Materials Informatics Consultant III

Rippling, Inc.; Deutschland; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Citrine Informatics is building the future of data and AI for materials. As a Materials Informatics Consultant on the Commercial team, you will work directly with customers to solve problems at the intersection of materials science and machine learning, delivering hands-on deployment support, training, and workflow guidance to help clients adopt Citrine tools into their R&D processes.

This customer-facing role requires travel to customer sites up to 50%, strong communication, and the ability to

Qualifications

• Degree in materials science, chemistry, physics, or related field.
• Enthusiasm for working with customers in the materials industry to drive adoption of the Citrine Platform.
• Experience in Consulting, Professional Services, or Customer Success within a SaaS environment, with a proven ability to build strong customer relationships in an enterprise environment.
• Enthusiasm for working with cross‑functional teams to develop technical and non‑technical solutions to customer challenges.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously to prioritize, manage time effectively, and execute against deadlines.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
• Willingness and ability to travel customer sites to support Citrine Platform deployments, onsite training, and customer adoption activities (expected to be around 50%)

Responsibilities

• Assisting Citrine Platform users with materials informatics challenges to accelerate product development at materials, chemicals, and manufacturing companies.
• Supporting Citrine Platform deployments through a combination of remote collaboration and onsite customer engagement.
• Traveling to customer sites, up to 50%, to deliver hands‑on deployment support, workflow guidance, technical enablement, and user training.
• Developing and supporting customer’s AI assets, such as AI models, on the Citrine Platform in collaboration with Citrine Commercial team members.
• Frequent and empathetic communication with customers to provide unparalleled, domain‑aware materials informatics support.
• Handling incoming support requests from Citrine Platform users, including reporting and reproducing Citrine Platform bugs and feature requests.
• Providing data formatting and data ingestion guidance to Citrine Platform users.
• Cleaning, structuring, and exploring materials informatics data.
• Creating knowledge base content, such as articles, that extends Citrine’s library of user‑accessible materials informatics content and addresses frequently asked questions from users.
• Creating and maintaining training materials to reflect the newest Citrine Platform features.

Skills

Materials science background

Customer facing

SaaS / Professional Services

Communication skills

Travel willingness

Education

Degree in materials science, chemistry, physics, or related field

Job description

At Citrine, we’re using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enable our customers to usher in the next generation of sustainable, high-performing materials and chemicals.

Our customers love what we do:

“We understand our own laboratory more than before. It’s fun to work in this way.”

We’re the leader in AI for materials and chemicals. 10 of the top 20 chemical companies have trusted us as their AI provider and we have created more than $100 Million dollars in value for our customers to date. Our no-code SaaS platform empowers product developers to accelerate their work using chemically‑aware data management and AI tools.

Citrine regularly wins awards for innovation and sustainability, earning spots on the CB Insights AI 100 list and the Inc. 5000 list of fastest‑growing private companies in the US. Our customers include leading organizations such as LyondellBasell, Evonik, Grace, Avery Dennison, and Syensqo. We also collaborate with researchers from world‑renowned institutions on cutting‑edge research at the intersection of AI and the physical sciences.

Our team is exceptional, eager to grow and learn from each other. Team members work remotely throughout North America and Europe driven by our sustainability mission. We’re growing quickly, and looking for the best to join us!

As a Materials Informatics Consultant, you will work directly with our customers and commercial team to solve challenging problems at the intersection of materials science and machine learning. This role includes regular travel, up to 50%, to customer sites to support the Citrine Platform rollout and adoption, deliver hands‑on training, and help customers integrate Citrine into their technical workflows.

About the Role

Citrine is building the future of data and AI in the materials industry. As a Materials Informatics Consultant on the Commercial team, you will work directly with our customers to solve challenging problems at the intersection of materials science and machine learning. You’ll provide outstanding technical support, deployment assistance, and materials informatics training to help customers understand how to use Citrine tools and integrate machine learning into their R&D workflows.

This is a customer‑facing technical role that includes regular onsite engagement. You should be excited to travel to customer sites, up to 50%, to support Citrine deployments, lead hands‑on enablement sessions, build trusted relationships with technical users, and help customers accelerate adoption of the Citrine Platform.

