Climate Data Scientist

The New York Climate Exchange•New York, NY

9d•$165,000 - $210,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Exchange is seeking an experienced Climate Data Scientist to lead technical work within its Climate Data focus area, which works to make climate data more accessible and actionable across sectors — from public health and disaster preparedness to business forecasting. You will bring deep domain expertise in climate science and a strong data science and management skill set to translate complex climate datasets into tools and insights that partners and communities can act on.

Requirements

Advanced degree (or equivalent professional experience) in data science with a proven expertise with climate data, including atmospheric, oceanographic, and environmental data
8+ years of relevant experience in data science or engineering with a strong focus on climate data
Established expertise working with climate and earth observation data (e.g., remote sensing, in-situ networks, integrated datasets)
Strong quantitative and programming skills (Python. Fortran, and/or R), experience with geospatial and time-series analysis (e.g., xarray, GeoPandas, rasterio), and AI models
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, including ability to communicate complex issues to a wide range of audiences.
Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to build, foster, and maintain positive professional relationships with colleagues, organizational partners, and external constituencies.
Must be able to work in the United States as The Exchange does not yet have visa-sponsoring capabilities.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with New York City or regional climate resilience, adaptation, or public health contexts
Experience with climate risk modeling, downscaling techniques, or attribution science
Prior experience working across academic, nonprofit, government, and private-sector partnerships
Experience securing grant funding

Responsibilities

Lead technical work within the Climate Data focus area.
Make climate data more accessible and actionable across sectors.
Translate complex climate datasets into tools and insights that partners and communities can act on.
Work with business users and subject matter experts, including less technical audiences, to understand, articulate, and develop collaborative and equitable approaches to address data access and usability needs.
Translate climate science for non-technical audiences, including policymakers, businesses, or community organizations.
Lead projects and work with less-senior researchers or data scientists, data engineers, software engineers, as well as staff with expertise in non-technical disciplines.
Contribute to research proposals.
Work with people from diverse backgrounds in a culturally responsive manner.
Work independently and collaboratively on complex tasks with tight deadlines.