Research / Senior Research Manager, Weather Data Systems

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JobgetherWeather data systems
Based in IndiaFull-TimeManager
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Languages
Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
Required Skills
PythonSQLData engineeringQuality AssuranceStakeholder managementData management

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or advanced degree in a technical, quantitative, or data-focused discipline, such as computer science, data science, engineering, statistics, economics, agricultural economics, or a related field.
  • Experience building, managing, or overseeing data pipelines, ideally involving real-time, automated, or continuously processed data.
  • Working knowledge of programming languages and technical tools used to build and maintain data systems, such as Python and SQL or comparable technologies.
  • Experience designing systems intended to be replicated, scaled, or adapted across multiple contexts.
  • Ability to work across technical and non-technical functions and translate between forecast science, engineering considerations, research requirements, and program priorities.
  • Research management, problem-solving, and stakeholder engagement skills.
  • Ability to take ownership and operate proactively in a fast-growing environment.
  • Strong documentation skills and ability to make technical systems understandable and usable to people who did not build them.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

  • Design and oversee pipelines that transform real-time scientific forecast data into location-specific farmer messages.
  • Develop adaptable systems that integrate with dissemination vendors and channels, including voice, SMS, WhatsApp, applications, and LLM-powered advisory systems.
  • Reduce processing delays, data transformation latency, and other potential points of failure so time-sensitive forecasts reach farmers quickly and accurately.
  • Own technical and operational requirements for replicating weather data pipelines across geographies and use cases.
  • Translate forecast science and system constraints into practical requirements for research and program teams, and relay program needs to technical stakeholders.
  • Oversee data management, quality assurance, testing, and technical rigor as systems expand.
  • Document system architecture, decision logic, processes, and design rationale.
  • Coordinate with dissemination teams to align automated farmer messages with standards established through field research.
  • Provide technical and data-quality guidance to Associate- and Manager-level colleagues.
  • Contribute to funding proposals, technical reports, organizational knowledge management, and learning related to weather data systems.
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