Responsibilities

• Assisting Citrine Platform users with materials informatics challenges to accelerate product development at materials, chemicals, and manufacturing companies
• Supporting Citrine Platform deployments through a combination of remote collaboration and onsite customer engagement
• Traveling to customer sites, up to 50%, to deliver hands‑on deployment support, workflow guidance, technical enablement, and user training
• Developing and supporting customer’s AI assets, such as AI models, on the Citrine Platform in collaboration with Citrine Commercial team members
• Frequent and empathetic communication with customers to provide unparalleled, domain‑aware materials informatics support
• Handling incoming support requests from Citrine Platform users, including reporting and reproducing Citrine Platform bugs and feature requests
• Providing data formatting and data ingestion guidance to Citrine Platform users
• Cleaning, structuring, and exploring materials informatics data
• Creating knowledge base content, such as articles, that extends Citrine’s library of user‑accessible materials informatics content and addresses frequently asked questions from users
• Creating and maintaining training materials to reflect the newest Citrine Platform features

Skills and Experience

• Degree in materials science, chemistry, physics, or a related field
• Enthusiasm for working with customers in the materials industry to drive adoption of the Citrine Platform
• Experience in Consulting, Professional Services, or Customer Success within a SaaS environment, with a proven ability to build strong customer relationships in an enterprise environment
• Enthusiasm for working with cross‑functional teams to develop technical and non‑technical solutions to customer challenges
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously to prioritize, manage time effectively, and execute against deadlines
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills
• Willingness and ability to travel customer sites to support Citrine Platform deployments, onsite training, and customer adoption activities (expected to be around 50%)

Nice‑to‑Haves

• Experience or coursework in machine learning and/or statistics
• Teaching experience
• Located in Germany

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, or national origin. Please let us know if you need any accommodations during the interview process.

Accommodations

Citrine is an inclusive work environment, and we are committed to ensuring equal opportunity in employment for qualified persons with disabilities. Please email us at [e-mail] or inform your recruiter if you require any reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process.

Interview Process, Security, and AI Use

Citrine is committed to a fair, secure, and transparent hiring process. Depending on the role, our interview process may include live video interviews, technical or skills‑based assessments, and reasonable verification steps designed to protect candidates and our company from fraud, impersonation, and other security risks.

We may also use technology tools, including AI‑enabled tools, to support parts of the hiring process such as scheduling, note organization, fraud detection, and assessment administration. These tools are used to assist our team and are not the sole basis for employment decisions. Human reviewers remain responsible for evaluating candidates and making hiring decisions.

In some cases, and where legally permitted, we may ask for your consent to record an interview for hiring, quality, security, and interviewer training purposes. We will provide notice in advance when recording is planned and will handle recordings and related interview data in accordance with applicable law and our privacy and retention practices.

Citrine Informatics recognizes that its most valuable asset is its people. We have created our set of Core Values to encourage, support, and invest in our team as they work to innovate and support a more sustainable world. Our Core Values reflect our ongoing commitment to continuously invest in nurturing our talent and our people‑first approach to conducting business.

- We take pride in and recognize the successes and growth of ourselves and our colleagues. We support each other in our growth.

- We prototype and collect data to make good decisions. We question that data and are constantly iterating to find the best solution.

- We are all owners of Citrine and make decisions like owners. We work autonomously with personal and organizational accountability.

- We commit to building a diverse and inclusive community within Citrine and actively promote equity and belonging.

- We are tirelessly committed to creating value for our customers.

- We exist to help our customers accelerate the development of sustainable products that are critical to the future of both our planet and our industry.

Compensation and Pay Transparency

At Citrine, we want your path to career growth to be transparent, straightforward, fair, and easily accessible -- starting with your application and interview process. The annual salary range listed below reflects the level we are considering for this position (please note that there may be unique situations where you may fall outside of this range). Where you fall within the range will depend on how your experience and skills align with our internal leveling system as we learn more about you throughout the interview process.

*Range(s) listed are for full-time employees based in Germany only.