Applied ML Scientist – Chemistry

Hexion Inc.

Lead ML model development for prediction and optimization in chemistry at Hexion. Collaborate with R&D and manufacturing, curating and analyzing chemical data.

Posted 6/25/2026full-timeColumbus • Ohio • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead ML model development for prediction and optimization across chemistry, formulation, property, and process
Collaborate with R&D and manufacturing on problem framing
Curate and analyze chemical and experimental data
Develop and select input representations for raw materials, chemistry, and signal data
Select, train, and evaluate models across families such as regression, tree ensembles, Gaussian processes, neural networks
Quantify and calibrate model performance and uncertainty

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Computational Chemistry, Cheminformatics, or a related field
5+ years experience
Strong Python skills
Experience in applied statistics and uncertainty quantification
Domain knowledge in chemistry, preferably polymer chemistry

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal Opportunity employer

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Hard Skills & Tools

machine learningmodel developmentregressiontree ensemblesGaussian processesneural networksapplied statisticsuncertainty quantificationPythondata analysis

Soft Skills

collaborationproblem framing

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree