What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Data Scientist position at Land O'Lakes?
Senior Data Scientist
NO RELOCATION IS PROVIDED FOR THIS ROLE AND THE SELECTED CANDIDATE MUST LIVE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF ARDEN HILLS, MN
Land O'Lakes, Inc., one of America's premier agribusiness and food companies, is a member-owned cooperative with industry-leading operations that span the spectrum from agricultural production to consumer foods. With sales of $15 billion, Land O'Lakes is one of the nation's largest cooperatives, ranking 216 on the Fortune 500. Building on a legacy of more than 97 years of operation, Land O'Lakes today operates some of the most respected brands in agribusiness and food production including LAND O LAKES® Dairy Foods, Purina Animal Nutrition, WinField United and Land O'Lakes Truterra. The company does business in all 50 states and more than 60 countries. Land O'Lakes, Inc. corporate headquarters are located in Arden Hills, Minn.
The Senior Data Scientist is responsible for identifying, designing, and building advanced analytic solutions across the Dairy Foods business unit. The Senior Data Scientist will be a key contributor in the Dairy Foods Data & Analytics Product Team, partnering closely with business teams and IT colleagues to drive data-driven decision making. This position will translate business requirements into technical analyses and models to drive revenue, decrease costs, and / or optimize business results. The Senior Data Scientist will identify data science use cases, conduct exploratory data analysis, and implement machine learning algorithms and techniques. The Sr Data Scientist will have excellent communication skills and be comfortable communicating across a broad range of technical and non-technical audiences in a variety of settings.
Experience-Education (Required) :
- Advanced degree in Business Analytics, Mathematics or related discipline; or an equivalent combination of demonstrated skills or experience
- 5 years professional experience in designing and developing analytics solutions
- 3 years' experience in statistical programming such as Python, R, SAS, SPSS, etc.
- Demonstrated knowledge of statistical and analytic techniques including regression, clustering, classification, etc.
- Demonstrated ability to translate between business requirements and technical specifications and to communicate results and findings with non-technical business partners
- Experience using traditional and modern platforms including cloud storage and compute technologies
- Intermediate to Advanced SQL skills
Competencies-Skills (Required) :
Experience-Education (Preferred) :
Competencies-Skills (Preferred) :
Devops, Jira, version1
The salary range for this role is $105,040 - $157,560
About Land O'Lakes, Inc.
Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.
Benefits for most full-time roles include medical, dental, vision, PTO, life & disability insurance, education assistance, a 401k and a variety of well-being resources. Most part-time employees are eligible for prorated PTO, holiday pay, employee development programs, prorated education assistance, and a 401(k).
Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M / F / Vets / Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.
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Salary : $105,040 - $157,560
