At BASF, we create chemistry through the power of connected minds. By balancing economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility, we are building a more sustainable future through chemistry. As the world’s leading chemical company, we help our customers in nearly every industry meet the current and future needs of society through science and innovation. We achieve this through our commitment to continuous improvement and operational excellence, which gives us the opportunity to set and deliver on ambitious, long-term goals. We provide a challenging and rewarding work environment with a strong emphasis on process safety, as well as the safety of our employees and the communities we operate in and are always working to form the best team—especially from within, through an emphasis on lifelong learning and development. This allows for our employees to innovate and generate new ideas, put them into action, and gain insights from them to further advance our collective expertise. And we are constantly striving to become an even better place to work. BASF has been recognized by Forbes Magazine in 2020 as one of America’s Best Employers. We strongly support the spirit of collaboration through effectively involving team members and colleagues from other relevant units when developing and executing strategies and projects. Come join us on our journey to create solutions for a sustainable future! Senior Computational Scientist (2001837) – San Diego, CA Where the Chemistry Happens As part of an enthusiastic global team of experts, you will lead the digitalization activities around data management & application development at our site in San Diego. This is an excellent opportunity for you to demonstrate your experience with Agile Methodology, as well as your proficiency with Git, CI/CD pipelines, Azure and/or AWS. Although not required, the following will be advantageous in this role: experience developing tools for data visualization and analysis, experience with integrating and connecting data systems to LIMS (Laboratory information systems) or EMR (electronic medical records), experience with SQL, Oracle, mySQL, JSON, and/or exposure to Bioinformatics and Bioscience. Qualifications - BASF recognizes institutions of Higher Education which are accredited by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or equivalent Formula for Success Demonstrating your Team Lead and/or Management Experience with local and remote teams, you will manage a growing team of local developers & data management specialists. Your effective communication skills will serve you well as you communicate progress to management, as well as the global team. Applying your extensive experience with Vue, React (if no Vue), Python, Microservices and data architecture, as well as your experience in designing very intuitive UI/UX, you will collect and analyze user requirements and actively support the development efforts of these new solutions. Leveraging your education in Computer Science or a related discipline and your experience integrating tools and services as part of application architecture, you will make sure that all developed solutions fit into the global IT architecture and help in designing this future IT landscape. Create Your Own Chemistry: What We Offer You Adding value to our customers begins with adding value to you. You@BASF is the suite of benefits, perks, programs and unique opportunities we offer to support you—the whole you—in all stages of your life and career. With you@BASF, you create your own chemistry. The total rewards that you receive as a BASF employee go way beyond a paycheck. From competitive health and insurance plans, to robust retirement benefits that include company-matching contributions, to making sure you never stop learning, we believe investing in you is investing in our success. Working for a large, global organization, you’ll have a chance to grow professionally and personally, expand your network and build a rewarding and dynamic career. BASF provides interesting and challenging learning and development opportunities to help you make the most of your talents and your job.
