The J.R. Simplot Company is a diverse, privately held global food and agriculture company headquartered in Boise, Idaho. We are a true farm-to-table company with an integrated portfolio including food processing and food brands, phosphate mining, fertilizer manufacturing, farming, ranching and cattle production, and other enterprises related to agriculture.
Leveraging a strong background in data analytics and statistics coupled with deep agricultural knowledge, the Agricultural Data Scientist performs exploratory analysis, develops elegant and impactful data visualizations, contributes to data pipeline development, and implements machine learning algorithms to drive a positive value proposition for business stakeholders. Additionally, duties will extend to in-field data collection, trial/experiment design and execution, efforts to continually improve agricultural domain knowledge, and communicating progress and results to stakeholders and senior leadership. This work focuses on varying types of complex business challenges related to farming, agronomy, and plant science research. This is a multi-disciplinary role spanning Information Technology (IT), data science, software development, data engineering, agronomy, precision agriculture, logistics, and requires significant collaboration with business stakeholders, IT resources, 3rd-party vendors etc.
Bachelor's Degree (B.A. or B.S.) from 4-year college or university
5+ years related experience and/or training
Job Requisition ID: 19524
Travel Required: Up to 25%
Location(s): SPS Irving St Building A R&D - Boise
Country: United States
**The J.R. Simplot Company is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, marital status, or any other protected status. **