Data Science Analyst III

The J.R. Simplot Company is a diverse, privately held global food and agriculture company headquartered in Boise, Idaho. We are a true farm-to-table company with an integrated portfolio including food processing and food brands, phosphate mining, fertilizer manufacturing, farming, ranching and cattle production, and other enterprises related to agriculture.

Summary

The Data Science Analyst Expert is important to the execution of Simplot’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) vision and the deployment of solutions that transform how we operate and make decisions. This role will bring together the capabilities of Data Science and AI with opportunities to enhance business capabilities beyond what humans can accomplish alone. The Analyst will assist in managing the delivery of AI solutions supporting multiple global business domains. The role assists in educating business partners AI governance policy and process to ensure safe and protected solutions are deployed. This is an individual contributor role that provides expertise managing requirements for technology solutions, and coordinates and influences the planning, execution, and continuous improvement of Data Science work. 

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitates sessions with the business to define moderately complex AI use cases.
• Capture and document product functional requirements from business partners, including new features and enhancements. Regularly obtain feedback from business owners and stakeholders to confirm requirements are met prior to deployment. Manage requirements throughout product lifecycle
• Defines test cases based on specific business use cases. Coordinates UAT with team members and business partners.
• Demonstrates technical and non-technical expertise with foundational data management or machine learning/AI knowledge and skills, and exerts influence within the immediate team.
• Facilitates and/or performs data quality management and remediation, including basic to moderately complex data profiling and data cleansing activities with business SMEs.
• Participates in the delivery of solutions to moderately complex or complex problems.
• Represents team to business partners.
• Consults with team members and other organizations, business partners, and vendors on complex issues.
• Expertise with internal standards and policies relevant to AI and data science. Assists the business in assessing risks and applying standards and policies.
• May complete configuration of AI solutions individually in low-code environments, or through more junior analysts or vendors.

Typical Education

Bachelor’s degree required, equivalent education and experience may be considered

Relevant Experience

3-8 years of experience

Required Certifications

Other Information

• General understanding of data science and/or analytics product lifecycle.
• Intermediate skills in requirements gathering, defining use cases, synthesizing research, and creating documentation.
• Participation in one or more full product release cycles.
• Good verbal and written communication skills; ability to work effectively in a geographically dispersed team.
• Intermediate understanding of software configuration, design, testing and implementation practices.
• Intermediate understanding of information security procedures and practices and data management practices.
• Understanding of basic data modeling and preparation.
• Basic to intermediate understanding or experience with data preparation, visualization, analysis, or AI solution development using no or low-code technologies, or common programming languages (e.g., Power BI, SQL, Python, Azure services).
• Strong meeting planning and facilitation skills.
• Intermediate understanding of standard business processes; ability to align product scope with business objectives.

Job Requisition ID: 22769

Travel Required: 

Location(s): Simplot Headquarters - Boise 

Country: United States

**The J.R. Simplot Company is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, marital status, or any other protected status. **