Job Title: Data Scientist, Statistics

Reporting to: Lead, Decision Science

Location: Durham, North Carolina or Remote

About Pairwise:

Pairwise is a mission-driven, food+tech company dedicated to building a healthier world through better fruits and vegetables. Pairwise was founded in 2017 by scientists at Harvard University, MIT, and Broad Institute who are eminent in the field of gene editing, as well as biotechnology industry pioneers. Our team is tuned in to consumer food trends, and we believe that consumers deserve more variety and innovation in their fresh food choices. We are primed to deliver that innovation through one of the best gene-editing platforms in food and agriculture. Pairwise has an exclusive 5-year research collaboration with Bayer to develop products in corn, soybean, wheat, canola, and cotton. Plus, Pairwise is developing new types of leafy greens, berries, and stone fruit, with the first product expected in late 2023. Pairwise is based in the start-up friendly Research Triangle Park area of North Carolina.

About This Role:

Do you have an interest in performing experimental design? Does conducting visual and statistical analysis speak to your passions? Especially when it’s to make data driven recommendations to drive the business? If so, then we have an open position for a Data Scientist, with a strong Statistics background, on our Decision Science team that may be just the role for you.

This role will work closely with geneticists, agriculture and food technology experts to define problems, identify data needs and present analytic findings. We are looking for a collaborative, team-oriented scientist with a PhD or equivalent level of training that is motivated by a desire to help solve problems in the nexus of agronomy, product development and commercial groups. This role’s contribution will be critical in helping Pairwise meet its goals, and innovating how the world eats is a pretty awesome goal!

Essential Functions:

• Drive experimental design and statistical analysis to make data driven recommendations.
• Design and develop models to predict patterns of crop/product performance using statistical modeling, process modeling, and other techniques such as machine learning.
• Develop production-quality code for deploying models.
• Strong communication skills to present work to diverse audiences.
• Create reports and dashboards in a timely and concise manner that will allow for rapid advancement decision making.
• Provide technical contributions in a fast-paced team environment to accelerate our efforts on building an analytics-driven product pipeline.
• Collaborate with universities and other scientific organizations to bring diverse thought into Pairwise.

Job Requirements:

• PhD or Masters in Statistics, Math or related quantitative fields, or equivalent experience.
• Strong proficiency with statistical techniques like ANOVA, factor analyses, blocking for experimental design, etc.
• Experience using R, Python or other statistical and/or mathematical programming packages.
• Strong proficiency in data visualization and predictive modeling.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver scientific results in a cross functional environment.
• Experience with genetics, agriculture and commercial data analytics is desired, but not required.
• Experience with AWS computing/storage, snakemake, and Docker, a plus.

• Ability to deliver scientific results in a collaborative, cross-functional environment.

Offerings:

• Comprehensive Benefits Plan, including Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA/FSA, 401k, Life Insurance, Short-Term & Long-Term Disability, and more!
• Flexible PTO (use what you need, when you need it), in addition to company holidays.
• Casual work environment.
• Mission-driven organization focused on creating healthier fruits and veggies.
• A cutting-edge, driven community looking to lead the industry in innovation and nutrition.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and use hands to finger, handle or feel, and techniques that require fine motor skills and repetitive motions. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. The employee is regularly required to talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

EEO Statement:
We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Pairwise we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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