Environmental Data Scientist
About The Position
Floyd|Snider is seeking an Environmental Data Scientist to join our collaborative Data Services team. We’re looking for someone who exemplifies our commitment to technical excellence, environmental responsibility, and client service. The key responsibilities will be to prepare chemistry data validation, but you’ll also support data processing, analysis, and visualization. The successful candidate will have an interest in finding creative data solutions that improve workflows and support project conclusions. You’ll have the opportunity to work with project teams on a wide range of tasks with varying goals. This role would have occasional opportunities to do field work that provides context for the environmental data you’ll later validate and report on. We’re an employee-owned environmental consulting firm offering strategy, science, and engineering solutions in the private and public sectors. Independently owned and operated since 1996, Floyd|Snider has consistently been recognized as one of the premier firms in the Northwest and a top place to work. We love it here because we don’t do cookie-cutter work; we work collaboratively on complex, fascinating projects. We strive to build a team that reflects the diversity of the community we work in and encourage those from traditionally underrepresented groups to apply. In furtherance of our culture, all qualified applicants will receive considerations without regard to race, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristics protected by law.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in data science or analytics, environmental science, chemistry, or related field
- Some professional work experience or a capstone, internship, or extended academic project requiring collaboration and adherence to schedules
- Programming experience in R or Python
- Ability to work effectively with oversight and support from the Data Services team
- Ability to manage workload, self-motivate, and fill project gaps when needed
- Strong communication skills, including patience and responsiveness
- Attention to detail – you understand the data-driven nature of environmental decision-making and are dedicated to maintaining high-quality standards for data management and QC.
- Communication – you're able to translate complicated insights into products your audience will understand to achieve clarity through a variety of mediums.
- Organization – having an eye for detail doesn’t prevent you from seeing the big picture. You’re able to juggle competing priorities without dropping the ball.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with SQL server or similar relational databases
- Familiarity with MS Access, Tableau, and VBA
- Familiarity with environmental chemistry data
- Experience with confidence intervals and hypothesis testing through statistical analysis
Responsibilities
- prepare chemistry data validation
- support data processing, analysis, and visualization
Benefits
- equity and ownership options
- 401K
- medical insurance
- vision insurance
- dental insurance
- long-term disability insurance
- life insurance
- a transportation stipend
- 11 paid holidays
- 20 days paid time off per year
- flexible work schedule that includes core hours from 9am – 4pm Monday through Friday
- extra time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
