Environmental Data Scientist—Policy & Visualization

NRDC; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive nonprofit salary

Office presence 8 days per month

Job summary

NRDC in Washington, DC seeks a Data Scientist to support the Science Office with statistical, geospatial, and data visualization work. You will lead discrete projects from intake to final product, mentoring teammates and collaborating with advocates, scientists, and partners.

Responsibilities include analyzing environmental data, building interactive maps and dashboards in ArcGIS Online and Tableau, ensuring data quality, and communicating findings to non-expert audiences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in statistics, data science, environmental science, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, required.
• 2–4 years of related experience in data analysis and research, with experience in environmental policy and advocacy preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct statistical analysis of environmental data to produce defensible findings.
• Apply modern statistical methods to detect trends and quantify uncertainty.
• Develop interactive maps, dashboards, graphics, and presentations for NRDC advocacy.
• Build data visualizations in ArcGIS Online and Tableau for project needs.
• Clean, validate, and manage data to ensure accuracy.
• Serve as project lead on data analysis and visualization requests.
• Manage projects across data acquisition to final delivery and QA.
• Communicate complex findings clearly to non-expert audiences.
• Participate in internal and external meetings of the Science Office.

Skills

R or Python

ArcGIS

Tableau

SQL

Advanced Excel

Strong writing

Verbal communication

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in statistics, data science, environmental science, or related field

Tools

ArcGIS

Tableau

Python

R

SQL

Job description

NRDC in Washington, DC seeks a Data Scientist to support the Science Office with statistical, geospatial, and data visualization work. You will lead discrete projects from intake to final product, mentoring teammates and collaborating with advocates, scientists, and partners.

Responsibilities include analyzing environmental data, building interactive maps and dashboards in ArcGIS Online and Tableau, ensuring data quality, and communicating findings to non-expert audiences.