Senior Data Scientist – Remote Geoscience for Minerals

KoBold Metals; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

KoBold Metals is a private mineral exploration company using AI to accelerate discoveries of battery metals worldwide. We are hiring senior staff to advance data science, geoscience integration, and software tooling, supporting field programs with data-driven exploration.

The US-base role includes travel to sites, collaboration with geoscientists, and a strong emphasis on uncertainty quantification. The Data Scientist will build models, manage large datasets, and work with world-class

Qualifications

• Proficiency with Python data science packages and software engineering practices.
• Experience with collaborative software development (Git) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with cloud computing resources.
• Ability to build predictive models and evaluate results across problems.
• Geospatial analyses and visualizations knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Develop KoBold’s proprietary software exploration tools.
• Curate and integrate geophysical, geochemical, geologic, and geographic data into KoBold’s data system.
• Build models to predict ore-forming locations in 2D/3D.
• Create visualizations to evaluate model performance and data features.
• Apply data processing and physics-based techniques to geoscientific data.
• Present findings to partners and stakeholders.

Skills

Python data science

Git & CI/CD

Cloud computing

Predictive modeling

Geospatial analysis

Education

Advanced degree in physical sciences / engineering / CS / math

Tools

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

KoBold Metals is a private mineral exploration company using AI to accelerate discoveries of battery metals worldwide. We are hiring senior staff to advance data science, geoscience integration, and software tooling, supporting field programs with data-driven exploration.

The US-base role includes travel to sites, collaboration with geoscientists, and a strong emphasis on uncertainty quantification. The Data Scientist will build models, manage large datasets, and work with world-class