Research Scientist I

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title : Research Scientist

Job Description

We are seeking a dedicated Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Sustainability Research Scientist to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will conduct assessments of environmental issues across various business operations and evaluate sustainability impacts throughout the value chain. You will be tasked with modeling complex systems, developing LCAs, and emission factors, as well as collecting and analyzing data to present findings through visualizations and metrics. This position requires you to work with imperfect data, quantify and identify sources of uncertainty, and apply systems thinking to solve complex problems.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain LCA methodologies and models, including experimentation of footprint methods.
• Develop documentation and annotations for scaling purposes.
• Conceptualize and interpret innovative methods and standards.
• Perform audits and validations of methodologies or complex models.
• Integrate methods into existing model architectures.
• Design and lead research initiatives, including data collection, modeling, documentation, interpretation, and validation.

Essential Skills

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Work Environment

The ideal location for this role is Seattle, WA, US, but opportunities are available in other offices such as New York, JFK27-CO, or San Francisco, SFO13-CO. You will support a VP-level initiative aimed at developing AI capabilities to enhance the accuracy of sustainability measurements. The work environment encourages multitasking, managing 2-3 projects concurrently, and demonstrating progress biweekly through artifacts.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $35.00 - $40.00 / hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job

classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be

subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits

available for this temporary role may include the following :

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Seattle,WA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 8, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.