Director of Analytics

 

The American Soybean Association (ASA) seeks a dynamic individual to lead and coordinate a working group of soybean industry biofuels experts as well as soy industry analytic projects. ASA represents more than 500,000 U.S. soybean farmers on domestic and international policy issues important to the soybean industry and has 26 affiliated state associations representing 30 major soybean-producing states.

 

The director of analytics will lead and coordinate analytic projects of importance to ASA and its stakeholders. Current needs include coordination on the development of used cooking oil standards, testing, and audit requirements, and life cycle analysis. Addressing indirect land use change modeling would be a longer-term goal of the position. Responsibilities include bringing stakeholders together on shared goals, developing desired outcomes, and ensuring projects/workflows from stakeholders are successfully executed to completion. This position will report to the chief economist and will interact with ASA staff in St. Louis and Washington, D.C., along with ASA affiliates and partner organizations.

 

What’s in it for you:

  • Salary commensurate with experience.
  • Benefits include medical, dental, paid time off, 401K plan with employer match, and flexibility to work remotely up to two days per week.
  • Supportive and engaging work environment.
  • Opportunity to join a top agricultural advocacy organization and work with, and for, U.S. soybean farmers.
  • Satisfaction in knowing you make a difference for U.S. soybean farmers, who provide food, feed, fuel, and biobased products to consumers at home and around the world

 

What we need from you:

  • Ability to provide strong analytic project leadership through assembling stakeholders, ensuring proper communication and tracking outcomes.
  • Leadership experience in collaborative project management that demonstrates an ability to take initiative for projects, work successfully with diverse stakeholders, and organize processes to ensure outcomes.
  • Proven proficiency to lead, communicate and interact with various colleagues and groups in a collaborative manner that builds consensus with stakeholder voices heard and empowered.
  • Translate project outcomes into information that can be used to inform policy.
  • Understand details about soybean life-cycle modeling and indirect land use change modeling.
  • Possess knowledge of agricultural and biofuel production and markets.
  • Ability to effectively work under pressure and manage multiple tasks with commitment to deadlines.
  • Master’s degree in Agricultural Economics, Economics, Statistics, Business Administration other relevant field.
  • Ten or more years of experience in relevant positions.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
  • Strong ability to conduct data analysis,
  • Familiarity with life-cycle analysis and indirect land use change models such as GTAP, GLOBIOM or GCAM.
  • Experience with data analysis languages such as R, Python, or Stata.
  • Ability to travel and attend industry events relevant for projects.

 A cover letter and resume are requested.

American Soybean Association is an Equal Opportunity Employer.