Senior Geochemist - Global Exploration & Field Lead

KoBold Metals; Dubai Emirate; Hybrid; AED 514,000 - 679,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

401k matching

Remote-first work

Job summary

KoBold Metals is seeking a Senior Geochemist to lead geochemical program design and interpretation across North America, Europe, and Africa. You will partner with data scientists and software engineers to advance geochemical tools while maintaining high data quality and safety standards, influencing decisions on exploration campaigns.

You will travel internationally, guide field sampling, and help develop methods that scale with KoBold's global exploration portfolio.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience designing and executing surface geochemical programs.
• Experience running geochemical side of drilling programs from sampling through interpretation.
• Quality control for sampling programs and data.
• Ability to travel internationally and work across cultures.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate commitment to health, safety, environment, and community relations.
• Embed geochemist for exploration programs across multiple regions.
• Design geochemical sampling programs suited to terrain and mineral systems.
• Own geochemical components of drilling programs and QC procedures.
• Collaborate with science, data science, and software teams to improve tools.
• Plan and manage international travel and deployment schedules.

Skills

Geochemical sampling

Multi-deposit experience

Drilling geochemistry

Data quality control

Team collaboration

Communication across cultures

Programming/IOGAS knowledge

Tools

ioGAS

ArcGIS/QGIS

Job description

KoBold Metals is seeking a Senior Geochemist to lead geochemical program design and interpretation across North America, Europe, and Africa. You will partner with data scientists and software engineers to advance geochemical tools while maintaining high data quality and safety standards, influencing decisions on exploration campaigns.

You will travel internationally, guide field sampling, and help develop methods that scale with KoBold's global exploration portfolio.