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Sales Development Representative Granular at Champaign, IL Who We Are: Granular combines the leadership and innovation of experienced entrepreneurs, advisors, and investors with the meaningful insights of farmers, agronomists, data scientists and engineers. Our internal team has the rebellious, innovative business and technical acumen that defines Silicon Valley; this expertise has produced products including Granular Business, Granular Agronomy, AcreValue, and AgStudio. Founded in February 2014, and backed by leading VC’s like Andreessen Horowitz and Google Ventures, Granular is an independent subsidiary of Corteva, a spin off of DowDuPont™.  We currently have offices in San Francisco, CA, Champaign, IL, Des Moines, IA and Cumming, GA. Learn more about our company and people here! More than 7 billion people depend on farms for healthy and affordable food. By 2050, the global population will reach 9.4 billion and farmers will need new ways to deliver on this demand.  They’ll be seeking options that are economically viable and that will help them remain environmentally sustainable. Granular’s software meets this need, making farmers more efficient. We’re looking for a Sales Development Representative to work on our growing sales team! This role is integral to Granular’s success and is a unique opportunity to join a mission focused, fast-paced, smart and fun team. What You’ll Get To Do: Outbound prospecting via account/contact research and cold calling to generate and uncover opportunities Achieve or exceed goal for qualified meetings on a monthly basis Provide research within targeted accounts to identify key contacts and critical account information prior to prospecting call Produce high level of call and email activity daily Proactively continue company product and competitive product and market knowledge via website, online webinars, and marketing information Manage and log activity in Salesforce.com daily Our Ideal Candidate: Has an interest in agriculture and technology Has 1 year internship experience Has knowledge or experience in CRM/Preferably Salesforce Has the ability to work collaboratively in a high energy, dynamic sales team environment Is high stamina, with ability to look past short-term roadblocks and stay motivated for long-term win Is a master time manager.  Ability to routinely prioritize tasks by their intended impact Is proficient in Microsoft Office, Google Docs and Salesforce.com a plus Is well-organized, self-motivated, competitive and driven by success Is at ease on the phone and able to engage diverse personalities Is driven and persistent with daily goals to succeed individually and in a team environment Is interested in gaining intimate knowledge of the agriculture industry Is creative and thinks outside the box to find and sell existing and new prospect Perks and Benefits: Upward mobility.  We are growing quickly and need talent who can take on increasingly challenging and rewarding roles Generous Vacation 401k Matching Program Commuter Benefit Program and Stipend Employer sponsored Medical, Dental, and Vision Vision and Dental FSA and Dependent Care FSA Family, Maternity and Paternity Leave Paid Adoption Leave and Adoption Assistance Dependent care for business travel Learning and Development Programs Tuition Reimbursement Programs Open floor plan, dog-friendly offices If interested, please apply at https://boards.greenhouse.io/granular/jobs/1284924

LAMP Stack Responsive Data Driven Applications Full-time, part-time or contractor in Champaign, IL or remote Ekey Technology is growing looking for a React web application developer for full time, part time or contractor employment to continue the development of several of its customer facing applications.  Ekey offers work flexibility from a time and location perspective. You can work during any hours and any locations and you can do a service in excess project in addition to your current full time job. About us: Ekey Technology, Inc. is a digital marketing and advertising 5-person startup making use of location and proximity directed advertising.  We deliver offers and selected information to our customers over mobile devices, emphasizing customer privacy.  Our applications are fun, useful, and convenient serving a unique customer market.  Join our team using business intelligence and big data analysis to turn data into knowledge for our business clients assisting them in building effective marketing campaigns to grow their business. You will work with the company founder and our Chief Technology Officer closely. About you:   Experience with cross platform responsive web design 2 years of experience with Javascript and React JSON Messaging, ReST APIs, and User Interface design precepts Excited by the possibility of joining a small start-up making a big impact on the advertising industry Interested in working for a startup in a collaborative, autonomous team environment You are self motivated and enjoy problem solving Clear documentation enthusiast You break down complex concepts into everyday language and have the ability to communicate ideas clearly   A plus if you have experience with cloud development on AWS or equivalent Apply now to join our team! Email your resume to helen@ekeyweb.com

