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Senior Manager, Science Data and Knowledge Management

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audubon logoAudubon · Washington, DC
$73K–$83K/yrFull-timeRemote2w ago
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Salary range based on geo-differentials:$73,000 - $83,000 / year = Albuquerque, NM; Charleston, SC; Columbia, SC; Fargo, ND; Fort Collins, CO; Lincoln, NE; Miami, FL; New Orleans, LA; Salt Lake City, UT; Tallahassee, FL$83,000 - $93,000 / year = Albany, NY; Anchorage, AK; Baltimore, MD; Chicago, IL; Palm Desert, CA ; Roseville, MN; Sacramento, CA; Washington, DC$92,000 - $103,000 / year = New York, NY; Oakland, CAAdditional Job DescriptionEssential FunctionsScience Knowledge & Data SystemsDesign, build and manage a centralized science knowledge hub, curating a comprehensive library of Audubon science datasets (spatial and non-spatial), resources and products (including digital online tools) to make them easily discoverable and accessible to staff across Audubon.Develop and adapt information systems to support emerging data types, such as bird tracking data, acoustic recording unit data, remote sensing data, drone data, and other novel datasets.Establish and implement workflows, governance frameworks, metadata standards, and data-sharing policies in collaboration with IT and Legal teams to ensure long-term usability, compliance and adoption.Collaborate with IT Data and Analytics and Digital Product teams to develop, enhance and maintain science data systems and digital products and measure their reach and impact on organizational conservation goals, maximizing the use of Audubon.org and existing technological infrastructure.Oversee the acquisition, processing, storage, and management of science data and knowledge related to birds, environmental conditions, threats from human activities and climate change.Explore and pilot opportunities to apply emerging technologies, including AI, to science knowledge management and capacity-building applications.Capacity BuildingApply policies and bestHealth insuranceRemote work options

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About Audubon The National Audubon Society is a leading nonprofit conservation organization with 120 years of science-based, community-driven impact, dedicated to protecting birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow. Birds are powerful indicators of our planet's health, acting as sentinels that warn us of environmental change and inspire action. Audubon works across the Western Hemisphere, driven by the understanding that what is good for birds is good for the planet. Through a collaborative, bipartisan approach across habitats, borders, and the political spectrum, Audubon drives meaningful and lasting conservation outcomes. With 800 staff and over 1.9 million supporters, Audubon is a dynamic and ever-growing force committed to ensuring a better planet for both birds and people for generations to come. Learn more at www.audubon.org and on Facebook, X and Instagram @audubonsociety. Position Summary : The Senior Manager, Science Data and Knowledge Management on Audubon's science team will report to Sr. Director, Migratory Bird Initiative (MBI) and lead science data and knowledge management for Audubon's Science team-and increasingly for science conducted across the organization-with the goal of increasing the diffusion, adoption, and impact of biological and social science frameworks and products across Audubon and its partners. This role blends spatial and non-spatial digital product expertise, data and knowledge management, and capacity building to ensure Audubon's science is accessible, usable, and influential. The Senior Manager, Science Data and Knowledge Management will support programs across the Science (Migratory Bird Science, Climate Science, Spatial Conservation Planning, Quantitative Metrics & Monitoring, Community Science and Conservation Social Science) and partner with Audubon's IT and Conservation Teams as well as academic and government scientists and conservation organizations to create data and knowledge management systems broaden the applications and impacts of Audubon's science on bird conservation across the Western Hemisphere. This position is classified as hybrid preferred. Hybrid employees are expected to work in an Audubon office every Monday and Tuesday and an additional two days each month of the employee's choosing. Remote work within the United States may be considered only for candidates not within commuting distance of an Audubon office, in accordance with Audubon's "Where We Work" Policy. Audubon offices include locations in: Albuquerque, NM; Albany, NY; Anchorage, AK; Baltimore, MD; Charleston, SC; Chicago, IL; Columbia, SC; Fargo, ND; Fort Collins, CO; Lincoln, NE; Miami, FL; New Orleans, LA; New York, NY; Oakland, CA; Palm Desert, CA; Roseville, MN; Sacramento, CA; Salt Lake City, UT; Tallahassee, FL; and Washington, DC.


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