# Digital Science Development Specialist

**Company**: 3M
**Location**: Maplewood, MN
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $164,612 - $201,193
**Category**: Data Science
**Industry**: Manufacturing
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q159433

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## Description

As a Digital Science Development Specialist at 3M, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with innovative people around the world and make an impact by identifying and prioritizing digital science opportunities that accelerate innovation and improve laboratory productivity.

The role involves leading initiatives in predictive modeling, data-driven experimentation, lab automation, and AI-enabled workflows, turning laboratory data into actionable insights that improve learning, increase R&D efficiency, and accelerate innovation across multiple AAD technology platforms.

Key responsibilities include:

- Identifying and prioritizing digital science opportunities that accelerate innovation and improve laboratory productivity

- Partnering with product developers, laboratory scientists, and SMEs to translate technical challenges into digital and data-driven solutions

- Collaborating with Corporate Research Laboratory modeling teams to deploy predictive modeling, simulation, machine learning, and advanced analytics capabilities

- Leading pilot projects involving AI, digital science, and data-driven experimentation

- Defining laboratory data requirements and partnering with digital and data teams to improve data quality, accessibility, and usability

- Supporting the development and implementation of predictive models for formulation, process, application, and performance-related challenges

- Driving adoption of digital tools, workflows, and best practices across laboratory organizations

- Evaluating emerging technologies and identifying opportunities to apply digital capabilities to product and technology development

- Measuring and communicating business impact from digital science initiatives

- Contributing to the long-term Digital Lab roadmap and capability development strategy

The expected compensation range for this position is $164,612 - $201,193, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay.

3M offers various benefits, including Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences, and Retirement Benefits.

## Skills

### Required
- Materials Science
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Mechanical Engineering
- Data Science
- Computer Science
- Statistics
- predictive modeling
- machine learning
- data analytics

### Nice to have
- Master's or Ph.D. in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics
- Experience in product development, R&D, digital transformation, or laboratory automation
- Strong project leadership, communication, collaboration, and influencing skills

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