Senior Scientist Jobs

Overview: Cramer Fish Sciences (CFS) is a fisheries research consulting firm that serves throughout the Pacific Northwest and California. Our mission is to rigorously apply the scientific method to afford our clients innovative, scientifically robust solutions to address a variety of fisheries and environmental challenges. The CFS team achieves this through effective and unbiased data collection, insightful analysis and interpretation, and clear communications.

The Senior Scientist supports these outcomes by providing science expertise and leadership internal to the company and with clients. The Senior Scientist provides project management leadership for multiple projects and facilitates thorough and accurate data analysis and implementation of project objectives, tasks, and budgets. Additionally, this role assists with the development of new initiatives and large projects.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Represent CFS at Scientific conferences and give presentations to further awareness of the organization's mission and activities.
• Negotiate with clients on project scope and budget.
• Serve as the program lead on large projects.
• Lead or participate in all aspects of the project work including proposal/scope, project implementation, data analysis and report writing.
• Develop new project opportunities with existing or new clients.
• Oversee and review project tasks of scientists and specialists.
• Manage project budgets and communicate regularly with administrative staff and clients.
• Serves in a business development capacity for CFS, maintaining and developing relationships to attract and win profitable projects staffed by CFS personnel.
• Provide specialized, highly sought-after technical analysis and review on a variety of projects and provide technical advice and counsel directly to clients.

Critical Knowledge, Skills And Abilities (required)

• Science-Business balance. This individual should demonstrate expertise and be passionate about science, natural resources and resolving complex fishery problems. In addition, the individual should understand management and business functions to help manage CFS as a profitable business.
• Project Management Skills: Excellent ability to organize projects, delegate appropriately, communicate often and with transparency, and learn from project successes and failures to ensure the organization grows in capability. Deliver cutting-edge science and practical solutions to clients and the region. Able to meet deadlines within budget.
• Team Leadership Skills: Within a team and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) culture, sets high performance and quality standards and enables the team to be successful. Views all members of the team as critical and important and treats team members with respect and professionalism. Able to delegate and leverage opportunities for growth while skillfully using individual team member strengths. Mentors/develops individual team members.
• Expertise: Considered a CFS expert with a positive reputation with clients. Has co-authored published peer-reviewed articles concerning fisheries and aquatic science issues and opportunities. Demonstrated ability to acquire and manage complex, dynamic fisheries projects with State, Federal, Tribal and Industry partners. Proven ability to identify and capitalize on emerging fisheries and aquatic issues.

Education/Minimum Qualifications

• Prior organizational leadership and supervisory experience.
• Strong ability to hold oneself and others accountable and responsible for meeting goals and commitments; driving the work of CFS scientific staff.
• Possesses significant fisheries science and/or aquatic restoration expertise, but versatile enough to effectively acquire and manage a variety of relevant CFS projects.
• Bachelor's degree in fisheries, biology or equivalent science related field plus successful and sustained demonstration of results in Biologist positions.
• Minimum of 5 years Project Management experience
• MS or PhD in a science related discipline a plus

Working Conditions And Physical Demands

• Require long periods of computerized data analysis in an office environment.
• Must be able to work effectively in inclement weather, including hot, cold, rain and fog conditions.
• Travel 10-40% of the time mostly to CFS offices, clients, and science conferences.
• Irregular working hours on occasion in order to meet project deadlines.
• Must be comfortable working in the aquatic environment including working from a boat platform, swimming and wading in rivers and streams.