Fisheries Data Scientist - IBSS Corporation

Job Title: Fisheries Data Scientist
Location: Hybrid/New England or Mid-Atlantic Area
Clearance Required: Public Trust Eligible


Description
IBSS is seeking a Full Time Fisheries Data Analyst to support and collaborate with managers and stakeholders across the Northeast Region to develop and test ecosystem indicators and thresholds for priority risk assessment.

The Data Analyst will contribute to stock- and ecosystem-level science products for both the Mid-Atlantic and New England Fisheries Management Councils, including stock assessments, risk assessments, and the ongoing update of the New England Risk Policy. Elements to consider include food web, climate, economic, and management indicators, and a qualified candidate will ensure that these indicators are responsive to specific drivers, are measurable, maintainable, and relevant to management objectives, and that risk criteria and thresholds are identified to facilitate use of ecosystem information within multiple management decision processes.


Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and test indicators in collaboration with managers and stakeholders ensuring that the highest priority management needs are met first
• Use existing data and modeling resources and potentially incorporate additional data sources for the development of new indicators
• Create open source tools and datasets that can be maintained and updated for operational use post-project timeline
• Exclusively focus on indicator development and testing, in order to meet management timelines
• Travel to attend stakeholder workshops, Council meetings, and Council committee meetings related to priority stock/risk/ecosystem assessments, ensuring consistent communication and project management
• Work with the Council and stakeholders to summarize and visualize results to enhance uptake of this new ecosystem information

Required Skills /Education/ Certifications & Qualifications:

• Master's degree involving quantitative data analysis and/or modeling, including statistics and the biological or social sciences
• Familiar with open science principles
• Comfortable working with online collaborative tools such as GitHub
• Experience with the R programming language

Desired Skills:

• Experience with or knowledge of the U.S. Federal fishery management system, economic, social, or ecological performance indicators, and simulation analysis

 

About IBSS Corp.

Since 1992, IBSS, a woman-owned small business, has provided transformational consulting services to the Federal defense, civilian, and commercial sectors. Our services include cybersecurity and enterprise information technology, environmental science and engineering (including oceans, coasts, climate, and weather), and professional management services.

Our approach is to serve our employees by investing in their growth and development. As a result, our employees bring greater capabilities and provide an exceptional level of service to our clients. In addition to creating career development opportunities for our employees, IBSS is passionate about giving back to the community and serving the environment. We strive to leave something better behind for the next generation.

We measure our success by the positive impact we have on our employees, clients, partners, and the communities we serve. Our tagline, Powered by Excellence, is a recognition of the employees that make up IBSS and ensures we deliver results with quality, applying industry best practices and certifications.

 

IBSS offers a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage with company-paid deductible, paid time off, federal holidays, matching 401K plan, tuition/professional development reimbursement, and Flex-Spending (FSA)/Dependent Care Account (DCA) options.

 

IBSS is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Click https://www.eeoc.gov/poster to see, The EEO is the law.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to the HR Department, Francesca Urrutia at (703) 826-4302, or email at HR@ibsscorp.com