Geosciences Supervisor

Based in western Canada, Ideon Technologies uses the energy from supernova explosions to image deep beneath the Earths surface. The Ideon REVEAL Platform is a subsurface intelligence solution that comprises proprietary hardware (that delivers a new-to-the-world data source) ruggedized for the most remote exploration sites and demanding of noisy in-mine environments, software, integrated imaging systems, and advanced data analysis and interpretation. Using sub-atomic particles called muons to image deep beneath the Earth's surface, Ideon creates high-resolution multi-dimensional models that help geologists identify, map, and characterize mineral deposits and other geological features such as caves and voids. Ideon also offers patented multi-sensor fusion capabilities that enable seamless data collection and integration from our proprietary sensors and third-party data. Ideons AI-powered workflow transforms the geological model into a high-resolution dynamic Earth model to inform ongoing operations. Our work reduces risk and cost of traditional methods, while saving time, optimizing return, and minimizing environmental impact across the mining value chain. In turn, this is helping accelerate the worlds transition to low-impact mining and transform how companies recover the critical minerals required to power the global shift to clean energy improving peoples lives and enhancing economic prosperity.

The Role

We are seeking a Geosciences Supervisor 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

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 Ideons 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 Ideons imaging solutions
• Strengthening Ideons scientific reputation with clear, defensible, and well-communicated geophysical results

Qualifications

Must-haves Youll need the following to move forward in the hiring process (and be successful in the role):

• 6+ 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 Ideons 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 were 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; youll 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, were happy to train, coach, and share our experience:

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

More Role Details

Location : Ideons 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 (its tricky to manufacture from home!).

This is a hybrid role . We love seeing our employees in the office 23 times a week depending on team needs; youre 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, its anticipated youll 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 $105,000 - $135,000 . Early equity option allocations upon hire plus the opportunity to earn performance-based option allocations annually are also highlights of our total rewards package.

Ideons salary ranges are determined by role and level and are benchmarked against the Vancouver, BC, Canada market. The range reflects the minimum and maximum new employee salary. It is atypical for a new employee to be hired at the top of the range; as experienced as someone may be they likely wont have the directly related experience unique to working at Ideon. In exceptional circumstances, though, where a person has the knowledge, skills, and experience to exceed those needed for the position, we may consider compensating at the top of the range. In the application process you will be asked to provide your salary expectations.

• A team that is entrepreneurial by nature and focused on doing things right to deliver great customer outcomes. We are committed to seeking out the best brains and the most exceptional humans, wherever they come from and however they happen to be packaged.
• An opportunity to work with a dynamic tech scale-up. You will contribute to advancing a ground-breaking solution that generates significant economic and environmental benefit.
• 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 Years 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!

What Its Like at Ideon

Great ideas and rich company culture come from diversity of thought, experience, and perspective. The Ideon culture is anchored in a set of core values that directly shape how we hire, coach, evaluate, and develop our people:

• Driven by industry, informed by science
• Inspired to create, wired to deliver
• Unified team, personally accountable
• Boldly ambitious, exceptionally human

How to Apply and Accommodation Requests

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