Advanced Marine Field Ops & Data Modernization Scientist

Innovate!, Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K with match

Life Insurance

PTO

Job summary

Innovate! Inc. seeks an Advanced Field Operations & Data Modernization Scientist to modernize NOAA Fisheries’ field programs by integrating digital data collection, rapid data products, and standardized databases.

You will lead data collection in estuarine/marine surveys, transition to digital platforms, and develop SOPs while collaborating with Omics laboratories to ensure data quality and accessibility of results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in fisheries, ecology, natural sciences, math, or data science.
• Experience with field operations across marine, estuarine, or freshwater environments.
• Familiarity with eDNA sampling, QA/QC, and sample chain-of-custody.
• Ability to develop and maintain digital data pipelines and SOPs.
• Experience with GIS, data visualization, and scripting for automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead data collection during estuarine and marine field surveys, ensuring safety and continuity.
• Transition from analog to digital field data collection platforms and workflows.
• Evaluate technologies to improve data quality, at-sea efficiency, and time-series continuity.
• Develop eDNA field protocols, sample labeling, and chain-of-custody procedures.
• Collaborate with Omics lab personnel to prepare samples for analysis.
• Design and maintain automated ship-to-shore data pipelines and databases.
• Create scripts/workflows to generate rapid data products and cruise summaries.
• Maintain project databases and inventory tracking for deployment readiness.
• Produce SOPs, technical docs, and data-processing workflows.
• Prepare technical reports and present findings at meetings.

Skills

Marine field ops

Digital data collection

eDNA sampling

Python scripting

R scripting

GIS analysis

Field surveys coordination

Lab liaison

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in fisheries, ecology, natural sciences, data science, or related field

Tools

ArcGIS Field Maps

Survey123

GitHub

Job description

Innovate! Inc. seeks an Advanced Field Operations & Data Modernization Scientist to modernize NOAA Fisheries’ field programs by integrating digital data collection, rapid data products, and standardized databases.

You will lead data collection in estuarine/marine surveys, transition to digital platforms, and develop SOPs while collaborating with Omics laboratories to ensure data quality and accessibility of results.