Agronomy Analytics Specialist

Productive Resources; Johnston (IA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental and Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Retirement Savings Account (401k)

Flexible Spending Plans

HSA Programs

PTO

Training and Development

Job summary

Productive Resources in Waterloo, IA, is seeking an Agronomy Analytics Specialist to join our engineering team. You will analyze large agronomic datasets from connected equipment, field trials, remote sensing, and environmental sources to generate actionable insights for internal stakeholders, dealers, and customers.

The role focuses on geospatial analytics, data processing, visualization, and communicating results with PowerPoint or PDF summaries.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and geospatial analytics background in agriculture.
• Experience with ArcGIS Pro, QGIS, R, and Databricks.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to present complex results clearly.

Responsibilities

• Work with large agricultural datasets from various sources to generate actionable insights for internal stakeholders, dealers, and customers.
• Manage analytical projects from data processing to visualization and communication of results.
• Handle workflows involving planters, sprayers, combines, soil maps, satellite imagery, weather, soil, and scouting data.
• Develop analytical approaches, execute work, and deliver well-supported recommendations and conclusions.
• Create analytics outputs and communicate findings via PowerPoint or PDF summaries.

Skills

Geospatial analytics

Excellent verbal and written comms

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

ArcGIS Pro

QGIS

R

Databricks

Python

Tableau

PowerBI

Job description

Agronomy Analytics Specialist

Johnston, IA

Productive Resources (www.productiveresources.com) is seeking a candidate to be part of our engineering team for our customer’s facility in Waterloo, IA. As a member of our team, the selected candidate will be a technically skilled individual to support data analytics and reporting for marketing initiatives focused on agronomic value of John Deere’s technologies. This individual will work with large agricultural datasets from connected equipment, field trials, remote sensing platforms, and environmental data sources to generate actionable insights for internal stakeholders, dealers, and customers.

This is a full-time position that is indefinite in duration with the opportunity of professional growth, and additional opportunities within our organization.

++Duties:++

• Work with large agricultural datasets from connected equipment, field trials, remote sensing platforms, and environmental data sources to generate actionable insights for internal stakeholders, dealers, and customers.
• Responsible for managing analytical projects from start to finish, including data processing, statistical analysis, visualization, interpretation, and communication of results.
• Projects will involve operational datasets (from planters, sprayers, combines, etc), geospatial datasets such as soil maps and satellite imagery, and agronomic datasets including weather, soil, and scouting data.
• Ability to understand project objectives, develop an analytical approach, execute the work, and deliver well-supported recommendations and conclusions.
• Analytics and ability to communicate through Powerpoint slides or PDF summary.

++Requirements:++

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Geospatial Analytics background in the context of agriculture.
• ArcGIS Pro, QGIS, R, Databricks experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Needs to be able to put the material together in an easy to understand and professional way.
• Option to be on-site in Cary, NC or Johnston, IA or remote.

++Preferred:++

• Master’s degree.
• John Deere Operation Center, python, Tableau; PowerBI.

Why work for Productive Resources?

Productive Resources is a full-service engineering firm with over two decades of experience serving leading global clients. Our expertise is project-based product development and manufacturing engineering support. Our primary focus industries are off highway equipment including agricultural, construction, defense, mining, recreational, industrial, and specialty machines.

We lead with our reputation for quality, teamwork, and innovative solutions. We invest in our people, providing resources and opportunities for ongoing development. Our workplace fosters innovation, prioritizes the well-being of our team, and encourages creativity. Our diverse experience and client base will challenge your technical skills and provide greater opportunities for growth.

++We Offer Competitive Benefits:++

• Group Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance available
• Voluntary Critical Illness and Accident Insurance available
• Long-Term Disability
• Short-term Disability
• Retirement Savings Account (Traditional 401k & Roth 401k)
• Flexible Spending Plans for Medical Expenses and Dependent Care
• Health Savings Account (HSA) Programs available
• Health Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Plan
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Health Care Support Program complimentary health advocacy program provides 24/7 assistance.
• Adoption Assistance Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Caregiver Support Programs
• Financial Wellbeing Support
• Commuter Benefits Program
• Training and Development

Equal Opportunity and Veteran Friendly