Data Science Co-op
Indigo improves grower profitability, environmental sustainability, and consumer health through the use of natural microbiology and digital technologies. Utilizing beneficial plant microbes and agronomic insights, Indigo works with growers to sustainably produce high quality harvests. The company then connects growers and buyers directly to bring these harvests to market. Working across the supply chain, Indigo is forwarding its mission of harnessing nature to help farmers sustainably feed the planet. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA, with additional offices in Memphis, TN, Research Triangle Park, NC, Sydney, Australia, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and São Paulo, Brazil. http://www.indigoag.com/
The role of the Data Science Co-op is to work with the Data Science team and interact with different internal clients throughout Indigo to create action driven insights visualized on a business intelligence platform. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and who wants to make a significant impact during their co-op experience.
Responsibilities:
- Love data: build datasets and reports that provide key insights for key internal functions (supply chain, food & fiber, commercial, research, etc.)
- Problem solve: translate vague business questions into specific data-driven solutions
- Collaborate and share: work with team to learn and present insights and metric visualizations
Competencies:
- Loves messy data
- Excellent communicator
- Hands-on, will pick up the phone and make any call to find out information we need
- Embraces the opportunity to improve past work and feels comfortable throwing things out and starting again
- Comfortable with ambiguity and able to change gears quickly
Qualifications:
- Previous data-intensive coursework, projects, or internships
- Experience using Tableau, Spotfire or other BI Tools
- Experience with (or interest in) Python and R preferred
- Developing understanding of the translation of business needs to data visualization solutions