Data Science Director

As the world leader in alternative animal proteins, Innovafeed contributes to the construction of a sustainable food system by developing a pioneering and innovative industry: the breeding and processing of insects (Hermetia Illucens fly).

- Dealing with global protein deficit by strengthening our food systems

- To have a positive overall environmental impact based on circular economy and inspired by natural food chains;

- To generate territorial economic dynamism : in order to feed and raise our larvaes, we are co-located with agro-industrial partners that provide us with co-products and low footprint energy.

 

Incorporated in 2016, Innovafeed manufactures and sells 3 different insect-based products:

· Insect protein for a more sustainable and qualitative aquaculture, especially for feeding salmon and trout 🐟

· Insect oil for feeding animals (like pig and poultry), in the context of sustainable farming respectful of animal welfare 🐤 

·  Insect feces used as an effective organic fertilizer 🌱

 

The success of our project depends on a dynamic and talented team sharing the same values and driven by a common objective : to continue our development as a world leader in the animal nutrition market !

In order to support this scale-up, we are looking for new talents able to get deeply involved in our ambitious and dynamic company(e)

Are you willing to get involved in building a more natural and sustainable food system? Are you interested in biotechnology and sensitive to the problems of food scarcity?  So, we think you are ready to be part of the InnovaFeed adventure !

Our recruitment process is objective, inclusive and fair(e)It’s very important for us to offer from the start a clear, smooth and constructive recruitment experience for each applicant.

Innovafeed has the ambition to build a strong data science strategy to improve the knowledge we gather during industrial processes and bring value by leveraging the high volume data we generate.

The job is both very hands-on while requiring a strategic vision to support leadership decisions.

Within the Technological Development team, you will be in charge of :

- Building the roadmap for the data science team to support industrial development

- Managing a growing team of +4 people and undertake the appropriate hiring for the development of the team

- Creating an excellence center to provide skills and expertise to all Innovafeed businesses for all data science related skills (e.g(e)CV software development, software maintenance, modelisation, statistical methodologies…)

- Ensuring strong quality in all deliverables and analyses, both in his own and his team’s production

- Ensuring high impact of data science team

You will be able to leverage proven methods with strong coaching to help you build your strategic roadmap and manage its delivery.

You have a degree in Engineering/Data with at least 4-5 years of experience in data science, you have a good knowledge in managing projects in a fast-paced environment, designing and building data solutions(e)You are naturally curious and have a good vision of the

panorama of data storage, integration and visualization tools along with Machine Learning and Deep Learning understanding(e)The role will include both strategic vision as well as product development from POC to model production.

You have :

- Strong appetite for reaching a strategic vision around data;

- A good analytical mind;

- Experience in developing people’s skills;

- Strong project management skills;

- In-depth experience with database technologies (SQL, NoSQL, etc.);

- Proficiency with Python as well as ML frameworks (SKlearn, matplotlib, etc…);

- Computer vision knowledge as well as DL frameworks (Keras/TF, pytorch) is a plus;

- Good organizational skills to structure your work methods and your intervention plan;

- Industrial data experience is a plus;

- Model production experience is a plus

- A customized on-boarding process to discover our business through an operator training and the role of each team through dedicated presentations ;

- A particular care in the follow-up of your integration via specific exchanges and a feedback report;

- Alan's mutual insurance and provident fund for all;

- An important involvement of the employees in the growth and construction of the company (working groups, surveys...);

- An internal training program to allow you to develop.