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.

Position Summary

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.

Position-related Qualifications

• 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
• Clear experience working with business users and subject matter experts, includin