Fishery Biologist II & Data Analyst - Onsite WA

Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission; Cook (WA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission in Cook, WA is seeking a Fishery Biologist 2 - Data Analyst to join the Western Fisheries Research Center Quantitative Ecology Team. The role combines fisheries science with data management, coding, and statistical modeling analyses, with an emphasis on reproducible workflows and clear reporting.

The position requires a Master’s in a relevant field or a Bachelor’s with extensive experience, strong R skills, and the ability to work onsite.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Fisheries Science, Quantitative Ecology, Biometrics, Statistics, Data Science, or a closely related natural resources field, or a Bachelor’s with 2+ years of specialized experience.
• Strong proficiency in R for data wrangling, statistical analysis, and graphics generation.
• Experience with complex ecological or telemetry datasets is highly desirable.
• Basic understanding of mark-recapture estimation, Bayesian/frequentist statistics, or population modeling fundamentals.
• Excellent technical writing, attention to detail, and reproducible analysis.

Responsibilities

• Clean, structure, quality-check, and manage large fisheries monitoring datasets.
• Maintain metadata documentation and prepare data for public release.
• Execute and document R scripts and reproducible reporting tools.
• Prepare data inputs for IPMs and assist with model fitting.
• Contribute to technical reports and co-authored publications.
• Create data visualizations and present results to team and stakeholders.

Skills

R programming

Data analysis

Statistical modeling

Technical writing

Collaboration

Communication

Driver's license

Education

Master’s degree in Fisheries Science, Quantitative Ecology, Biometrics, Statistics, Data Science, or related field

Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years specialized experience

Tools

R

GIS

IPMs

Job description

Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission in Cook, WA is seeking a Fishery Biologist 2 - Data Analyst to join the Western Fisheries Research Center Quantitative Ecology Team. The role combines fisheries science with data management, coding, and statistical modeling analyses, with an emphasis on reproducible workflows and clear reporting.

The position requires a Master’s in a relevant field or a Bachelor’s with extensive experience, strong R skills, and the ability to work onsite.