Entry-Level Environmental Statistician

Key Responsibilities

• Compile, organize, review, and analyze environmental datasets from investigation, monitoring, and remediation projects.
• Perform statistical analyses under the direction of senior statistical and technical staff.
• Assist with exploratory data analysis, data visualization, trend evaluation, and interpretation of results.
• Develop tables, figures, charts, and other data visualizations for technical reports and presentations.
• Support statistical evaluations of environmental sampling and monitoring data.
• Develop dashboards and automate reporting.
• Assist with quality control and validation of datasets prior to statistical analysis.
• Use statistical and analytical software such as R, Python, Excel, or similar tools to manage and analyze data.
• Assist project teams with interpreting analytical results and communicating findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Work collaboratively with environmental statisticians, scientists, engineers, geologists, GIS professionals, and other project team members.
• Document analytical methods, assumptions, results, and supporting information in a clear and reproducible manner.
• Support multiple environmental projects while meeting established schedules and quality requirements.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Data Science, Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, or closely related quantitative discipline.
• Due to the nature of work, US citizenship is required.
• Familiarity with one or more analytical tools such as R, Python, SAS, MATLAB, or similar statistical software.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
• Familiarity with GIS or spatial datasets.
• Experience working with environmental, laboratory, groundwater, soil, sediment, surface-water, or other scientific datasets.
• Previous internship, research, or academic project experience involving statistical analysis of real-world data.
• Strong quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate analytical results clearly in writing and verbally.
• Ability to work effectively as part of multidisciplinary project teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Data Science, Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, or closely related quantitative discipline.
• Master's degree or graduate coursework in Statistics, Biostatistics, Applied Mathematics, Data Science, Environmental Science, or a related discipline (preferred).
• Coursework or experience involving environmental statistics, spatial statistics/geostatistics, sampling design, regression, multivariate analysis, or time-series analysis (preferred).

Compensation

• USD $60,500 - USD $75,000 yearly