Data Scientist

About Us
Jupiter is the global market leader in analytics for resilience planning and enterprise climate risk management, especially in financial services, industrial, the public sector, and NGOs. Jupiter is led by pioneers in data, climate, and earth and ocean sciences, as well as technology, risk management, company building, and public policy. Our climate risk modeling solutions save lives and mitigate potentially catastrophic impacts inflicted by hurricanes, floods, heat waves, wildfires, drought, and other extreme weather events on homes, businesses, infrastructure, food and water supplies, and entire economies. We seek new colleagues—data scientists, physical scientists, software engineers, company builders, and more—who share our passion for excellence, innovation, and collaboration. Jupiter was founded on the principle that with the right approaches and the right team, we can prepare Earth’s economies to meet the challenges associated with climate change. We value working in an inclusive and equitable environment, with team diversity that reflects the world we live in.  
Summary
Jupiter is looking for a motivated data scientist who is interested in working with a world-class team of data scientists, physical scientists, and software engineers to improve and optimize assessments of risk from flooding, heat, wind, fire and other hazards that are impacted by extreme weather and climate change. You will design and implement cutting-edge methods and algorithms from applied statistics and machine learning that address a wide variety of problems in weather and climate, ocean modeling, hydrology, extremes, uncertainty quantification, etc.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with our data science, science, and software engineering teams to develop and integrate data science solutions to advance our product offerings
• Work with the wide variety of spatial-temporal and non-Gaussian data typical of the geosciences, including station and gauge data, weather and climate model output, remotely sensed data, etc. 
• Expand the company’s data science capabilities with new algorithms, methods, techniques, tools, languages, etc. 
• Be a data science resource to other members of the science, engineering, and business teams.

• Travel Requirements : Limited travel may be required.

Qualifications

• A passion for using your data science skills to solve scientific and business related problems
• Master’s degree plus two years of experience using, adapting, or developing data science algorithms or methods with an emphasis on applied statistics. This could include coursework, academic research, work experience, or a combination. 
• PhD focused in applied statistics, machine learning, or a scientific discipline such as atmospheric science, ocean science, hydrology, etc. is a plus, but not required. 
• Proficiency in programming with a relevant data science language such as Python (preferred) or R. Experience with software engineering best practices or with agile development is a plus, but not required. 
• Ability to work independently in an interdisciplinary environment

For Colorado Residents Only- If you are hired into a Colorado work location, the compensation range for this position is between $90,000 and $140,000 based on a full-time schedule. The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job-related skills and experience. For part-time roles, your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Base Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. As of the date of this posting, In addition to your salary, Jupiter Intelligence offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: Health, dental, and vision plans; wellness program; flexible spending accounts; 401(k) retirement plan; employee stock purchase plan; life insurance, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance; Employee Assistance Program; PTO; and employee-paid critical illness and accident insurance.
Jupiter Intelligence is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.
Successful candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.
Please submit your Cover Letter and Resume to us to see if there might be a great fit.