It takes powerful technology to connect our brands and partners with an audience of 1 billion. Nearly half of Verizon Media employees are building the code and platforms that help us achieve that. Whether you’re looking to write mobile app code, engineer the servers behind our massive ad tech stacks, or develop algorithms to help us process 4 trillion data points a day, what you do here will have a huge impact on our business—and the world. Want in? As Verizon’s media unit, our brands like Yahoo, TechCrunch and HuffPost help people stay informed and entertained, communicate and transact, while creating new ways for advertisers and partners to connect. With technologies like XR, AI, machine-learning, and 5G, we’re transforming media for tomorrow, too. We’re creators and coders, dreamers and doers creating what’s next in content, advertising and technology. At Verizon Media’s Champaign, IL office we are currently looking for talented and motivated experienced Engineers to join us. A Little About Us  Verizon Media’s Advertising & Data Systems team is responsible for providing fast, clean, and relevant data for Verizon Media’s advertising businesses. We are developing innovative techniques to enrich our advertiser and user experience through complex, scalable ad platforms, with ever growing and interesting challenges. Your Day  Leading technical projects for our team Analyzing ways to Increase performance of our systems, automating processes, forecasting loading, designing and implementing tools for large data set issue analysis and verification. Production support: troubleshoot, report, and prioritize operational issues with multiple Big Data production pipelines Performance Engineering: Driving projects for systems to be more efficient with resources, Investigating and comparing Big Data infrastructural changes for improved performance and data throughput Big Data Design Engineering: Work closely with Feature development teams to create highly reliable data applications Automation Engineering: Improve and promote application scalability and standardization through automation, statistics and machine learning Analyze requirements; investigate optimal software solutions; architect, design, implement and test those solutions; and support our globally deployed data collection and handling software. Work to ensure data security and data protection are maintained Act as a liaison between the different tiered support teams for operability/site-up issue escalation and monitoring We are looking for a candidate with these skills: A solid Computer Science foundation in data structures and algorithms, object oriented programming, and modern software engineering practices from your achievement of obtaining a degree in CS or a similar engineering pursuit. Proficient in object oriented programming languages like Java, Python Familiar with Linux Familiar with Chef Familiarity with large-scale software architecture, networking and distributed systems Knowledge of SQL and relational databases Solid written and verbal communication skills Excellent problem solving, multi-tasking skills Excellent team working capability Knowledge of security and data protection concepts Prior experience in technical operations and software development. Experience with building system and application level monitoring tools Experience with Hadoop, Storm Experience with monitoring applications like Nagios/Netcool/Moog Take the lead role for technical projects Past history of paper acceptance to technical conferences is a plus The passion to build great products, work with great people and change the world Verizon Media is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on, age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category. Verizon Media is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment. Please let us know if you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or participate in the application process. To apply, please send your resume to resume-champaign-data@verizonmedia.com.

Starfire Industries, LLC has an opportunity for an electro-mechanical design engineer with Solidworks proficiency for Starfire’s industry leading power supplies and neutron generators. Job Description Conceptualize and create electronic product enclosures Prepare layouts and basic design drawings and/or CAD models of new and improved products, sub-assemblies and components Maintain design documentation including bill of materials Contribute to assembly work instructions for multiple configurations and products Communicate with suppliers Collaborate with a diverse product development team, including systems engineer and production technicians Qualifications: Required B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience U.S. Citizenship Solid analytical and problem-solving skills Minimum 2-3 years’ experiences Excellent written and verbal communication skills Flexibility and capability to manage shifting priorities Proficiency in the following: Mechanical Design Solidworks Excel Desired Experience in the following: Design for Manufacturability and Assembly (DFM/DFA) 3D printing Machining Safety Compliance Standards (CE, UL, etc.) Solidworks VAULT To apply, send resume and cover letter to hr@starfireindustries.com

