Sr. Data Scientist

Simplot is a family-owned, privately held global food and agriculture company headquartered in Boise, Idaho. Its integrated portfolio of companies includes food processing and food brands, phosphate mining, fertilizer manufacturing, farming, ranching and cattle production, and other enterprises related to agriculture. Simplot has major operations in nine countries with products and services available to customers worldwide.

Summary

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As a Data Scientist with Simplot, you will leverage your expertise in statistics, machine learning and AI to develop solutions that solve complex business and operational problems. You will contribute to diverse and challenging projects, derive and communicate meaningful insights to business partners, and develop and deploy automated solutions to create business value across a variety of domains.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with other highly skilled data scientists, mentor junior team members, play a creative role on project teams, participate in high priority cross-functional initiatives, and grow and develop your own skillset through your work. Your curiosity, expertise and integrity will be instrumental in representing our team in engagements with our partners and stakeholders across the company, and in advancing Simplot’s utilization and development of industry-leading innovations in advanced analytics and AI.

Key Responsibilities

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• Participate as a member of a data science team. May provide technical leadership for small project teams depending on experience and project needs.
• Apply technical knowledge to interpret business questions and requirements.
• Independently resolve highly complex technical issues within a given technical area.
• Partner with members of a given team or other IT teams as appropriate.
• Identify potential design, implementation or solution support risks and proactively alert management and technical leads.
• Proactively...