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About Inari...
Inari is the SEEDesign™ company. We embrace the diversity and complexity of nature in every aspect of our business to drive innovation – to push the boundaries of what is possible. Through our unrivaled technology platform, Inari uses predictive design and advanced multiplex gene editing to develop step-change products. We are taking a nature positive approach to unlock the full potential of seed that will transform the food system. The results will lead to more productive acres delivering value creation for farmers and a more sustainable future for our planet.
Our success is dependent on great minds, collaborating to generate bright ideas and deliver exceptional outcomes.
We have over 300 employees, with research sites in Cambridge, MA (USA) and Ghent (Belgium), as well as a product development site in West Lafayette, IN (USA). We’ve deliberately built a team that brings diversity of thought to all aspects of our business, to generate new ideas, approaches, and ways of operating. And we've intentionally combined experience with potential, bringing agriculture industry experts with the desire to innovate together with bright minds from academia, human therapeutics, software, and consulting. If you want to be part of a diverse and inclusive team developing unique solutions to feed the world while protecting our planet’s natural resources, we’d love to hear from you!
About the role...
We are looking for a dynamic and self-motivated Sustainability Associate to join our growing and collaborative team. In this position, you will play a key role in advancing Inari’s mission to enable Food System Sustainability. Working closely with the Head of Sustainability, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to assist in the development and implementation of sustainability initiatives. You will be responsible for the sustainability data management, tracking, analysis, and modeling to support quantification and reporting of Inari’s sustainability impact.
As a Sustainability Associate, you will…
- Contribute to building and implementing Inari’s systems and processes to measure our impact
- Support embedding of SEEDesignTM System Modeling (Inari’s customized dynamic systems model) into the product stage gate process, including model refinement and integration of additional data
- Compile and analyze data to support tracking of Inari’s operational impacts, including Scope 1-3 analysis
- Support facilities and lab and greenhouse operations in execution of sustainability initiatives, including establishing and tracking targets and metrics
- Broadly contribute to the development and execution of Inari’s Food System Sustainability projects and initiatives
You Bring…
- Clear passion for sustainability and a basic understanding of underlying drivers
- Proficiency with statistics and intermediate level algebra
- Experience with data visualization to communicate complex relationships and derive unique insights
- Ability to explore and analyze data, summarize findings
- Ability to alternate between diving deep into detailed analyses and zooming back out to a systems-level view
- Ability to effectively interact and communicate with a diverse range of audiences
- Adaptability and enthusiasm for new challenges, innate curiosity, and a love of learning
- A collaborative mindset that is open to giving and receiving ideas, perspectives, and feedback
- Ability to navigate ambiguity
- Analytical thinking, creativity, willingness to be bold and take risks, and the ability to recognize and learn from failure
- Ability to work both independently and deliver on responsibilities within a highly collaborative environment
- 2+ years of experience in modeling, statistics, sustainability, or other similar roles
Bonus Qualifications...
- Experience with dynamic systems modeling
- Experience with sustainability reporting
- Experience in agriculture
FOR U.S. CANDIDATES: Please note that we use the resume you submit with your application during our background check process. To ensure an efficient and accurate background verification, we kindly ask that you carefully review and accurately represent your work history, education and other relevant information on your resume. Any discrepancies or inaccuracies found during the background check may impact your candidacy for the position.
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