Geoscientific Analyst

Founded and based in Richmond, BC, Ideon Technologies uses the energy from supernova explosions in space to image deep beneath the Earth’s surface. The world pioneer in cosmic-ray muon tomography, Ideon has developed the REVEAL™ Subsurface Intelligence Platform™, comprising an advanced suite of proprietary data-generation hardware, software, AI-powered services, and multi-physics fusion that provide x-ray-like visibility deep underground and unlock the exponential power of integrated spatial data.

By transforming muon data into reliable 3D density maps, Ideon helps geologists identify, map, characterize, and monitor mineral deposits with confidence. This 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 world’s 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.

We are a dynamic tech scale-up of 70 employees (and growing!). We are a team that is entrepreneurial by nature and focused on doing things right to deliver great customer outcomes. And 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.

The Role

We are seeking a Geoscientific Analyst who combines geoscience expertise with advanced data science and Python development to scale and optimize Ideon’s geoscience data workflows. You’ll work at the intersection of geoscience, data engineering, and scientific computing, partnering with teams across geoscience, research and development, and software working on muon tomography, inversion, and end-to-end workflows.

You understand both geoscience and data science, write high-quality Python, and are comfortable working with complex geoscience models and data. You enjoy improving scientific workflows through automation, use AI tools and modern development approaches day to day, and collaborate effectively across science and software teams.

Reporting to the Manager, Geosciences, you’ll collaborate with geoscientists, applied scientists, physicists, software developers, and data scientists to improve how geophysical and geological data are processed, managed, and analyzed across Ideon’s subsurface imaging workflows.

You’ll optimize data processing pipelines, improve geoscience modeling notebooks, and integrate AI-assisted workflows into Ideon’s scientific processes. You’ll ensure geoscience data and inversion workflows are scalable, reproducible, efficient, and well-structured for both customer project delivery and internal research.

You will drive Ideon’s objectives forward by focusing on the following activities:

Data Science & Workflow Optimization

• Design and optimize Python-based data pipelines for geoscience and geophysical datasets
• Improve data management, organization, and reproducibility across geoscience workflows
• Develop and maintain scalable Jupyter notebook frameworks for processing and analysis
• Optimize inversion and forward modelling notebooks for performance, reliability, and maintainability
• Refactor existing scientific code into modular, maintainable, and reusable components

Geoscience Data Processing

• Work with large geoscience datasets including muon tomography, geophysical survey data, geological models, and time-series datasets
• Support the geoscience team in automating data processing, model generation, and visualization workflows
• Improve computational efficiency of geoscience modelling workflows through parallelization, vectorization, and optimized algorithms
• Implement reproducible workflows for data QC, feature extraction, and model preparation

AI & Advanced Analytics

• Integrate AI-assisted tools and machine learning techniques into geoscience data workflows
• Use modern AI coding tools and automation methods to accelerate development of scientific workflows
• Explore opportunities for machine learning, statistical modelling, and pattern recognition in geoscience datasets
• Develop tools to support automated model diagnostics, anomaly detection, and uncertainty analysis

Cross-Team Collaboration

• Serve as a bridge between geoscience, R&D, and software teams
• Translate scientific workflow requirements into efficient and scalable computational solutions
• Support integration of geoscience workflows into internal software platforms and applications
• Help establish best practices for scientific computing, version control, and reproducible research

Priorities in the first few months will include:

Month 1-2

• Develop a strong understanding of Ideon’s data architecture, geoscience workflows, and data inversion & AI
• Gain deep familiarity with geophysical and geological datasets used in modelling workflows
• Partner with existing team members to walk through multiple exemplary projects

Month 2–4

• Apply consistent geoscience data processing and modelling workflows across few owned projects
• Follow robust and reproducible approaches for data preparation, QC, and model inputs
• Leverage automation and AI-assisted tools to streamline workflows
• Identify and communicate opportunities to enhance data processing, modelling, and inversion workflows

Month 4+

• Develop efficient, well-structured workflows, working with software, geoscience and R & D teams to minimise time and manual effort across projects, and using AI capabilities to build subsurface insights with zero- or low-code.
• Own end-to-end geoscience outcomes for multiple projects, from data processing through modelling, interpretation, and delivery

Success in the role looks like:

• Consistently leverages geoscience workflows to deliver reliable and reproducible results across projects
• Understands the “so what” and is able to connect and articulate results to value for customers
• Efficiently executes data processing and preparation with minimal errors and rework
• Maintains well-structured, clear, and usable processes for modelling and analysis
• Reduces manual effort by effectively and collaboratively using and enhancing established workflows, tools, and automation
• Delivers project outputs on time with consistent quality and structure
• Collaborates effectively with other technical teams to support project delivery

Qualifications

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

• Degree in Mining, Geophysics, Geology, Earth Sciences, Data Science, Physics, or related field
• Strong understanding and previous experience working with geoscience or geophysical data
• Expert-level Python programming (NumPy, Pandas, SciPy, Matplotlib, Plotly, etc.)
• Extensive experience with Jupyter notebooks and scientific computing workflows
• Experience with complex scientific datasets and optimized modeling workflows and codes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to translate scientific problems into scalable computational solutions
• Well-developed communication skills in English at a fluent or professional level; able to be assertive and respectful
• Legally able and currently documented to work full time hours in Canada

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

• Familiarity with version control and collaborative development workflows (Git)
• Experience with geophysical inversion, forward modelling, or numerical simulation
• Experience with SimPEG, geophysical modelling frameworks, or scientific Python ecosystems
• Knowledge of mining, mineral exploration, or subsurface imaging
• Experience with machine learning or AI applied to scientific datasets
• Experience with cloud computing environments or large-scale data processing
• Experience building reusable scientific software libraries

We also look for the following from 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 are excited to dive in.
• Enthusiastic and confident to take initiative and be adaptable in an agile, fast-paced environment.
• Solid teamwork skills; you’re accountable to yourself and your team and will 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.

More Role Details

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

This is a hybrid role. We love seeing folks in the office 2+ times a week; 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 communication 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.

What We Offer

Salary: The annual salary range for this role, in Canadian dollars, is $100,000 - $130,000. Early equity option allocations upon hire plus the opportunity to earn performance-based option allocations annually are also highlights of our total rewards package.

• 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.
• Financial support for accreditation membership, exams, continuing professional development (i.e. P.Eng, P.Geo, CPA)
• Tuition support ($2500/year).
• Extended health and dental benefits, employee assistance program, and health/personal spending accounts to cover things that may not fall into other categories (i.e. exercise classes, transit, daycare, pet insurance).
• Minimum 3 weeks paid time off to start, including an annual paid closure between the Christmas and New Year’s stat holidays.
• 5 paid sick days + other leaves per employment standards legislation.
• 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.
• Free parking & tasty snacks at the office!
• While we work hard, we also sprinkle social events and learning opportunities into our days (in person and virtually).  

Ideon’s salary ranges are set by role and level, benchmarked against similarly sized Vancouver-area companies. Most new hires start below the top of the range, unless their experience significantly exceeds role requirements. You’ll be asked to share your salary expectations during the application process.

How to Apply, Accommodation Requests, and the Hiring Process

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