Graduate Program - Innovation Impact -R&D Data Scientist Chemistry (d/f/m)

About the Innovation Impact Program
Our 18-month Graduate Program starts on October 1st, 2025, at our Henkel Adhesive Technologies Innovation Center in Düsseldorf. You will be part of an exciting development journey, where you will receive a permanent contract from day one, relocation support, and hands-on experience across various innovative technologies. Upon completion, you will have the opportunity to transition into global roles within Henkel’s innovation network.

What you´ll do

• Partner with product developers and application engineers as part of our R&D team in Düsseldorf, Germany to understand technologies, data collection processes, and challenges driving the digital transformation within R&D.
• Design and conduct data analysis projects to identify trends and patterns in formulation data sets, and build and deploy machine learning models to predict formulation performance, stability, and quality.
• Collaborate closely with R&D colleagues to translate data insights into new formulations, product development decisions, and application processes - optimizing R&D workflows.
• Develop and maintain data visualization dashboards to effectively communicate insights to technical and business stakeholders.
• Leverage your digital skillset to drive awareness and application of data-based decision-making and digital tools across R&D.
• Support the digital transformation of R&D by implementing data-driven workflows for process development and knowledge management.