhD program such as statistics, data analytics, machine learning
- Excellent programming skills with the ability to learn new methods quickly
- Exposure to database systems and the ability to efficiently manipulate complex data (BS/MS level)
- Interest and experience in advanced statistical modeling/machine learning methods (PhD level)
- Coursework in statistical modeling and data mining methods
- Curiosity and creativity
Lubrizol will support you to develop your own skills and progress as part of a global organisation.
Together, we are Lubrizol: Where science excels, and people make a difference
It’s an exciting time to be part of Lubrizol. Lubrizol is not staying put. We are continually learning and evolving. Our passion delivers our success — not only for Lubrizol but for those who count on us every day: our employees, customers and communities. We are talented people working together to solve problems and improve lives through science. We are making a difference, and we will never stop pushing to do it better.
Lubrizol is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from a diverse range of applicants. All applicants will be considered entirely based on their relevant merits and abilities.
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If you’re interested in the position, we encourage you to apply. Lubrizol is always looking for candidates who embody our cultural beliefs in everything they do. If you’re All In, Lead Decisively, Take Action, Think External, and can Be Courageous, Lubrizol could be the place for you.
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