Climate Data Scientist, Sustainability
WatershedCarbon Management company
San Francisco, United StatesSenior
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About the role
TL;DR
Develops and maintains sustainability methodologies, translating science into product logic for enterprise platforms.
- •Watershed is seeking a Climate Data Scientist to join their Methodology team.
- •This role involves developing and maintaining the company's sustainability methodologies, translating scientific principles and standards into product logic for enterprise sustainability platforms.
- •Key Responsibilities Develop, maintain, and improve sustainability methodologies, translating science and standards into product logic.
- •Partner with engineers, data scientists, and product managers to design scientifically rigorous and scalable methodology features.
- •Interpret evolving standards and guidance (e.g., GHG Protocol, ESRS) and reflect them in the product.
- •Investigate complex customer and product questions at the intersection of science, data, and business context.
- •Requirements Master's or PhD in climate science, environmental science, sustainability, or a related quantitative field. 5+ years of experience in corporate sustainability, carbon accounting, or climate strategy.
- •Deep knowledge of GHG accounting standards (GHG Protocol Corporate and Scope 3) and sustainability reporting frameworks.
- •Comfort working with Python code.
Required skills
PythonSQL
Nice-to-have skills
Product Management
Domain expertise
climatetech
Tech stack
PythonSQL
