International Oceans Liaison (SME II)

Responsibilities

• Apply expert and highly specialized knowledge to gather facts, research and analyze data, and develop conclusions, recommendations, and strategies across GOMO and OAP program areas.
• Lead project teams to accomplish discrete goals and tasks; provide limited supervision and technical guidance to junior staff.
• Lead coordination of bilateral international partnerships, including the NOAA-Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) collaboration, managing action-tracking frameworks and annual assembly logistics.
• Represent NOAA program interests in interagency and international committees on ocean monitoring and acidification science (e.g., OMICS, Arctic All-Hands, data management panels).
• Manage operational coordination across regional and national Coastal Acidification Networks (CANs), including running quarterly all-CANs assemblies and drafting strategic blueprints for a Caribbean CAN.
• Enhance data interoperability and machine-readability, establishing metadata standards and data management policies for government approval.
• Direct coordination of autonomous observing fleets and uncrewed system assets to optimize geospatial coverage of ocean monitoring networks.
• Facilitate technical expert working groups to modernize and unify standard operating measurement methodologies and quality-control protocols.
• Execute near-real-time data ingestion workflow activities and virtualization pipelines to minimize latency between data collection and public discoverability.
• Develop scientific visualizations, portfolio metrics evaluation models, and technical briefings for agency-wide and international data calls.

Requirements

• BA/BS in a technical or business discipline (Oceanography, Marine Science, Environmental Science, or closely related field preferred); advanced degrees or certifications may qualify for shorter periods of required experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Low-risk federal security clearance.
• 8+ years of professional and/or academic experience.

Desired

• Deep familiarity with global ocean observing systems and acidification monitoring networks.
• Demonstrated experience with federal data management standards, metadata frameworks, and open-data protocols.
• Experience supporting international scientific bodies or bilateral government partnerships.
• Strong technical writing ability; experience producing government-ready briefings, reports, and strategic documents.
• Proficiency with project tracking databases and grant management systems.