# Commercial & Scientific Analyst/Lead

**Company**: KoBold Metals
**Location**: Remote
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Experience**: entry
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $105,000 - $160,000
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

**Apply**: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/koboldmetals/jobs/4578850005
**Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_ffd19b29-30f

## Description

We're hiring a Commercial & Scientific Analyst/Lead to accelerate our mission.

In this role, you will report to a Lead or Manager within the Commercial Analytics team, and work closely within a remote team of 5 - 7 (across North America and Europe) to structure ambiguous problems, build financial and operational models, and provide recommendations to the C-suite for key decisions.

The work will span a variety of topics and include traditional market analyses such as creating supply/demand forecasts and writing commodity outlook reports, and non-traditional analyses as-needed to advance KoBold's mission – e.g., operational and financial modeling for KoBold's exploration programs, build vs. buy decisions for KoBold's technology, mine economics modeling, and scientific communication materials for external audiences, to name a few.

This is an ideal role for a recent graduate looking to acquire a wide range of skills very quickly. The learning curve will be steep, and the work will be varied and intellectually demanding.

Responsibilities:

* Aggregate existing research and/or conduct original research to build forecasts and models related to commodity markets, KoBold operations, mine development, and more
* Work with the Commercial Analytics and Financial Planning & Analysis team to answer strategic questions from leadership
* Prepare materials for the Board of Directors and investors or partners
* Use a first-principles approach in collaboration with various KoBold functions to help make decisions or improve operational efficiency (e.g., cost models for technology, HR, exploration programs, carbon emissions reporting, trade-off/sensitivity analyses)
* Conduct analytics for critical workstreams in mine development and exploration
* Build and maintain financial models assessing project economics
* Support others on the Commercial Analytics team on various analytical assignments

Qualifications:

* Education in a STEM discipline or economics (physics, chemistry, astronomy/astrophysics, or mathematics is preferred)
* At least 1 year of experience in technology, natural resources, finance, or professional services
* Experience with Python or other scientific computing language and/or financial modeling
* Excitement about working on a wide array of problems
* Excellent communication and organizational skills
* Regardless of formal training, a strong orientation toward thinking from first principles with respect to science, technology, economics, and business

Work practices and motivation:

* Demonstrated ability to quickly absorb and synthesize complex information, with a keen eye for detail and intellectual rigor
* Exceptional curiosity and eagerness to learn, with a proactive approach to exploring new concepts and technologies
* Excitement about joining a fast-growing early-stage company, comfort with a dynamic work environment, and eagerness to take on a range of responsibilities
* Ability to independently prioritize multiple tasks effectively

## Skills

### Required
- Python
- Scientific computing
- Financial modeling
- Commodity markets
- Mine development
- Exploration programs