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Agriculture is all about balance. In our division Agricultural Solutions, we connect innovative thinking with practical action to find the right balance for success - for farmers, agriculture and future generations. With seeds and traits, crop protection and digital solutions, we help farmers produce food more efficiently, protect the land and meet the needs of society.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Within our global Digital Farming unit it is essential for our digital products to provide high-quality master data as foundation for recommendations, regulatory compliance, and model-based decisions. There you will be responsible for the architecture, development, processing and provision of BI data.

• As (Senior) Data Scientist you translate Digital Farming business needs into IT requirements and concrete technical implementations covering the whole development lifecycle.
• Additional, you are responsible to define the right architecture components, concepts, interface specification and development, best-case with good business understanding and ideally scientific background.
• You participate in all phases of the product governance and development life cycle, including writing architecture documentation, epics and user stories and support the sprint planning in our agile development setup as required.
• Working closely with product managers, capability areas, product engineers, solution architects and software developers as well as our commercial operations team is also a part of your daily work.

QUALIFICATIONS

• university degree in computer science, natural sciences, engineering, mathematics or related disciplines
• at least 5 years of relevant professional experience 
• adept at implementing business requirements for data-driven, customer-centric IT solutions at a global enterprise level, ideally in the field of agriculture and digital farming
• expertise in AWS cloud-based environments for server-based and serverless architectures as well as working in a DevOps-oriented, agile software development environment with good knowledge of enterprise application development and cloud-based architectures
• excellent database design and development expertise
• very good communication skills in English, German is an advantage

BENEFITS

• inspiring networks for the development and implementation of your ideas (e.g. Women in Business)
• learning opportunities for your professional and personal development
• location-specific preventive services (e.g. medical check-up or flu vaccination) to support your health
• 30 days of vacation as well as the possibility of special leave and sabbatical model
• mobile working in Germany
• flexible working time models (e.g. part-time employment or job sharing)
• free Deutschlandticket and attractive leasing options for your personal job bike
• subsidies for moving costs, parking fees and lunch

ABOUT US

Do you have any questions about the application process or the position? Please reach out to: Lennart Boudgoust (Talent Aquisition), lennart.boudgoust@basf.com, Tel.:+49 30 2005-56521

First information about our application process can be found here: http://on.basf.com/applicationprocess.

xarvio Digital Farming Solutions powered by BASF is at the forefront of the digital transformation of agriculture optimizing crop production. xarvio offers digital products, based on a global leading crop model platform, which deliver independent field-zone-specific agronomic advice enabling farmers to produce their crops most efficiently and sustainable. The xarvio products FIELD MANAGER and HEALTHY FIELDS are being used by farmers in multiple countries across the globe. Working at BASF Digital Farming GmbH is equally as innovative as our products: we have a global network and work with agile methodologies in a start-up atmosphere. Join our team! Learn more about xarvio at www.xarvio.com or visit any of our social media channels.

At BASF, the chemistry is right.

Because we are counting on innovative solutions, on sustainable actions, and on connected thinking. And on you. Become a part of our formula for success and develop the future with us - in a global team that embraces diversity and equal opportunities irrespective of gender, age, origin, sexual orientation, disability or belief.