Climate Data Scientist

About The New  York Climate Exchange

The New York Climate Exchange (The Exchange) is a new nonprofit that unlocks climate solutions at speed and scale by activating a broad, multi-stakeholder model. Our diverse coalition of partners — committed and prepared to collectively disrupt the status quo — incorporates local and global perspectives on climate change from academia, the private sector, and community-level organizations; this multidisciplinary coalition speaks to the collaboration necessary to unlock integrated and scalable approaches to climate change.

While The Exchange will be headquartered at a dedicated campus on Governors Island, its spirit and influence extends beyond the Island into New York City and across the country and world.

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 domainexpertisein 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.

• Advanced degree (or equivalent professional experience) in data science with a provenexpertisewith 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
• Establishedexpertiseworking 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,Geo Pandas,rasterio), and AI models
• Clear experience working with business users and subject matter experts, includinglesstechnical audiences, to understand, articulate, and develop collaborative andequitableapproaches to address data access and usability needs.
• Experience translating climate science for non-technical audiences, including policymakers, businesses, or community organizations
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects and work with less-senior researchers or data scientists, data engineers, software engineers, as well as staff withexpertisein non-technical disciplines
• Experience with climate risk modeling, downscaling techniques, or attribution science
• Prior experience working across academic, nonprofit, government, and private-sector partnerships
• Familiarity with New York City or regional climate resilience, adaptation, or public health contexts
• Experience securing grant funding or contributing to research proposals
• 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, andmaintainpositiveprofessional relationships with colleagues, organizational partners, and external constituencies.
• Must have the ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds in a culturally
• responsive manner.
• Must be able to work independently and collaboratively on complex tasks with tight deadlines.
• Commitment toThe Exchange Staff Core Competencies.

• Develops and implements solutions that show understanding ofhow partners and/or own workachievesresults that are financially, environmentally, and socially sustainable.
• Shares new insights based on in-depth understanding of clients/partners and recommends solutions for current and future needs of clients/partners.
• Initiates collaboration across boundaries and broadly across The Exchange,…