NCBO Marine Environmental Data Analyst

About the role

Support the NOAA Office of Habitat Conservation's NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office (NCBO) in Annapolis, MD. The position will support the Ecosystem Science & Synthesis program in two primary areas: 1) Maintenance and enhancement of the Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System (CBIBS), hypoxia buoy system, and related assets and information; 2) Collection, storage, use, and/or interpretation of observational data.

Responsibilities

• Data collection, standardization and processing: provide ingest, standardization, and processing for CBIBS, hypoxia, and other observational data to ensure quality and readiness for product integration.
• Data Product Development: develop data and information products utilizing CBIBS, hypoxia and other observational data in support of NCBOs habitat and fisheries constituents.
• Data visualization and interpretation: design intuitive visualizations and interpretive materials to effectively communicate data product insights to NCBO's habitat and fisheries constituents.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Science, Marine Science, Environmental Science or another applicable field, or related disciplines appropriate to the position and a minimum of two (2) years specialized experience.
• Experience with projects involving operational support, management, organizational, data analysis, and/or technical services.
• Knowledge of the processes for maintaining instrumentation and/or data in support of estuarine observations systems.
• Demonstrated written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with peers, supervisors, agency officials and others.
• Moderate to high level of web, information technology, and/or field operations skills to help solve complex and unusual managerial, technical, operational, and/or administrative problems.
• Demonstrated operational knowledge of Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
• Project management.
• Demonstrated operational knowledge of R-Studio or Python coding.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident and be able to pass a background investigation to obtain a security badge to access applicable government systems and facilities.

Pay & Schedule

• Salary approximately $60,000 - 70,000/year.
• Telework is permitted, however, duties required such as vessel maintenance, equipment maintenance, and field work will require weekly presence at the Annapolis, MD office.

Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching
• 11 Paid Federal Government Holidays
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
• Skills Development & Certifications
• Professional Membership Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Program
• Competitive compensation plan
• Discretionary variable incentive bonuses based on factors such as individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company's performance