Carbon Removal Scientist, Biomass Feedstock Accounting

About Us

Isometric is a carbon removal registry. We issue the world’s most scientifically rigorous carbon credits to help Fortune 100 companies tackle climate change and prevent greenwashing.

We're growing quickly, but we’re intentional about hiring people who contribute to our unique culture. Our team is smart, meticulous and courageous—but warm, kind and supportive too.

We’re led by Eamon Jubbawy, an experienced CEO who previously co-founded Onfido, the world’s leading AI-powered identity verification platform. He scaled the company to $100m+ in revenue—verifying over half a billion identities and catching 23 million fraudsters—before selling the company for $650m. Eamon started Isometric in 2022 to bring the same level of rigorous fraud prevention, confidence and trust to the carbon removal industry.

The wider Isometric team includes scientists from Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, MIT, Yale and Stanford—and technologists from companies like Amazon, Shopify, