Digital science associate

About bp

Our purpose is to bring together people energy and markets to power and navigate a changing a time of change and possibility we need talent to pursue opportunities motivated by best-in-class insight and expertise. Were always targeting for more innovative digital solutions sustainable outcomes and closer collaboration across our company and beyond and you could be part of that too. Together we continue to grow as the worlds leading energy company!

• Identify assess and prioritize emerging digital AI/ML and computational technologies that have the potential to address strategic business challenges.
• Supervise academic industrial and commercial technology landscapes to identify relevant innovation opportunities.
• Evaluate technology maturity scalability business relevance and deployment readiness.
• Develop independent technical assessments and recommendations regarding the adoption of new technologies.

• Establish and lead partnerships with organizations.
• Define collaboration scopes structure partnership agreements and be a phenomenal partner.
• Serve as a representative for bp across external innovation engagements.
• Build and maintain a portfolio of external partnerships that supports bps innovation and research objectives.

• Lead proof-of-concept (PoC) projects from initiation through completion.
• Define objectives success criteria timelines and key results.
• Coordinate research agreements contracts intellectual property considerations and interested party alignment.
• Assess project outcomes and provide data-driven recommendations regarding future development scaling or adoption.

• Benchmark emerging technologies against existing bp workflows industry standards and relevant technical baselines.
• Assess data quality availability scalability and model performance.
• Identify mitigation strategies for data and modeling limitations including transfer learning synthetic data generation.
• Evaluate the commercial viability and business impact of emerging technologies.

• Support the transition of validated technologies into bps business and technology organizations by collaborating with engineering operations and digital teams.
• Define deployment pathways and facilitate effective technology handover.
• Work with relevant collaborators to ensure successful implementation and value realization.

• Engage with organizations such as the National Science Foundation (NSF) Department of Energy (DOE) ARPA-E and laboratories to identify collaboration and funding opportunities.
• Supervise research initiatives and emerging opportunities.
• Support or lead proposal development activities.

• Prepare executive-level briefings technology reviews and recommendations.
• Communicate sophisticated technical topics optimally to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Support long-term technology strategy development and innovation planning.
• Present proof-of-concept outcomes and technology assessments

• Document project outcomes lessons learned and guidelines.
• Develop reusable frameworks and methodologies for evaluating emerging technologies.
• Supply to the broader Digital Science innovation agenda by sharing insights from the external technology ecosystem and identifying emerging opportunities.

• Masters degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science Data Science Applied Mathematics Physics Chemical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Computational Science Engineering or a related technical field.
• PhD or equivalent experience research experience is highly preferred.

• Solid understanding of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning including:

  • Machine Learning
  • Deep Learning
  • Probabilistic Modeling
  • Scientific Machine Learning (SciML)
  • Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs)
  • Operator Learning
  • Hybrid Modeling
  • Optimization Techniques
  • Uncertainty Quantification

• Ability to critically evaluate technical research validate results and assess technology readiness and scalability.

• Experience benchmarking models evaluating performance claims and assessing technical maturity.

• Understanding of modern computational science methodologies and digital technologies.

• Significant experience leading external research collaborations and technology partnerships.
• Experience handling proof-of-concept initiatives and technology evaluations from concept through completion.
• Experience working with universities national laboratories government research organizations startups or technology vendors.
• Familiarity with research agreements intellectual property considerations and collaborative research frameworks.
• Experience engaging with government-funded research programs and agencies such as NSF DOE ARPA-E or national laboratories.
• Validated experience assessing emerging technologies and translating technical findings into business recommendations.

• Exceptional written verbal and presentation skills.
• Validated experience presenting technology assessments and strategic recommendations to senior leadership.
• Strong collaborator management and relationship-building capabilities.
• Ability to operate efficiently in ambiguous environments and make informed decisions under uncertainty.
• Strong influencing skills to navigate sophisticated organizational and external interested party environments.

• Understanding of intellectual property management in collaborative research environments including ownership licensing publication rights and data-related considerations.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple concurrent initiatives and partnerships.
• High commercial awareness professional integrity and sensitivity to confidential information.
• Curiosity and passion for new technologies and their application to scientific and engineering challenges.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with a continuous learning attitude.

At bp you will have the opportunity to shape how emerging digital technologies are applied to address some of the worlds most sophisticated energy challenges.

You will work alongside leading scientists engineers and innovators while helping accelerate technologies that support bps transformation and long-term strategy. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence the future of digital innovation across research technology and business domains while building strategic partnerships across academia industry and government.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the application interview and employment process. If you require accommodation please let us know so we can support your participation and success.

bp is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at all levels of the organization. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and contribute their best work.