Extreme event solutions at Verisk (formerly AIR Worldwide) provides risk modeling solutions that help individuals, businesses, and society become more resilient to extreme events. In 1987, Verisk founded the catastrophe modeling industry and today models the risk from natural catastrophes, supply chain disruptions, terrorism, pandemics, casualty catastrophes, and cyber incidents. Insurance, reinsurance, financial, corporate, and government clients rely on Verisk’s advanced science, software, and consulting services for catastrophe risk management, insurance-linked securities, longevity modeling, site-specific engineering analyses, and agricultural risk management. Verisk’s extreme event solutions team is headquartered in Boston, with additional offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information, please visit www.air-worldwide.com. For more information about Verisk, a leading data analytics provider serving customers in insurance, energy and specialized markets, and financial services, please visit www.verisk.com.

At the heart of what we do is help clients manage risk. Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK) provides data and insights to our customers in insurance, energy and the financial services markets so they can make faster and more informed decisions.   

 Our global team uses AI, machine learning, automation, and other emerging technologies to collect and analyze billions of records. We provide advanced decision-support to prevent credit, lending, and cyber risks. In addition, we monitor and advise companies on complex global matters such as climate change, catastrophes, and geopolitical issues.   

But why we do our work is what sets us apart. It stems from a commitment to making the world better, safer and stronger.   

It’s the reason Verisk is part of the UN Global Compact sustainability initiative. It’s why we made a commitment to balancing 100 percent of our carbon emissions. It’s the aim of our “returnship” program for experienced professionals rejoining the workforce after time away. And, it’s what drives our annual Innovation Day, where we identify our next first-to-market innovations to solve our customers’ problems.   

At its core, Verisk uses data to minimize risk and maximize value. But far bigger, is why we do what we do.  

At Verisk you can build an exciting career with meaningful work; create positive and lasting impact on business; and find the support, coaching, and training you need to advance your career. We have received the Great Place to Work® Certification for the fifth consecutive year. We’ve been recognized by Forbes as a World’s Best Employer and a Best Employer for Women, testaments to our culture of engagement and the value we place on an inclusive and diverse workforce.  Verisk’s Statement on Racial Equity and Diversity supports our commitment to these values and affecting positive and lasting change in the communities where we live and work. 

Join a growing Climate Change Team at Verisk Extreme Event Solutions in the Boston-based Research Department and contribute to the understanding of how climate change has been affecting various weather phenomena and will continue to do so in the future and the development of tools to help clients in the insurance, banking, and investment industries better prepare for the risk from climate change.

Research projects offers opportunities for creative fast-paced problem-solving on a boundless set of interesting problems at the interface of extreme weather, climate change, and risk.

We interact continuously with other meteorologists, applied mathematicians, climate scientists, engineers, and hydrologists in other departments and across other business units within Verisk.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Analyze and interpret existing climate change output from CMIP5 and CMIP6 models
• Evaluate climate change impacts on large scale circulations such as ENSO, PDO, etc.
• Assess climate change impacts on extreme weather from historical data
• Develop tools to help insurance industry quantify climate change risk
• Help formulate answers to client questions related to climate change
• Assist with drafting climate change documents

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Ph.D. in atmospheric sciences
• Two years minimum experience in working with CMIP model output
• Fluency in at least one programming language (such as R, python, Matlab, fortran, C, C++, Java)
• Fluency in Linux operating system
• Excellent communication in both technical and non-technical contexts

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Background in data science/machine learning
• Background in statistics: analyzing time series and distributions for statistically significant differences, quantifying uncertainty
• Ability to work independently or with a team

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