About Us: InnSight Technology, Inc is an innovative biotech startup that is dedicated to translational research initiatives that will advance diagnostics and evaluation of eye disease. Our primary focus is on the development and commercialization of the OcuCheck biosensor that is a novel, hand-held, point-of-service device for detection of biomarkers in the tear fluid. This is the first device of its kind to provide an accurate, objective measurement that can be used to assess the integrity of the corneal surface after surgery or trauma. The device is easy to use and provides immediate results. This device is a game-changer for use in eye clinics and by health personnel. We are seeking an experienced medical device director to lead our R&D team. An exciting opportunity for a talented individual with strong background in Bioengineering; who will play a pivotal role within the organization helping in the development of biosensors. Roles and Responsibilities: Expertise in Microfluidics, Biosensors, Microfabrication, Nanotechnology, Chemical, Electronic or Electrical engineering or any relevant experience in biomedical engineering; Ability to lead a multidisciplinary team and interact with development partners and outside vendors Develop new substrates, and patterning methodologies; this includes working in an academic cleanroom environment at times as well as taking prototype substrates and performing both analytical and functional experiments with them; Ability to develop diagnostics platform including hardware, software or signal detection sensors; Performs research and/or development in collaboration with others for projects; Make detailed observations, analyzes data and interprets results; Exercise technical discretion in the design, execution and interpretation of experiments that contribute to project strategies; Prepare technical reports, summaries, protocols, quantitative analyses and contribute to scientific journals; Contribute to project process within his/her scientific discipline;   Minimum Qualifications: A Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Bioengineering, or related discipline is ideal, however other engineering disciplines will be considered depending on prior experience; Some cleanroom experience (e.g. lithography, metal evaporation and PDMS fabrication); CAD design: AutoCAD or others CAD software; Data Analytics: MATLAB, Prizm, Excel;   Preferred Qualifications: Experience with commercialization of biosensors from conception through development to commercial manufacturing Worked with CMOS and CROs for development, analytical methods and manufacturing scale-up Clinical testing of diagnostic systems and human engineering of point-of-care medical devices Experience working in BSL-2 lab: Exposure to working with biological materials; Immunoassay experience: ELISA, PCR, Flow Cytometer assays, Microscopy; Experience handling human samples; Instrumentation: Building electric circuits, PCB design, and other electronic instrumentation; Data Acquisition with LabVIEW, MATLAB; and Modeling Software’s: COMSOL, ANSYS;   To apply for this position, please send your cover letter, resume, and names/contact information for three references to Dr. Leanne Labriola at labriola@innsightech.com

Company: AbbVie Category: Market Research Position: Market Research Team Associate Status: Contract Full Time Hours per week: 40 Contact Email: innovationcenter@abbvie.com We’re looking for: Innovators. Problem Solvers. Creative Thinkers. Who We Are AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) is a global, research-based biopharmaceutical company formed in 2013 following separation from Abbott Laboratories. The company’s mission is to use its expertise, dedicated people and unique approach to innovation to develop and market advanced therapies that address some of the world’s most complex and serious diseases. AbbVie employs approximately 25,000 people worldwide and markets medicines in more than 170 countries. The AbbVie Innovation Center is located in the Research Park at the University of Illinois and provides an opportunity for to students and AbbVie’s Research and Development IT group to collaborate on projects to help advance our science. Market Research Team Lead Position Description The Market Research Team Associate will work with Market Research team and will be a contact for IT market research proposals, analyses, and projects executed at the AbbVie Innovation Center located in the Research Park at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The Market Research Team is a team of 8-10 university students at the AbbVie Innovation Center that provide Phase 0 and market research services to Information Research (IR) teams located in Lake County, Illinois. This position is an independently contracted position. Key Responsibilities • Develop business relationships across Information Research (IR), understanding current market research needs and identifying potential projects fit for the Innovation Center • Lead analyst team, guiding student efforts, managing timelines and activities, and ensuring client satisfaction • Mentor and develop students in accordance with analyst skillset and AbbVie behaviors • Make recommendations to clients regarding best opportunity for engagements (utilize Market Research team or University engagement) • Identify opportunities within AbbVie and the University to execute value-adding projects and analyses • Responsible for compliance with applicable AbbVie and IR policies and procedures Required Qualifications • BS in Business Administration or related discipline; MBA preferred • Life Science experience; Biology/Chemistry minor preferred • Must be authorized to work in the US on a permanent basis without requiring sponsorship • Excellent verbal and written communication • High proficiency with Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) • Self-starter, comfortable with engaging leadership • Ability to effectively control scope and manage ambiguity • Advanced client relationship and issue resolution skills • Advanced knowledge of client organization dynamics and ability to effectively navigate them to the benefit to the team • Advanced leadership and team management skills • Must be able to travel <10% of time To Apply: Submit your resume and cover letter to innovationcenter@abbvie.com More about AbbVie: www.abbvie.com

Experience Requirements       Two years minimum experience.  Must have developed and deployed to AppStore at least two (2) apps.   Skill Requirements      The following skills are required.  Candidate must be demonstratively proficient in the areas listed:   Must be registered IOS developer Xcode IDE, Github source code repository, Apple TestFlight and AppStore release procedures IOS Packages: IOS CLCoreLocation Manager, IOS CoreData, IOS UIKit, IOS Gestures IOS GCD (Grand central dispatch – multithreaded queuing), Graphics Apple push notification service (APNS) JSON Messaging, ReST API development, User Interface design precepts   Development Environment      Candidate is expected to work in a development environment in a manner that is largely independent and self-motivated.  The following are areas where experience and competence would be helpful:   The ability to write documentation that is concise and clear The ability to work collaboratively and verbally convey complex system concepts in a clean manner. Project management concepts (WBS, CPI, SPI, Gantt, critical path, etc.) Software quality assurance Android development experience   Work Conditions   Remote work is possible after an initial period of collaborative work with participating developers Candidates should submit your current resume and a cover letter explaining why you believe you are a fit for this position to info@ekeyweb.com.

