From nature to ingredients®

Jungbunzlauer is a leading producer of high-quality, sustainable ingredients from natural sources, serving industries from food and beverage, nutrition, health, and home and personal care. As a trusted partner, we offer a diverse portfolio of texturants, acidulants, minerals, and tailored solutions to meet our customers’ evolving needs. Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, with state-of-the-art facilities including large-scale fermentation operations across Europe and North America, we proudly serve over 130 countries worldwide.

Founded more than 150 years ago, Jungbunzlauer has grown into a CHF 1.3 billion company, driven by nearly 1,400 dedicated colleagues committed to a healthier, more sustainable future.

Manager Analytical & Data Science (m/f/d)

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

Lead a team advancing analytical methods and predictive models to enhance understanding and performance of biotech-derived ingredients. Strengthen data-driven decision-making across global R&D sites through robust statistical tools, standardized methods, and real-time data insights .

Key Responsibilities

• Analytical Development

  • Develop & validate methods for product characterisation (rheology, crystal morphology, impurity profiling, etc.)
  • Define critical quality attributes for new ingredients

• Data Science & Modeling

  • Build predictive models linking molecular structure to functional performance
  • Apply multivariate analysis, DoE, and real-time data pipelines

• Leadership & Standardisation

  • Lead a small team of scientists and assistants
  • Standardising analytical SOPs and QA/QC metrics across sites

• Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Ensure method transfer to QC and MSAT teams
  • Interface with external labs and customers to support analytics and troubleshooting

Your profile

• MSc or PhD in Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Data Science or similar
• ≥2 years’ industry experience in analytical method development and/or data science within an R&D environment
• Skilled in analytical instrumentation (rheometers, laser diffraction, XRD, GC-MS/LC-MS, and statistical tools (e.g., JMP, Python, R)
• Experienced in DoE and modelling complex systems
• Strong leadership and communication skills and strong cross-functional collaboration
• Fluent written and spoken English skills; German language skills would be advantageous

Your future

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Opportunity to make a significant impact on a global scale
• Collaborative and innovative work environment
• Professional development opportunities and a commitment to your career growth
• Remote working policy

Your contact

If you are ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role in Application Development, please submit your resume and cover letter via the link below. Your contact is Nadja Seiler (HR Manager).

Jungbunzlauer Ladenburg GmbH I Am Hafen 18 I 68526 Ladenburg I Tel.: 06203 104-0

www.jungbunzlauer.com

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