Fishery Biologist 2

Holland America-Princess (Holland America Dawson City Inn); Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Hybrid telework

Job summary

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Commercial Fisheries, invites applications for a Fishery Biologist 2 in Anchorage. You will manage the scale age laboratory operations for AYK, ensure quality standards for ASL data, and prepare data requests, project reports, and proposals.

You will lead a small team and collaborate with biologists statewide. Flexibility with schedule and hybrid telework options are available, with travel to meetings or fieldwork as needed.

Qualifications

• Degree in biology or related field required with professional biologist experience.
• Strong data management and statistical analysis skills.
• Experience leading programs and writing reports.
• Proficiency with Excel, BI tools, R, and databases.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of the Anchorage scale age laboratory for AYK region.
• Implement and maintain QA/QC standards for ASL data collection and reporting.
• Coordinate with project leaders to fulfill data requests and write reports.
• Supervise a Fish & Wildlife Technician 4 and train staff.
• Travel occasionally to meetings or field sites as needed.

Skills

ASL data collection

Data analysis

Leadership/ supervision

Excel / BI tools

QA/QC processes

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's in biology or related field

Master's degree substitutes experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Business intelligence software

R

Relational databases

Job description

Job Description

Effective July 1, 2026 the wage for this position increased by 2.5%. The wage listed in this job posting reflects the increase.

This position is open to Alaska Residents only.

Please check our

residency definition

to determine if you qualify.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Commercial Fisheries is recruiting

for a Fishery Biologist 2 located in Anchorage, Alaska!

What you will be doing

This position serves as a stock biologist for the Division of Commercial Fisheries in the Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim (AYK) Region. The incumbent oversees the daily operations of the Anchorage scale age laboratory for the AYK Region. The incumbent is responsible for implementing and maintaining quality assurance and control standards for collection, processing, archiving, analysis, and reporting of scale-based age, sex, and length (ASL) data from Pacific salmon species. This includes coordinating with project leaders and regional staff to create standardized and ad-hoc queries of ASL data, fulfill data requests, write project reports, and assist with project proposal development. This position provides direct supervision of a Fish & Wildlife Technician 4.

Our mission, values, and culture

The Division of Commercial Fisheries strives for a diverse and inclusive workforce where safety and well-being are paramount and employees at all levels promote a culture where everyone is valued, treated equitably, and treated respectfully.

The mission of the Division of Commercial Fisheries is to manage subsistence, commercial, and personal use fisheries in the interest of the economy and general well-being of the citizens of the state, consistent with the sustained yield principle, and subject to allocations through public regulatory processes. The division’s core service is to ensure the conservation of natural stocks of fish, shellfish and aquatic plants based on scientifically sound assessments. The incumbent's work provides critical information to accurately characterize and assess salmon stocks of the AYK region. This information is important for the successful management and conservation of the fish stocks.

Benefits of joining our team

This position offers a flexible schedule and the opportunity to work as part of a small, collaborative team that provides essential data across a large and remote area of Alaska. In addition to gaining valuable experience working with fisheries management and research biologists statewide, you’ll contribute to one of the largest open-source age–sex–length (ASL) databases in the state. Our team supports the largest subsistence fisheries and some of the most remote commercial fisheries in Alaska, as well as a diverse range of stock assessment programs that directly inform research and management decisions. This role provides meaningful, impactful work with substantial opportunities for professional growth and development.

The working environment you can expect

This position is located at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game office in Anchorage. The incumbent will have a private walled office and work in an environment that is friendly, professional, and collaborative. This position requires the ability to work with a high degree of independence but also within a team environment collaborating with a small group of 1-3 scale readers and interactions with state and federal biologists throughout the region. The incumbent may be required to travel occasionally to meetings or to the field to train technicians collecting age-sex-length data. The incumbent may also have the opportunity to participate in other field work should the need and desire arise. We offer flexibility with work schedules and options for hybrid telework. This position may require occasional travel to meetings or to the field to train technicians collecting ASL data.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for a candidate that possess some or all of the following position specific competencies. The ideal candidate will have a work history that reflects the following knowledge, skills, abilities and experiences. These traits must be clearly documented in your cover letter. If you do not have experience with any of these traits listed below, simply say so.

• Experience with Pacific salmon age-sex-length (ASL) collection, aging, data analysis, and training
• Experience leading a program, including ensuring reproducible science practices, analyzing large data sets, report writing, and participating in collaborative research
• Experience with Microsoft Excel, business intelligence software, R, and relational databases
• Experience designing and implementing quality assurance / quality control procedures to check large datasets for errors or anomalies and correcting them
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to complete tasks with a high degree of accuracy
• Experience supervising and training staff

To view the general description and example of duties for a

Fishery Biologist 2,

please go to the

following link:

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/classspecs

Special Note

A valid Driver's License is required.

First Aid/CPR/AED training is required but may be provided by the department.

Must be able to legally carry and effectively use firearms.

Minimum Qualifications

A bachelor's degree from an accredited college in biology, a branch of biology, limnology, biometrics, oceanography, forestry, fisheries science, or natural resource management;

AND

One year of professional experience as a biologist or fish culturist. The required professional biologist experience is met by service as a Fishery Biologist 1, Fish Culturist 1, Wildlife Biologist 1, or Habitat Biologist 1 with the State of Alaska or the equivalent with another employer.

Substitutions

A bachelor's degree from an accredited college that includes or is supplemented by the following credit hours will substitute for the degree in a specific field:

• at least 24 semester hours (36 quarter hours) in biology, a branch of biology, limnology, biometrics, oceanography, forestry, aquaculture, aquatic ecology, fisheries resources, or natural resource management (excluding courses that focus on agricultural husbandry techniques, human population dynamics, or the design and manipulation of landscapes), of which 16 semester hours (24 quarter hours) are upper division courses; and
• at least 12 semester hours (16 quarter hours) in any combination of two or more of the following: chemistry, physics, mathematics, statistics, geology, hydrology, or GIS.

A master's degree from an accredited college in biology, a branch of biology, limnology, biometrics, oceanography, forestry, fisheries science, or natural resource management, will substitute for the required year of professional level biologist experience. An individual who will complete the educational requirements and obtain the required master's degree within six months may apply and be considered for a vacancy. Such applicants may be given a conditional job offer but may not be appointed until receipt of the required degree has been documented.

Special Note

"Upper division courses" means courses that are specialized, in-depth and advanced. Such courses emphasize problem-solving, analytical thinking skills, and theoretical applications, with depth and rigor in a discipline's theories and methods; specialization in a particular field or profession; refinement of general education; and/or development of specific intellectual and professional skills. Upper division courses are commonly identified in college catalogs as 300 level and higher.

Some positions may require training in specialized areas such as hydroacoustics, microscopic analysis, underwater research, or fish habitat restoration or enhancement.

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