Ideon Technologies

Geosciences Manager

LocationGreater Vancouver, BC
Job Typefull_time
Salary$91,637.055-$119,833.08

About This Job

Based in western Canada, Ideon Technologies uses the energy from supernova explosions to image deep beneath the Earth’s surface. Using sub-atomic particles called muons to image deep beneath the Earth's surface, Ideon creates high-res multi-dimensional models that help geologists identify, map, and characterize mineral deposits and other geological features such as caves and voids. Learn more at ideon.ai!

We are seeking a Geosciences Manager with strong technical leadership skills and vast geophysical analysis experience in a business setting.

You will report to the Director, Geosciences and work in a cross-functional team setting with geophysical analysts, field geophysicists, applied scientists, software developers, and business development professionals.

As a technical team leader, you will provide day-to-day direction to junior and intermediate geophysical analysts working on computational geophysics projects delivering subsurface insights to our customers in the mining sector.

Additionally, you may also occasionally support the business development team by contributing geoscience expertise to customer engagements, proposals, and projects across multiple use cases.

You will make an impact and drive objectives forward by focusing on the following activities:

Supervising geophysical analysts to perform challenging interpretations of geoscience data to generate high-quality deliverables for use in targeting and modelling of orebody characteristics
Creating and adhering to plans and timelines to meet critical customer deliverables
Solving bespoke data-driven challenges with deep geoscience and Python coding skills
Providing technical guidance to customers
Overseeing projects that integrate multiple geoscience data sets coupled with advanced analytics and software to address mineral exploration and mining challenges globally
Overseeing customer project tasks, ensuring on-time and high quality delivery of geoscience analysis and insights
Owning the technical quality and proficiency for data processing and analysis for customer projects assigned to you
Leading advanced geophysical data analysis and inversions for sensing systems; creating multi dataset constrained inversions
Interpreting complex datasets to extract meaningful subsurface insights
Performing geophysical survey design, data quality assessment, and processing
Processing and analyzing newly acquired data using Python and other in-house and commercial software
Producing high-quality models, visualizations, and presentations for internal and customer use
Distilling and presenting results effectively both internally and with customers; typically, updated results are shared with customers on a monthly or milestone basis
Occasionally engaging in project-driven research and development
Developing, refining and/or applying standard operating procedures
Understanding and committing to good software and project documentation practices
Working in partnership with the Director, Geosciences on people leadership activities for the team, including hiring, onboarding, performance management, and learning and development

Priorities in the first few months will include:

Making rapid progress coming up-to-speed with Ideon-specific knowledge (month 1+)
Leading data analysis and modeling for active customer projects using Ideon’s passive muon data (month 2+)
Collaborating with software engineers to improve modeling tools and results visualizations (month 3+)
Mentoring and organizing technical teams on customer projects, ensuring timeliness and quality expectations are met, managing multiple day-to-day and week-to-week work streams simultaneously (month 3+)
Refining internal geophysical workflows for greater efficiency and automation (month 4+)


Success in the role looks like:

Ensuring technical cohesion and best practices are in place within the team, and used across multiple customer and application domains
Technical leadership is highly organized, methodical, and driving ambitious outcomes
Proactively reporting to multi-disciplinary teams about project execution and deliverables
Delivering high-impact geophysical interpretations that enhance the resolution, accuracy, and value of Ideon’s imaging solutions
Strengthening Ideon’s scientific reputation with clear, defensible, and well-communicated geophysical results


Qualifications

Must-haves – You’ll need the following to move forward in the hiring process (and be successful in the role):

8+ years experience in a non-academic, business setting analyzing and interpreting geophysical field data
Graduate degree in geophysics, geology, earth sciences, or closely related field, or an equivalent combo of training and experience; a sub-specialization in data science is a great asset
Demonstrated experience and success supervising a team to solve challenging problems
Demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability for technical leadership of junior and intermediate level geoscientists
Significant experience running various types of inversions, forward modeling, and simulations with multiple data sets
Broad and deep understanding of geophysical methods (i.e. gravity, DC resistivity, EM, seismic) and the subtleties of how geophysical inversions work
Understanding of geology and the theoretical and practical aspects of geoscience in mining
Advanced-expert-level coding capabilities in Python and open-source packages (i.e. Pandas, NumPy, SciPy); experience using Python to build from scratch, analyze, interpret, and plot data; experience with collaborative coding. It would be helpful to include a link to your Github account in your application*.
Previous success in delivering highly organized and collaborative projects, either in an academic or commercial setting
Detail-oriented and committed to delivering high quality work quickly
Demonstrated excellence in project management planning for delivering technical outcomes
Keen and able to see how the work connects to the bigger picture and Ideon’s overall business
A customer-centric mindset; enthusiasm for and/or experience creating excellent customer interactions
Considerable experience presenting confidently to technical and non-technical audiences
Proficiency and an ease interacting (virtually and in person, in oral and written form) with customers of varying technical acumen
Well-developed communication skills in English at a fluent or professional level; able to convey complex data insights clearly and professionally
Legally able and currently documented to work full-time hours in Canada

We also look for the following for all new Ideon team members:

Experience in or excitement for working in a tech scale-up; happy to wear a few hats and adjust on the fly
An ambitious, can-do attitude; you get that we’re doing challenging work and excited to dive in
Enthusiastic and confident to take initiative and be adaptable in an agile, fast-paced environment
Solid teamwork skills; you’ll hold yourself accountable to yourself and team and jump in to help where you can
Creative solutioning mindset with great problem-solving skills
Insatiable curiosity paired with a drive to deliver
Able to work well under pressure and to meet committed deadlines
Great interpersonal skills; able to build relationships with colleagues, customers, and external stakeholders
Able to contribute something “extra” to our culture beyond the work that you do, like wowing people with your home-baked goods, sharing improv comedy skills, or organizing sports games

Nice-to-haves – While it would be nice if you had some of the below, we’re happy to train, coach, and share our experience:

P.Geo. or certification (or eligibility to register)


More Role Details

Location

: Ideon’s office is located at #150 - 4611 Viking Way in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.

Ideon is a hybrid workplace, with some roles required to work fully in office (it’s tricky to manufacture from home!).

This is a hybrid role

. We love seeing our employees in the office 2–3 times a week depending on team needs; you’re welcome to work from home the remainder of the week or come into the office all 5 days if you prefer. Our “be an adult” approach means you have the flexibility to determine your in-office schedule while factoring in the positive impact of face-to-face connection and communicating with your leader and teammates.

During your first few months, it’s anticipated you’ll spend more time in the office to support role-specific onboarding and relationship building.

Hours of work

: 8 hrs/day, M-F. Typical working hours are 9AM-5PM-ish pacific time; some employees shift slightly earlier or later based on business and personal needs. As Ideon is a high technology company, you may be asked to be flexible with your hours due to business requirements.


Travel

: Minimal. /

Field work

: Not required.


What We Offer

Salary

: The annual salary range for this role, in Canadian dollars, is

$130,000 - $170,000

. Early equity option allocations upon hire plus the opportunity to earn performance-based option allocations annually are also highlights of our total rewards package.

Accreditation and tuition support.

Extended health and dental benefits, employee assistance program, and health/wellness spending accounts to cover things that may not fall into other categories (i.e. exercise classes, transit, daycare).
An annual paid closure between the Christmas and New Year’s stat holidays, in addition to vacation time.
For hybrid/remote roles, 2 weeks/year work-from-almost-anywhere.
Parental leave top-up.
Employee referral bonus.
Casual dress – we like our jeans and hoodies.
While we work hard we also sprinkle social events and learning opportunities into our days.
Free parking & tasty snacks at the office!

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