Data Management and Analysis Support
$62,400–$69,680 year
On-siteLa Jolla, California, United States
Job Summary
Develop new capabilities including data management systems and integrated workflows to increase efficiency of processing and preparing data for research projects and AI/ML model development. Explore various optical imagery data for the design, development, evaluation, and application of AI/ML capabilities, edge computing, and new automated analytic workflows. Develop or adapt software for various applications (optical imagery processing, web-based dashboards) using Python and/or C/C++. Work in the Google Cloud Platform to deploy models using virtual machines (VMs). Execute technical research projects, track progress, and present technical material in a variety of forums. Submit monthly progress reports reflecting the status and progress of all tasks. This role supports the Ecosystem Science Division at NOAA's Southwest Fisheries Science Center in La Jolla, CA, focusing on modernizing data collection and improving responsiveness to real-time ocean conditions through autonomous technology and high-resolution data analysis.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree, or higher, from an accredited college or university with a major in a field related to mathematics, statistics, computer science, computational science, or data science
- four (4) years of experience in a related field or combination of such totaling eight (8) years combined education and experience
- Master's Degree in a related field
- two (2) years' experience
- Ph.D.
- Experience coding in Python
- Experience coding in R
- Experience coding in C/C++
- Experience developing automated workflows
- Experience maintaining application software
- Experience maintaining data management tools
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work effectively both individually and collaboratively in a team/group setting
- Ability to receive constructive feedback and implement appropriate action
- Some travel
- Location: Southwest Fisheries Science Center in La Jolla, CA
- Start Date: 09/30/2026
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