Machine Learning Scientist

Location

Zwijnaarde

Working hours

Full-time

Contract Type

Permanent

Working area

R&D

Join the team

Agriculture plays a fundamental role in fulfilling many of humanity’s basic needs: food, feed, energy. To support growers and those who take care of our environment, BASF develops innovative solutions for farming, pest control and landscape management -so that we can effectively contribute to improving people’s lives and business’ demands. Come join us on our journey to create solutions for sustainable agriculture at the BASF Innovation Center Gent.

Responsibilities

You design, develop, and implement machine learning models to tackle complex problems and enhance existing solutions.
You analyze large and heterogenous datasets to extract meaningful insights and ensure data integrity for analysis.
You primarily support Seeds & Traits Predictive Breeding activities while collaborating with multiple stakeholders across the Agricultural Solutions organization and Computational Biology.
You leverage your broad understanding of computational biology to drive the development of strategic modeling capabilities that meet Agricultural Solutions business needs.
You collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data engineers and other members, to understand data requirements and integrate machine learning solutions into various products and services.
You drive and implement machine learning and modeling best practices within the Computational Biology group.
You perform data engineering and processing as part of machine learning projects.

Qualifications

You have a Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, or a related field.
You have 3+ years of experience in machine learning and deep learning, focusing on optimizing models through hyperparameter tuning.
You have proven experience in deploying and managing models while adhering to MLOps principles.
You possess expertise in developing, testing, and optimizing machine learning models to enhance performance and scalability.
You have experience in conducting research to push the boundaries of machine learning, documenting all processes to ensure reproducibility, and stay updated with the latest technological advancements.
You are familiar with data in computational biology, including nucleic acid or protein sequence data, genomic data, and related fields.
You have proficiency in multiple coding languages, such as Python, R, and shell scripting, as well as relevant frameworks.
You are an expert with machine learning frameworks such as Scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow, and Python libraries related to MLOps, like MLFlow and FastAPI.
You have strong communication skills, enabling you to effectively interact with both technical and non-technical audiences.
Knowledge of (computational) biology, genetics and plant breeding is a plus.

Benefits

A permanent contract within an attractive working environment in a professional and motivated team.
A role with challenging assignments and responsibilities.
An attractive base salary in relation to your diploma and competencies, an annual bonus and extra-legal benefits.

Come join us in bringing the lab to the field

About BASF’s Agricultural Solutions division

Everything we do, we do for the love of farming. Farming is fundamental to provide enough healthy and affordable food for a rapidly growing population, while reducing environmental impacts. That’s why we are working with partners and experts to integrate sustainability criteria into all business decisions. We invest in a strong R&D pipeline, combining innovative thinking with practical action in the field. Our solutions are purpose-designed for different crop systems. Connecting seeds and traits, crop protection products, digital tools and sustainability approaches, to help deliver the best possible outcomes for farmers, growers and our other stakeholders along the value chain. With teams in the lab, field, office and in production, we do everything in our power to build a sustainable future for agriculture. In 2023, our division generated sales of €10.1 billion.

For more information, please visit www.agriculture.basf.com or our social media channels.

Application process

1. Application

You found the job you like on our website. Time to hit that ‘apply’-button and let us know who you are through the application form.

2. First encounter

We are intrigued by your application and call you immediately. At this point you can expect questions like: What motivates you? And what are your skills?

3. Interview

The call went great! So here you are, ready for your interview with HR and a hiring manager. We want to know more of your story and of course, you can ask about our story as well.

4. Contract

Welcome to our team. When can you start? So we can everything ready for your first day. You know, computer, paperwork, cake, balloons …

5. Onboarding

We welcome you with open arms and get you up and running. Including our eye-opening bootscamp, from the lab to the field.