What if nature could be harnessed to help farmers sustainably feed the planet? Since 2014, Indigo has questioned agriculture's full value chain to improve grower profitability, environmental sustainability, and consumer health. The company’s scientific discoveries and digital innovations have amplified new value from soil to sale, benefiting more than 10,000 growers to date. Indigo is also the company behind The Terraton Initiative, a global effort to drawdown one trillion tons of atmospheric carbon dioxide by unlocking the potential of agricultural soils. In 2019, Indigo was ranked #1 on CNBC’s Disruptor 50 list. Headquartered in Boston, MA, Indigo has additional offices in Memphis, TN; Research Triangle Park, NC; Sydney, Australia; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Basel, Switzerland; and São Paulo, Brazil. 

As a Data Scientist on our Customer Analytics team you will leverage your knowledge of advanced analytics of customer data, as well as your experience writing scalable code to enhance our understanding of Indigo clientele. Collaborating closely with other Data Scientists and Engineers, you will help the team apply cutting edge statistical methods to complex problems and large datasets, ultimately owning your own production models. This is a unique opportunity to play an integral role on a close-knit team that is dedicated to solving complex and meaningful problems.

Responsibilities:

• Build a deep understanding of existing systems and data assets; contribute to components of in-flight analyses and models
• Take ownership of discrete analyses, delivering on challenging deadlines
• Independently plan and execute modifications and improvements to existing customer analytics predictive models, leading to measurable improvements in results
• Collaborate with Engineering on scaling/productionizing your work
• Serve as an ambassador for the customer-centric data products and insights being produced by the Customer Analytics group 

Competencies:

• Comfortable working with messy datasets and in an environment with complex and evolving data systems
• Strong coding skills, able to contribute to team codebase; write well-documented, clean, maintainable code in a collaborative environment
• Strong communication skills; ability to translate results of complex analyses into interpretable results, both visually and verbally
• Ability to translate theoretical principles learned in an academic setting into a professional setting
• Ability to work collaboratively
• Proactive and confident in voicing business ideas
• Thrives in a fast-paced, growth environment
• Hunger to learn

Qualifications:

• 5+ years relevant experience working in industry
• Masters or PhD degree with a quantitative focus preferred
• Fluent in Python (R also a plus)
• Experience with git or a similar version control software
• Fluent in PostgreSQL
• Practical experience building predictive models
• Familiarity with CRM systems preferred
• Experience working in AWS environment preferred
• Experience working in an Agile software and/or product development environment preferred
• Familiarity with geospatial data preferred

Indigo is committed to living our values, specifically “creating a work environment where everyone feels respected, connected, and has opportunities to learn and grow.” As part of living our values, we strive to create a diverse and inclusive work environment where everyone feels they can be themselves and has an equal opportunity of succeeding.

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