Climate Hazard Modeling, VP
MSCI Inc · New York, NY, US
About this role
**Climate Hazard Modeling, VP** **Team Responsibilities** - Build physical climate risk models using state-of-the-art methodologies, including: - AI numerical weather prediction for climate applications - Stochastic ensembles - Earth observing foundation models - Traditional physics-based models - Collaborate with climate scientists, hydrologists, fire scientists, data scientists, and data engineers to translate business requirements into scientific solutions. - Partner with data, cloud, and security teams to design scalable and maintainable scientific modeling pipelines. - Foster a culture of scientific rigor and excellence in model design, including conducting validation studies to drive continuous improvement. **Key Responsibilities** - Lead a team of scientists to architect and implement models for climate risk assessment. - Create robust, reproducible physical models that stand up to peer review and validate well globally in a changing climate. - Establish standards, methodologies, and techniques for modeling physical risk—especially how it is changing due to climate change. - Organize and facilitate team activities (tracking progress), communicate with internal stakeholders (e.g., product and sales), and align timelines/deliverables with project managers. - Coordinate with internal stakeholders to support product requirements, deadlines, compute resources, and related needs. **Skills & Experience** - Ph.D. in Meteorology, Atmospheric Sciences, Oceanography, Hydrology, Physics, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field. - 5+ years of experience developing environmental products to meet client requirements; preference for probabilistic risk products (including catastrophe model outputs). - Programming experience in Python, R, C/C++, and/or Fortran. - Experience with cloud-optimized geospatial formats such as Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF (COG), GeoParquet, and related standards. - Knowledge of CMIP outputs and shared socioeconomic pathways. - Practical experience using AI tools (e.g., Claude Code, Codex) to write production scientific code and pipelines. - Familiarity with financial services and index space (plus). **About MSCI — What We Offer** - Salary range: **$173,000 – $225,000 / year**, plus eligible annual bonus. - Transparent compensation and comprehensive benefits tailored to your location. - Flexible working arrangements, advanced technology, and collaborative workspaces. - A culture of high performance and innovation. - Global network of colleagues and learning opportunities (Learning@MSCI, AI Learning Center, LinkedIn Learning Pro). - Multi-directional career paths and internal mobility. - Inclusion-focused environment with multiple Employee Resource Groups. *MSCI is an equal opportunity employer. Recruitment agencies: MSCI does not accept unsolicited CVs/resumes. Note on recruitment scams available at careers.msci.com.*
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