Department Profile:

Morgan Stanley's Global Sustainable Finance Group (GSF) aims to drive the growth of sustainable investing through ongoing development of products and solutions, economic analysis, thought leadership and capacity building initiatives.

The GSF team is seeking a Geospatial Data Scientist to support the teams incubation and execution of innovative sustainable investing approaches and analytics that leverage geospatial data analytics.

Successful candidates will have a dual passion for financial markets and sustainability, as well as demonstrated expertise in geospatial analytics (including knowledge of leading-edge approaches, data sources, and analytical tools). Additionally, successful candidates will be well-organized and detail oriented, and will work well in highly collaborative team environments.

Job Summary:

• The Geospatial Data Scientist will be responsible for helping conduct geospatial analysis on topics related to sustainable investing and risk management. This person will analyze and seek to understand various sources of sustainability data using a range of statistical and econometric methods.
• Collaborate with other members of the GSF data team and various technology partners to develop and maintain the Firms sustainability spatial data infrastructure.
• Summarize outputs appropriate for internal and executive audiences, and a wide range of clients, while staying current on relevant sustainability research literature and market developments.
• Support broader GSF activities such as, but not limited to, thought leadership, external partnerships, etc.