Head of Climate Risk Modeling

MSCI Inc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 173,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Flexible working arrangements

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

MSCI Inc. seeks a senior climate risk modeling leader in the U.S. to architect and implement robust physical risk models.

You will guide a team of scientists, collaborating with data, cloud, and security teams while aligning with product and sales stakeholders. This role requires advancing standard methodologies and validating models on a global scale. The ideal candidate holds a PhD with 5+ years in environmental product development, strong programming skills, and experience with CMIP,

Qualifications

• PhD in Meteorology, Atmospheric Sciences, Oceanography, Hydrology, Physics, Engineering, Mathematics, or similar.
• 5+ years in roles developing environmental products with probabilistic risk focus.
• Programming experience in Python, R, C/C++, and/or Fortran.
• Experience with Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF, GeoParquet and related formats.
• Knowledge of CMIP outputs and SSPs.
• Experience using AI tools for writing production scientific code.
• Familiarity with financial services and index space is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of scientists to architect and implement models for climate risk assessment.
• Create robust, reproducible physical models validated globally under climate change.
• Establish standards and techniques for modeling physical risk and its changes.
• Organize team activities, track progress, and align with product, sales, and project managers.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to meet product requirements and resource planning.

Skills

PhD in Meteorology or related

Climate risk modeling

Team leadership

Python/R/C/C++/Fortran

Cloud geospatial formats

CMIP knowledge

AI tooling for production code

Education

PhD in Meteorology or related field

Tools

Python

R

C/C++

Fortran

Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF

GeoParquet

Job description

MSCI Inc. seeks a senior climate risk modeling leader in the U.S. to architect and implement robust physical risk models.

You will guide a team of scientists, collaborating with data, cloud, and security teams while aligning with product and sales stakeholders. This role requires advancing standard methodologies and validating models on a global scale. The ideal candidate holds a PhD with 5+ years in environmental product development, strong programming skills, and experience with CMIP,