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title: 'Director, Data & Information Architecture at Pivot Bio'
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# Director, Data & Information Architecture at Pivot Bio

- **Company:** Pivot Bio
- **Location:** Minnetonka, MN
- **Compensation:** $165k–$206k
- **Posted:** 2026-07-28
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://www.pivotbio.com/job-description?gh_jid=8653991002

## Job description

## About Pivot Bio

Fueled by an innovative drive and a deep understanding of the soil microbiome, Pivot Bio is pioneering game-changing advances in agriculture. Our products harness naturally occurring microbes to provide nutrients to crops, helping farmers improve yields while reducing environmental impact.

Pivot Bio is seeking a Director, Data & Information Architecture to define and steward the enterprise information backbone connecting Product Innovation, Agronomy, Manufacturing, Commercial, and Digital products. This role is responsible for establishing canonical data models, domain boundaries, data contracts, lineage standards, and governance patterns that enable trustworthy, decision-grade data across the enterprise. Unlike traditional platform-focused data architecture roles, this position is centered on information architecture: designing durable semantic models, traceability frameworks, and evidence systems that support product performance analysis, scientific discovery, operational execution, and AI-enabled decision making.

What Success Looks Like

- Define canonical enterprise data models spanning R&D, Agronomy, Manufacturing, Commercial, and Digital domains.
- Establish domain ownership, data contracts, lineage, and reconciliation standards.
- Design logical and physical Lakehouse models supporting Silver and Gold layers.
- Create traceable, reproducible evidence systems capable of supporting scientific and commercial decision making.
- Provide a phased architecture roadmap for modernization and migration of existing data assets.
- Enable trustworthy AI and analytics through strong semantic foundations.

## Key Responsibilities

- Own enterprise information architecture strategy and standards.
- Design canonical models, master data relationships, and cross-domain integration patterns.
- Define semantic standards for observations, results, recommendations, outcomes, and evidence.
- Lead logical and physical data modeling efforts within Databricks Lakehouse.
- Establish metadata, lineage, versioning, and traceability frameworks.
- Partner with Product, Engineering, Data Science, Manufacturing, and Commercial teams to translate business requirements into durable data models.
- Review architecture designs and validate implementations through hands-on modeling, SQL analysis, and proof-of-concept work.
- Drive data governance practices focused on quality, stewardship, reproducibility, and trust.

## Preferred Experience

- 10+ years in Data Architecture, Information Architecture, or Enterprise Data Modeling.
- Deep expertise in conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling.
- Experience with canonical modeling, Data Vault, metadata management, MDM, and lineage.
- Hands-on experience with Databricks, Snowflake, or modern Lakehouse platforms.
- Strong SQL skills and ability to validate models directly against data.
- Experience in regulated, scientific, manufacturing, healthcare, life sciences, or evidence-sensitive environments preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to balance governance rigor with pragmatic execution.

## What We Are Not Looking For

This role is not primarily a cloud infrastructure architect, integration engineer, or BI/reporting architect position. Success requires deep information architecture capability, including semantic modeling, domain design, lineage, traceability, and enterprise data stewardship.

Must be authorized to work in the United States.

What We Offer:

- Incentive Bonus Plan
- Competitive package in a disruptive startup
- Stock options
- Health/Dental/Vision insurance with employer-paid premiums
- Life, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability policies
- Employee Assistance Program with free referrals and discounts
- 401(k) plan, 3% Match
- Commuter benefits
- Annual Training & Development support
- Flexible vacation policy with a generous holiday schedule
- Exciting opportunity to work with a talented and fun team

#LI-Onsite Hiring Compensation Range $165,000—$206,000 USD

## About Pivot Bio

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Pivot Bio develops proprietary microbial nitrogen products that replace synthetic nitrogen fertilizers by enabling crops to fix atmospheric nitrogen directly on the root, improving farmer profitability and sustainability.
- **Entity Type**: Private (venture-backed)
- **Headquarters**: Wayzata, Minnesota, USA (corporate office); additional hubs in California, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, and an office in Brazil.
- **Founded**: 2010
- **Founders**: Karsten Temme, Ph.D. and Alvin Tamsir, Ph.D.

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Agricultural biotechnology / Crop nutrition
- **Target customers**: B2B – farmers growing corn, wheat, sorghum, barley, millet, oats, sunflower, and corn silage.
- **Mission / purpose**: To solve agriculture’s biggest challenge – sustainably nourish the world’s most vital crops, drive farmer ROI, and protect soil, air, and water.

## Products & Services
- **PROVEN® 40**: Microbial nitrogen for corn that replaces up to 40 pounds per acre of traditional synthetic nitrogen without compromising yield. Delivers steady nutrition at the plant root all season long.
- **RETURN®**: Microbial nitrogen for small grains (sorghum, barley, millet, oats, sunflower) and wheat (spring and winter), providing predictable nutrition and greater ROI.
- **N-OVATOR™ Program**: Rewards farmers who use microbial nitrogen by partnering them with organizations looking to reduce on-farm emissions. Over $6 million paid to farmers since 2022.
- **Technology platform**: Gene-edited microbes that convert atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia directly on the plant’s root system, ensuring nitrogen is available when and where the plant needs it.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Over 1,050,000 metric tons of CO₂e avoided since 2022 (from reduced synthetic fertilizer use); N-OVATOR program has paid over $6 million to farmers.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not explicitly listed in provided sources (likely includes venture capital firms; no specific names available from the search results).
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Named to TIME’s 200 Best Inventions list for two consecutive years.
  - Recognized as one of Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2024.
  - University of Illinois study (Jan 2025) confirmed unique mode of action.
  - Expanding internationally with an office in Brazil.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Unique mode of action**: Only microbes on the market that turn atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia directly on the plant root – a breakthrough in biological nitrogen fixation.
- **Gene-edited strains** designed to work with existing crop nutrition programs, integrating seamlessly into farmer operations.
- **Proven yield performance**: Can replace up to 40 lbs/acre of synthetic nitrogen without yield loss; delivers more tonnage per acre for corn silage.
- **Environmental differentiation**: Directly reduces nitrous oxide emissions and nitrogen runoff, creating a clear sustainability value proposition for farmers and corporate partners.

## Strategic Focus
- **International expansion**: Growing presence in Brazil and other global markets.
- **Partnerships & corporate development**: Expanding the N-OVATOR program and working with organizations to reduce on-farm emissions.
- **Continuous innovation**: Investing in R&D to develop new microbial strains and applications for additional crops.
- **Scaling manufacturing and supply chain**: Led by Chief Supply Chain Officer Balaji Venkataraman to ensure product delivery at scale.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Values openness, creative problem-solving, fearlessness, agility, and mutual inspiration. Employees are encouraged to debate, take risks, and challenge convention.
- **Flexible work environment**: “Flexible work environment” and unlimited PTO.
- **Benefits**: Stock options, comprehensive medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k) with employer match, yearly personal and professional development stipend.
- **Growth**: Rapidly scaling company with a clear mission – employees have the opportunity to work on one of agriculture’s most promising climate solutions.
- **Locations**: Hubs in California, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, and Brazil. Hybrid/remote options available.

## Sources
1. [pivotbio.com – About Us](https://www.pivotbio.com/about-us)
2. [pivotbio.com – Home](https://www.pivotbio.com/)
3. [pivotbio.com – Careers](https://www.pivotbio.com/careers)
4. [pivotbio.com – Leadership](https://www.pivotbio.com/leadership)
5. [pivotbio.com – Open Positions](https://www.pivotbio.com/open-positions)

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