Job Description

Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world!

Responsibilities:

• Ensure Global Product Innovation is recognized as a technically reliable, flexible, innovative, and customer‑oriented department.
• Enable data‑driven product and process development.
• Apply advanced statistical methods to analyze production and product data.
• Shares insights and standards within the KL Group to support harmonization.
• Keep supervisors informed of key project progress and unusual events.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of internal and third‑party data in line with Need‑to‑Know principles.
• Ensure effective cooperation and information flow with other departments.
• Maintain external contacts with universities, institutes, and partners.
• Independently manage projects in statistics, data science, and AI.
• Evaluate and clearly communicate results.
• Act as a technical business partner for IT.
• Build and maintain internal and external professional networks.
• Assess feasibility of requests and promote data analytics technologies.
• Support process improvement and automation initiatives.
• Lead or contribute to cross‑functional teams.
• Continuously develop expertise and guide colleagues in analytics tools.
• Deliver internal and customer trainings.
• Adhere to know‑how and IP protection regulations.
• Ensure strict protection of core assets and comply with WI‑SP‑11‑002 R&D document control/IP protection.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or above in natural sciences (chemistry, physics, mathematics, or a related field), with strong expertise in statistical methods.
• Strong programming skills (Python/R).
• Knowledge of chemical analytics and organic chemistry.
• Experience in cheminformatics, materials informatics, generative AI, and machine learning; familiarity with relational databases (e.g. SQL) and simulation techniques.
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic with a positive attitude and a team player;
• Structured and goal‑oriented work style.
• Fluent English – oral and written.
• Ability to explain complex matters,willingness to travel.

The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Klüber Lubrication Industries (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.