Data Ecosystem Lead

Key Skills

3D data processing, AWS, Data management, Data Modeling, Data pipelines, Data science techniques, Database, Effective communication skills, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Leadership Skill

Job Description

Our LIFE values—leadership, integrity, flexibility, and efficiency—and our unique focus on health and nutrition demand that we create value for all stakeholders—today, tomorrow, and for generations to come. If you’re hungry to build a meaningful career helping empower farmers with sustainable digital farming systems, keep reading! 

The Opportunity:

Climate is modernizing the agriculture industry with a platform and products that help the world’s farmers sustainably increase productivity with digital tools. We collect, process, and analyze vast amounts of agronomic data using our Fieldview Platform and suite of applications and connected devices to help our growers realize the full potential of their farmable land.

As the Lead of Data Ecosystem, you will guide the integration and architecture of data within Bayer’s Digital Farming Solutions (DFS) division into a larger Bayer Enterprise data warehouse and support the enablement of data tooling solutions for its customers to leverage the data for R&D purposes. You will be accountable for collaborating with stakeholders in engineering, business, science and across Bayer R&D functions to define a technical roadmap, design, and then assist/oversee the execution and implementation of the technical strategy.

What You'll Do:

• Lead the execution of Data Ecosystem strategy within DFS, socialize across the broader Bayer organization, serve as main point of contact for all Data Ecosystem projects within DFS.
• Partner with technical and science peers across the broader Bayer Enterprise, as well as with 3rd parties, to facilitate the coordinated adoption of a streamlined, consistent data ecosystem from research to production, capitalizing on capabilities of cloud platforms to serve data solutions across multiple business programs.
• Partner with Engineering and Science stakeholders to guide technical direction and architectural evolution of the integration with Bayer’s data warehouse.
• Own project management for the unit by collaborating with stakeholders across the organization to understand project requirements and priorities, monitor project progress and performance, and provide regular updates to executive stakeholders.
• Drive operational excellence and perform governance for the technical execution to ensure that DFS data ecosystem is enabled by high quality, sustainable technology systems and teach others to do the same.
• Partner closely with Data Governance and Security teams on the implementation of Data ecosystem projects.
• Represent requirements, resource & budgeting needs and project status for Data Ecosystem platforms and pipelines in executive steering committee meetings and own the communication across of the implementation functions in DFS.
• Enable DFS data stakeholders to access and leverage tools to interact with data ranging from on farm collected precision agriculture data to remote sensed satellite imagery.

About You:

What You’ll Need:

• Master's degree in science, engineering or related technical field
• 10+ years of experience working as data scientist or software engineer, deriving insights from a wide range of research data

• Excellent communication skills, the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, and a proven track record of successful project delivery
• Solid knowledge of software development methodologies, technical project management and best practices
• Experience working with AWS and/or GCP and/or Azure cloud platforms
• Experience designing, building or working with scalable backend services and with relational and non-relational databases and persistence stores

Nice to Haves:

• PhD in science, engineering or related technical field
• At least 10 years relevant work experience, with expertise in managing data pipelines, data storage systems, and data processing technologies, preferred in deployment of large cloud-based distributed environments and/or data science modeling platforms
• Experience with master reference data/management system
• Experience working with data governance and data quality programs

What We Offer:

• Base salary estimated range between $160-230k annually, depending on the hiring location. You may also be offered bonuses, RSUs cash equivalent, or commission. 
• Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability, as well as a Life Solutions Plan covering mental health benefits 
• Industry leading 401K match of up to 10% 
• Discounted access to Employee Share Purchase Plan program 
• Professional growth opportunities including up to $10,000 college tuition reimbursement, access to upskilling platform, leadership training, mentoring and coaching programs, and short-term assignments (domestic and international)

Belonging and Accommodations:

At Climate, we strive to create inclusive experiences for candidates and employees alike in which a diverse set of perspectives and voices are represented. If this role sounds exciting to you but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with the job description, we still encourage you to apply. 

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. This means we actively pursue ways to celebrate our differences and don’t discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, sex (including pregnancy), protected veteran status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any unlawful criterion existing under applicable federal, state, or local laws.

If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, contact us at accommodations@climate.com.

Learn more about our team and mission: https://climate.com/careers