IT Support Analyst

As an IT Support Analyst, you will play a key role in keeping our end user systems running smoothly across the company. You will take on a wide range of responsibilities, from troubleshooting technical issues and managing system updates to setting up new workstations, maintaining software licenses, managing support tickets, ensuring data security, and providing hands-on support for both in-office and remote employees.

We are looking for someone who is not only technically skilled but also great at communicating with a diverse range of end users. Your ability to explain things clearly and offer quick, effective solutions will be crucial to keeping things on track. This role offers a great chance to expand your skill set, work in a collaborative, dynamic environment, and have a direct impact on the organization’s IT operations. This is an in-office position located at our West Lafayette, Indiana, site.

As an IT Support Analyst, you will…

• Provide daily onsite support, monitoringand triage of managed infrastructure, services, applications, andlaptop/desktop support using an IT service management system

• Create and maintain user accounts and access permissions across endpoints and software systems

• Image and deploy laptops as replacements or for new employees

• Maintain all computers with current patches and software installs with endpoint systems and mobile device management tools

• Utilize Vulnerability Management and Remote Monitoring systems to remediate endpoint vulnerabilities

• Assist with computer-controlled laboratory equipment moves, connections and troubleshooting

• Perform computer moves of equipment when teams are relocated

• Consistently monitor endpoint setup and report any potential viruses or threats

• Ensure cleanliness of all data equipment and computer rooms

• Assist in AV equipment setup and troubleshooting

• Assist with ordering computers, peripherals, software, etc.and managing inventory for effective distribution to employees andmaintaining systems with asset management tools

• Provide local training and support on key IT applications, including creating self-service and training materials for staff and clients

• Manage local systems/applications and technical infrastructure operations to support staff and applications

• Identifyand recommend solutions to enhance the client experience, availability, and staff efficiencies, coordinated closely with global IT needs

• Foresee issues and gaps, identifysolutionsand work comfortably with leading-edge products

• Work effectively with our vendor partners to maintain functional operational systems

• Communicate with management on IT applications operational status

• Assist with record-keeping procedures, documentation, asset managementand maintenance of data

• Coordinate with management to bring efficiencies to laboratory information management systems

• Minimum 3years of proven experience in an IT support role that focused on laptopandend user support

• Expertise with Windows 11,MacOS, iOS/iPadOS,Android,MS Office 365 suite

• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), with strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities

• High self-motivation with the capability of working both independently and in a team setting

• A positive and entrepreneurial mindset, with the ability to challenge the status quo to drive innovation in a fast-paced startup environment

• Eagerness to learn new systems, particularly in agriculture biotech and laboratory settings

• Curiosity and a commitment to continuous learning, with a desire to make a meaningful impact

• Ability to apply creative thinking to troubleshoot complex technical issues

• A collaborative approach, open to giving and receiving ideas, perspectives, and feedback

• Skill in fostering open dialogue and promoting teamwork

• Comfort with ambiguity, the ability to adapt to change and make decisions with incomplete information

• A strong sense of accountability, taking ownership and encouraging the same in others

Bonus Qualifications…

• Relevant IT certifications (ITILv4, A+, etc.)

• Experience with MDM systems (Intune,Jamf)

• Experience with IT Service Management systems (ServiceNow,etc.)

• Experience with RMM systems (NinjaOne, etc.)

• Experience with Quality Management systems

• Experience working with laboratory equipment andmaintaining laboratory IT systems

• Experience creating end user documentation and how-to guides

• Experience creating SOPs and internal documentation

• Knowledge of scripting languages (PowerShell, Bash)

• Knowledge of video conferencing hardware and digital signage (Microsoft Teams, Cisco, Logitech) andSmart TVs

Inari pays competitively and rewards results., Agriculture, Analysis Skills, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Asset Management Software, Audiovisual, Bash Scripting, Cisco Network Systems, Communication Skills, Computer Maintenance, Computer Security, Computer Workstations, Consulting, Customer Experience, Customer Support/Service, Desktop Administration, Digital Video Hardware, Diversity, Documentation, Editing, Entrepreneurship, Futures, IT Service Management (ITSM), Identify Issues, Information Technology & Information Systems, Information/Data Security (InfoSec), Inventory Management, Laboratory, Laboratory Equipment, Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), Laboratory Management, Laptop PC, Microsoft Product Family, Mobile Devices, Multiplexing, Natural Resources, On Site Support, Operational Support, Peripheral Hardware, Podcasting, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Product Development, Quality Management, RMON, Record Keeping, Scripting (Scripting Languages), ServiceNow, Software Administration, Software Installation, Software License Management, Software Patches, Startup, Systems Administration/Management, Systems Maintenance, Team Lead/Manager, Team Player, Technical Operations, Technical Support, Training/Teaching, User Account Administration, Videoconferencing, Windows PowerShell, Writing Skills

The salary range for this position is $68,350 - $93,950. Whether you are full-time or part-time, Inari provide three different components of pay - base, short-term incentive, and long-term equity along with a one-time new hire stock option grant. That’s rare!

We also offer a comprehensive benefits package including both a Preferred Provider Network (PPO) and High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with a company-funded health savings account (HSA), vision, dental, and several flexible spending accounts (FSA), a host of voluntary benefits, and a robust wellness program. In addition, Inari offers a 401k plan with a company matching and a flexible paid time off policy.

Consistent with our commitment to pay transparency, salary range information is being disclosed. Please note that offers are based on the candidate’s qualifications & experience as well as market demand.

Inari is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Inari is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Inari is the SEEDesign company. We embrace the diversity and complexity of nature in every aspect of our business to drive innovation - to push the boundaries of what is possible. Through our unrivaled technology platform, Inari uses predictive design and advanced multiplex gene editing to develop step-change products. We are taking a nature positive approach to unlock the full potential of seeds that will transform the food system. The results will lead to more productive acres delivering value creation for farmers and a more sustainable future for our planet.

Our success is dependent on great minds, collaborating to generate bright ideas and deliver exceptional outcomes.

We have 200 employees, with research sites in Cambridge, MA (USA) and Ghent (Belgium), as well as a product development site in West Lafayette, IN (USA). We’ve deliberately built a team that brings diversity of thought to all aspects of our business, to generate new ideas, approaches, and ways of operating. And we’ve intentionally combined experience with potential, bringing agriculture industry experts with the desire to innovate together with bright minds from academia, human therapeutics, software, and consulting. If you want to be part of a diverse and inclusive team developing unique solutions to feed the world while protecting our planet’s natural resources, we’d love to hear from you!, Inari Agriculture provides immigration sponsorship for candidates in certain qualified roles that meet performance criteria. However, the company will not provide sponsorship to H-1B candidates whose employment would require payment of the $100,000 fee mandated by the Presidential Proclamation “Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers.