Main Tasks: - Explore and address the demand and opportunities for digitalization of R&D in Asia Pacific with R&D sites in China, India, etc. - Responsible for the strategic development and the execution of all activities in Digitalization & Automation of R&D in Asia Pacific under BASF Group Research - Build up and lead the Digitalization of R&D teams under BASF Group Research in Shanghai and in Nanjing - Administratively lead and support the development of Lab Automation team under Group Research as well as Lab Digital Solution team under Global Digital Services in Shanghai - Set up and align projects and capabilities within our global organization Digitalization of R&D - Responsible for and lead the strategic project to design and build up R&D digital infrastructure and landscape for BASF Innovation Campus Shanghai - Represent the region in the leadership team of the global Digitalization and Automation of R&D and Innovation Management, Group Research - Represent Digitalization of R&D in the Asia Pacific R&D leadership team - Lead and manage scientists for scientific modeling working on state of the art first principle modeling techniques using our Supercomputer: quantum chemistry, molecular dynamics, reaction kinetics, computational fluid dynamics. - Lead and manage scientists for data science, e.g. statistics, machine learning & AI for science, data management. - Keep closely connected to internal management team and management of relevant R&D partners. - Grow network in academia and other innovation partners, especially in China. Initiate and maintain a project pipeline with external partners. - Be responsible for group budget and cost. - Coaching of the team in technical skills during project execution and in development of soft skills. - Development of team members in expert and leadership career tracks. - Drive the digital transformation in the Asian R&D community, especially nurture awareness and need for action in R&D management team.
Requirements: - PhD in chemistry, material physics, life science or other natural science discipline with at least 7 years professional experience in R&D and R&D management positions in industry; or Master Degree in the same disciplines with at least 10 years professional experience in R&D and R&D management positions in industry. - International experience would be a plus. - Strong and rich project experience with digital tools for R&D: modeling and simulation, data science, IT systems for laboratories. - Broad domain knowledge in research and development of chemicals, materials and chemical industrial processes, as well as knowledge in IT & AI including infrastructure and applications. - Strong skills for communication with experts and non-experts. Strong communication to senior management. - Negotiation skills for internal project budget acquisition. - Strong management skills in complex and ambiguous situations. - Strong leadership skills in large and complex teams with flat hierarchies. - Ability to coach and develop team members with different technical background and different matureness. 請時刻警惕任何可能的招聘欺詐行為!請注意,巴斯夫絕不會在任何情況下向候選人以任何形式收取任何費用。