Verizon Media Group, is committed to building brands people love. We reach over one billion people around the world with a dynamic house of 50+ media and technology brands. A global leader in digital and mobile, Verizon Media Group is shaping the future of media. We are looking for experienced and motivated software engineers to help expand our Big Data and Machine Learning stack to power Verizon Media Group’s data processing needs. The qualified engineer would work on one or more of the following open source projects: Hadoop Core (Mapreduce, YARN, HDFS), Hbase, Storm, Spark, Kafka, Flink, Jupyter, Hue, etc.Verizon Media Group’s Big Data stack powers the most demanding Big Data and Machine Learning applications in the industry. These applications run on some of the largest Hadoop clusters ever built! 50,000 nodes strong and several multi-thousand node clusters bring scalable computing to a whole new level. Verizon Media Group pioneered this level of scale with Hadoop and continues to be a key leader in this space as the stack continues to expand into ML, low latency analytics, and other exciting big data use-cases. If you have a strong distributed systems background, love to solve complex and challenging problems, can work independently, and want to participate in some of the most exciting open source projects, we want to hear from you!. If you want to work with an open source big data technology stack and get a deep understanding of cloud computing, this is the job for you.As a software engineer in Verizon Media Group’s Big Data team, you will work alongside the leaders in these open source projects. The team is made up of several PMCs (Program Management Committee members) and Committers in these key Apache open source projects. This leadership position keeps Verizon Media Group in the forefront of these projects both directionally and technically.  Job Qualifications B.S. in Computer Science equivalent or higher with solid academic background, excellent problem solving skills with top of the class computer science knowledge Strong object oriented programming skills in C++/Java 10+ years experience in software development Strong experience in a big data technology stack Must be able to independently develop high quality components of the system Fast learner, who can quickly come up to speed with different technologies & develop prototypes as required Excellent verbal, written, and communication/presentation skills Strong sense of commitment and responsibility Excellent debugging/testing skills, and excellent analytical and problem solving skills Verizon Media Group is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on, age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category. Verizon Media Group is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment. Please let us know if you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or participate in the application process. Currently work for Verizon Media Group? Please apply on our internal career site. ​

