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You will work across R&D, Finance, Strategy, Digital, and other partners to turn complex portfolio data into clear, actionable recommendations.\nIn this role, you will help shape how Seeds R&D prioritizes investments, manages trade-offs, and brings innovation forward-using robust analytics and well-designed technical solutions to make portfolio intelligence more timely, transparent, and actionable.\nAccountabilities:\nLead development of portfolio intelligence frameworks, methodologies, and decision-support tools that enable portfolio governance and investment decisions.\nAnalyze portfolio value, performance, productivity, scenarios, trade-offs, resource allocation, risks, and investment opportunities.\nBuild and enhance analytics, models, dashboards, and reports that help stakeholders understand portfolio performance and make informed decisions.\nUse coding and analytics tools such as Python, R, and Shiny to develop new analyses, automate recurring reporting, and create scalable, interactive solutions.\nDevelop predictive analytics, forecasting capabilities, and AI-enabled insights to improve portfolio planning and decision quality.\nStrengthen the portfolio intelligence platform strategy, capability roadmap, and governance processes.\nEnsure high standards for data quality, stewardship, traceability, and consistency across portfolio insights.\nPartner with Finance, Strategy, Digital, and R&D stakeholders to translate business questions into practical analytical products and actionable recommendations.\nSupport adoption of portfolio intelligence capabilities through stakeholder engagement, training, documentation, and continuous improvement.\n PLEASE NOTE: Candidates must reside in and be permanently authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship. 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