We are looking for a Data Scientist star to lead our team!
At CropX, we're driven by the mission to build the most trusted, easy-to-use, and comprehensive agronomic farm management platform in the world, helping farmers and ag businesses grow more profitable and sustainable.
As the leader of our Data Science team, you'll shape and execute research strategies and data strategies; build and refine statistical, machine learning and AI models; and drive impactful outcomes that propel our products to new heights.
Reporting to CTO
Location – flexible, Israel, USA, Europe
You will be responsible for the following:
· Lead a high-performing team comprised of data scientists and agronomic domain scientists
· Develop new models and high-quality prediction systems integrated with our products.
· Research and develop innovative approaches and algorithms to extract insights from our data.
· Work collaboratively in cross-functional teams, including engineers, product managers, and domain experts, to drive impactful data science projects and research initiatives.
· Work closely with senior leadership on data and AI strategies for the company
· Prior hands-on experience with quantitative data science in digital farming and/or agronomy domains.
· Prior experience leading data science teams
· 5+ years of hands-on experience as a Data Scientist or related position
· Broad knowledge and a strong passion for learning new technologies in the domain of AI and algorithms, staying updated with the latest advancements in the field.
· Excellent communication and presentation skills
· Experience using statistical computer languages (Python, R, etc.)
· Preferred: Experience developing end to end data science solutions in production.
· Preferred: Knowledge with distributed data/computing tools: Map/Reduce, Hadoop, Hive, Spark, Gurobi, MySQL, etc.
Top Skills
What We Do
CropX Technologies is one of the world's fastest-growing providers of AgTech solutions, deployed in over 50 countries and across all arable continents. Our flagship product, the CropX agronomic farm management system, synthesizes data from soil to sky to offer advanced soil and crop intelligence and a suite of digital agronomic decision and planning tools, all on an easy-to-use app capable of tracking multiple farms and fields.
Since 2020, CropX has been consolidating world-class technology to provide an impactful, all-in-one and easy-to-use solution for the complicated challenges faced by farms today. These acquisitions take regional technology to a global scale and accelerate market reach for an urgent response to the climate crisis.
Impact:
Using the CropX system farms, advisors, and food companies can access data from soil, satellites, weather, crops, and much more. The system provides specific insights for irrigation, crop protection, nitrogen monitoring, and effluent irrigation. CropX also offers APIs for other AgTech providers.
Farms optimize their water, chemical, and fertilizer use, ensuring they are maximizing yields while minimizing environmental impact. Agronomic advisors help their customers get the best results with confident, real-time-data-led decisions. Food companies connect with supplier farms, helping them achieve better outcomes, ensuring a more resilient supply chain and meeting their climate pledges.
Investors and Partners:
CropX Technologies is backed by the world’s leading agribusinesses and VCs, who recognize that CropX’s precision-ag technologies set new standards of best practices for environmental sustainability and greater farm productivity. Learn more at www.cropx.com
CropX Technologies acquisitions:
• 2020 – CropMetrics, United States (retired brand
• 2020 – Regen Ag, New Zealand (retired brand)
• 2021 – Dacom Farm Intelligence, Netherlands
• 2023 – Tule Technologies, California USA
• 2023 – Green Brain, Australia
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