Position Description:
Senior Data Solution Architect/Engineer for Land O'Lakes, Inc., Gray Summit, MO.
Engineer Purina Animal Nutrition Data Analytics platform to handle vast datasets and deliver dynamic insights to researchers enhancing existing products; develop, design, and deliver high-impact dashboards, data visualizations, and data pipelines across different businesses/teams within the organization outside of the PANDA; organize and prepare Data Platform & Advanced Analytics, including architecture design, project implementations, and prototype development; organize, collaborate and assess on-site technical engagements with barn managers and researchers to assess data collection and timely monitoring needs for research studies and provide proactive alerts and insights for necessary actions for animals; set and drive monthly update meetings with species groups to review current research studies and trends; proactively develop technical leadership and learning plans in alignment with the manager to support the research organization with new technologies; establish and conduct engagements with data scientists, business leaders and researchers for product development and optimization; identify opportunities and work closely with barn managers, sales, marketing and research department to ideate, develop and deploy the digital products for improving the incremental sales, efficiency and processes. Position allows for hybrid work. Must live within reasonable commuting distance of Gray Summit, MO.
Requirements:
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering Science, or Data Science/Analytics and 2 years’ experience as a data scientist or data engineer.
2 years of experience with the following: ETL tools, SQL Databases, Data Warehousing, and Data Modeling; Python, R, SQL, and Scala for processing large datasets in animal science, including statistical analysis and predictive modeling; Power platforms (Power BI, Power Automate, Power Apps, Power Pivot, Microsoft Fabric) to create dashboards and reports related to animal health, farm productivity, and research findings; Collaborating with barn managers, animal technicians, and veterinarians to develop and support custom applications in VB6 for animal nutrition data collection and performance tracking; Designing and optimizing data pipelines of farm data using cloud technologies, including Azure Functions, Data Lake, and APIs.
1 year of experience with the following: Building, training, and deploying machine learning and data science models to predict health, feeding, growth, and performance-related attributes; Developing and supporting data solutions that interface with barn management systems using SSAS, SSIS, SSRS, T-SQL, and similar tools; Network engineering, including maintenance of networking hardware like switches, routers, and APs.
Salary: $78,083 -$103,346/year
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About Land O'Lakes, Inc.
Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.
We provide a broad portfolio of benefits to keep you and your family at your best. Land O'Lakes is Where Your Future Takes Root.
Land O’Lakes and our global entities support diversity in employment practices.
Neither Land O’Lakes, nor its affiliates or search firms, will ever contact you and ask for confidential information over the phone or in email. If you receive a call or email like this, please do not provide the information being requested.
If you need to submit a reasonable accommodation request to complete the employment application process, please call the HR Solution Center at 844-LOL-HR4U (844-565-4748) M-F 8:00am-4:30pm CT.
Skills Required
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering Science, or Data Science/Analytics
- Minimum 2 years' experience as a data scientist or data engineer
- 2 years experience with ETL tools, SQL databases, data warehousing, and data modeling
- 2 years experience using Python, R, SQL, and Scala for processing large datasets and statistical/predictive modeling
- 2 years experience with Microsoft Power platforms (Power BI, Power Automate, Power Apps, Power Pivot, Microsoft Fabric)
- Experience collaborating with barn managers, technicians, and veterinarians and supporting VB6 custom applications for data collection
- Designing and optimizing data pipelines using cloud technologies including Azure Functions, Data Lake, and APIs
- 1 year experience building, training, and deploying machine learning and data science models
- 1 year experience developing/supporting data solutions interfacing with barn management systems using SSAS, SSIS, SSRS, and T-SQL
- Experience with network engineering and maintenance of networking hardware (switches, routers, APs)
- Must live within reasonable commuting distance of Gray Summit, MO (hybrid work)
Land O'Lakes, Inc. Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Land O'Lakes, Inc. and has not been reviewed or approved by Land O'Lakes, Inc..
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include automatic company contributions to retirement savings and additional support via 401(k) and HSA contributions. Legacy eligibility for a pension plan adds further long‑term security for some employees.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, vision, and mental health support with confidential counseling and free therapy or coaching sessions for employees and dependents. Benefits begin on the start date, removing prior waiting periods.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, holidays, and paid leaves cover disability, parental, maternity, and caregiving needs. Caregiver and parental leave policies have been expanded to cover broader family situations, including foster placements prior to adoption.
Land O'Lakes, Inc. Insights
What We Do
Land O’Lakes, Inc. is a 100-year-old farmer- and retailer-owned cooperative originally formed with the purpose of working together to create new market opportunities. Fast forward to today and we’ve built on that uniting spirit, developing a comprehensive and leading view of agriculture while maintaining an unwavering commitment to delivering strong annual performance and long-term, shared success with our member-owners. Land O’Lakes believes farmers are the entrepreneurs who truly change the world for the better. By working together with our member-owners, we can continue to strengthen our system, champion farming’s true potential and place our farmer- and retail-owners at the heart of creating a better world for all.