Geographic Information Systems – Nutrien Ag Solutions (Champaign, IL/US) At Nutrien, our Purpose is to grow our world from the ground up and we do so with safety and integrity as our core values. Nothing is more important than sending our people home safe, every day. Nutrien Ag Solutions is the retail division of Nutrien™, the largest crop inputs company in the world. As part of our collective mission of Feeding the Future, Nutrien Ag Solutions provides full-acre solutions through our trusted crop consultants at more than 2,000 locations in North America, South America, Europe and Australia. For more than 150 years, we have been helping growers achieve the highest yields with a wide selection of products, including our proprietary brands: Loveland Products, Inc.; Proven®Seed and Dyna-Gro®Seed; as well as financial, custom application and precision ag services. We harvest the best. Diverse views and experience make us strong. We look for people who have a safety-first mindset, who are collaborative team players, who deliver on their commitments, who are innovators in search of a better way, and who believe in inclusion. Working at Nutrien Ag Solutions will provide you an opportunity to help us Feed the Future, and grow your career. Summary Nutrien Ag Solutions Champaign Campus is seeking an experienced software engineer for Geographic Information System development to build worldclass software and tools formed around the convergence of agricultural science with computer science. You will confront broadranging intellectual challenges while working with a multidisciplinary team of highly skilled professionals in a fastpaced environment. Expand your abilities and push your limits as you make intuitive highlevel decisions and implement highquality solutions for the most advanced agricultural predictive analytics system on the planet.   About Nutrien Ag Solutions Champaign Campus Nutrien Ag Solutions Champaign Campus is an agricultural analytics business on the leading edge of dynamic soil modeling, crop growth modeling, and weather prediction technology working with the Nutrien Digital group. We are growers, agronomists, scientists, and developers who build worldclass software in the heart of the heartland. We’re headquartered in Champaign, Illinois, where it’s only a few steps from the farm gate to our office doors.   What you will do: Work effectively in a cross-functional team to develop high-quality custom GIS solutions Understand product requirements and develop GIS applications to meet business needs Develop GIS application test scenarios to ensure data integrity, functional requirements, and stability Assist in preparing geospatial data for machine learning / deep learning models Successfully communicate implementation decisions, trade-offs, and testing results to the development team and product owners Document application codebase, implementation details, and revisions Maintain and support applications according to changing system environments as well as changing business requirements Analyze customer issues, develop problem reports, and provide recommendations What you will bring: Bachelor of Science degree in Geographic Information Systems, geography, information management, computer science, or a related field, with at least 3 years GIS experience, or equivalent combination of education, certification and work experience. Experience with geographic databases and performing geoprocessing tasks in Python Experience developing custom GIS maps, tools, and using spatial modeling and analysis in support of research and operations Experience preparing geospatial data for processing and analysis Excellent knowledge of geospatial technologies including remote sensing and mapping tools A technical mindset with great attention to detail High quality organizational and leadership skills Outstanding communication and presentation abilities Preferred Qualifications Experience building deep learning models in platforms such as Keras, TensorFlow, or Theano Experience with software deployment including source control, testing, and continuous integration tools Experience with cloud computing solutions, specifically Amazon Web Services Are you a good match? Apply today! Nutrien Ag Solutions is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to creating an inclusive workplace.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics This job will remain posted until filled. In accordance with Nutrien policies, you will be required to undergo a background check, and may be required to undergo a substance test. While we appreciate all applications we receive, only candidates under consideration will be contacted. Apply through this link: https://retailcareers-nutrien.icims.com/jobs/9458/geographic-information-systems-engineer/job?mode=view&mobile=false&width=1140&height=500&bga=true&needsRedirect=false&jan1offset=-420&jun1offset=-360 To stay connected to us and for the latest job postings and news, follow us on:  LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter

A Little About Us  Verizon Media Group brands comprise some of the premier destinations on the Internet. This means that we rely on massively scalable, widely distributed, highly performant, and efficient software systems.  If you want to help solve complex software problems for systems like these, we are looking for you. Verizon Media Group’s Data Measurements and Insights team works on one of the biggest online advertising and audience data sets in the world. We are responsible for providing fast, clean, and relevant data for VMG’s advertising businesses as well as key measurements and insights about VMG users.  We are developing next generation technologies to enrich our advertiser and user experience through complex, scalable data platforms, with ever growing and interesting challenges. A Lot About You  We’re looking for world-class, fun-loving engineers to join the Data Measurements and Insights team in Champaign, Illinois where you will have the opportunity to help develop high speed data solutions from data collection to large scale data manipulation to long term data storage and low-latency retrieval, reporting, and analytical systems. We are looking for software engineers at various experience levels to analyze requirements; investigate optimal software solutions; architect, design, implement and test those solutions; and support our globally deployed data collection and handling software. Your Day You will spend your days doing things like: Working through documents and conversations with colleagues to understand product requirements for new features Shaping those requirements into design documents and software implementation Testing and debugging both your own software and some written by others Analyzing and refactoring existing software to enhance its reliability, performance, supportability, and operability Helping your team figure out priorities and processes and what’s next Playing with your friends in some of our local games and contests, from trivia to table tennis, puzzle building, escape rooms and more You Must Have  A solid Computer Science foundation in data structures and algorithms, object oriented programming, and modern software engineering practices from your achievement of obtaining a degree in CS or a similar engineering pursuit. Expertise with basic web development languages like JavaScript and HTML5 Facility with modern client side MVC web development stack technologies such as Angular, Ember, React, or Node The ability to use an object oriented programming language like Java or C++, scripting languages like Python or Perl, and Unix or Linux systems. The expertise to manipulate data through query languages Facility with data concepts such as joins and aggregations Excellent design, coding, debugging and testing skills The ability to work with large-scale distributed systems Solid written and verbal communication skills Excellent problem solving and organizational skills Great team-working capabilities in an agile development environment Willingness to engage productively with others in the industry through the mechanisms of open source software The passion to build great products, work with great people and change the world If this describes you, then we have a career for you at our place. Send your resume to resume-champaign-data@verizonmedia.com. Come see what we’re doing at Verizon Media Group on the Silicon Prairie, in Champaign, Illinois!