R&D Analytics & Systems Analyst

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Job Title: R&D Analytics & Systems Analyst
Location: Arden Hills, MN, Midwest United States, USA

Company: Land O Lakes
Industry Sector: Agribusiness
Industry Type: Input Retail, Cooperative and Related Crop Services
Job Type: Full Time

Job Description: As stated in the Land O'Lakes Job Posting policy, all employees who post for an internal opening must inform their current manager at the time they apply.

Our growth relies on our extraordinary talent. Unlock your greatest potential at Land O'Lakes by continuing to make a difference, driving results and growing your career.

R&D Analytics & Systems Analyst

This position will need to work from the Arden Hills office 4 days/week

The R&D Analytics & Systems Analyst will help advance the way we capture, analyze, calculate and visualize scientific data within Dairy Foods R&D. This role is essential for transforming raw data into actionable insights and ensuring that our data systems and processes are optimized for accuracy, consistency, and usability. By advancing our statistics and analytics capabilities, managing data systems, and enabling R&D scientists and engineers, this position directly contributes to improved decision-making, streamlined operations, and value creation in our R&D and manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities:
Analytics & Reporting - 60%
Utilize internal data to identify and lead standardization efforts to simplify analysis of key processing and attribute analyses (R&D generated, PP, manufacturing data).
Build dashboards/visualization and utilize statistical process control tools to enable greater understanding and advanced analytics of processing parameters at manufacturing sites.
Work with R&D developers and engineers to identify key areas for value creation using existing data, resulting in Value Creation project chartering
Perform statistical analysis on experimental and manufacturing data to develop actionable insights and deepen foundational knowledge, including but not limited to:
Design and analysis of experiments (factorial DOE and response surface methodology)
Hypothesis tests
Regression models
Data and System management - 30%
Work with IT teams to create data pipelines and best practices for data management within R&D.
Perform data validation checks and ensure key measurements are captured in data systems.
Assist with data automation efforts pilot plant (potential future scope expansion to manufacturing sites)
Act as voice of R&D for data modernization efforts led by cross-functional teams (IT, Dairy Digital Manufacturing
Training & Enablement - 10%
Partner with current R&D Statistician to create and give broad and targeted training to R&D team members.
Develop cross-functional partnerships to maintain best operating/coding practices across the organization.
Act as a change agent for new tools and processes.

Required Experience/Knowledge:
Bachelor's degree or higher in statistics, data science, computer science, or a related field - required
2 or more years of experience in food, manufacturing or R+D - preferred
Experience in Microsoft suite including Power BI and Excel - required
Experience with basic statistical analysis - required
Proficient in R, Python, or a comparable programming language - preferred
Familiarity with data pipelines, ETL processes, and cloud platforms - preferred
Ability to work in office 4 days per week - required

Salary range: $69,090 - $103,560 (In most cases, candidates offered employment can expect to be hired at a pay rate near the middle of our salary ranges)

Grade:

E7

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Job Post Date: 06/03/25