Data Science Intern

About the role

This 6‑month internship supports the Technology Department of Huntsman's Advanced Materials division in Basel, Switzerland. You will contribute to the digital transformation effort by applying data science, automation, and AI techniques to real‑world chemistry and materials science challenges.

Key responsibilities

• Compile and analyse experimental data from archived projects for data‑science initiatives.
• Build, maintain and optimise end‑to‑end data pipelines that feed the enterprise Generative AI Platform.
• Develop, prototype and test LLM‑based architectures and agentic systems for large‑scale structured and unstructured datasets.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to translate domain problems into computational solutions such as retrieval, ranking and reasoning.
• Assist in automating manual processes and dashboards, and participate in code reviews and agile cycles.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree completed or currently enrolled in a Master’s programme in computer science, applied mathematics, engineering or statistics.
• Strong programming skills in Python; familiarity with JavaScript is a plus.
• Fluent in English with a proactive, collaborative mindset.

Required skills

• Python programming
• JavaScript (optional)
• Experience with LLMs, vector databases and prompt engineering
• Knowledge of cloud platforms such as Azure
• Basic understanding of web development frameworks and SQL
• Fundamental concepts of machine learning