R&D Data Analyst (Geospatial Computer Vision Analyst)

R&D Data Analyst (Geospatial Computer Vision Analyst)
Remote opportunity - Prefer candidates located in EST timezone
1 year initial contract
Hourly Pay Rate: $20/hr
 
Orion Group has partnered with our global crop science client who is hiring for a data analyst! This is a remote role which can be worked from any US state! Time zone preference is EST.
Candidates should be located in the Unites States and able to work for any US employer without visa sponsorship needed.
 
About the job:
The Geospatial Computer Vision Analyst role is part of our Product Biology team, which is part of the R&D organization responsible for the development of new Crop Protection (CP) solutions for growers worldwide.
 
In this role you will:
Process data using image analysis systems to support Digital Biological Assessments in Crop Protection Product Development globally

• Create field trial and plot boundaries within the software pipeline to denote what parts of the image are included in data summaries
• Perform image annotation and labelling activities, as needed, to aid in training new machine learning models
• Use QGIS and Agisoft MetaShape and internal pipeline to turn images to data from Crop Protection field trials
• Interact with field scientists to coordinate plot location versus image views
• Keep track of the organization of the image analysis pipeline, track datasets through the pipeline.
• Identify opportunities for improvement of the image analysis pipeline
• Coordinate benchmarking activities and KPIs, identify where improvements are needed
• Coordinate image annotation activities, and perform the labelling work directly as needed

 
Skills Required:

Critical knowledge

• Experience with photogrammetry processing for imagery analysis
• Experience with ArcGIS or QGIS
• Experience with Agisoft Metashape
• Experience with Unix/Linux/MacOS command line systems

• Experience with documenting procedures used in enterprise data workflows
• Fluent in written and spoken English.

 
Critical technical, professional and personal capabilities

• Highly collaborative – works effectively with others
• Speaks-up for ideas that enable positive change opportunities
• Strong analytical skills, attention to details, interest in new technology
• Ability to maintain standards and technical integrity, whilst under pressure to meet tight commercial deadlines
• Creativity and innovation

 
Education Required:

• B.S. degree in a technical science preferred, with Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in supporting enterprise systems for machine learning and image data processing pipelines

 


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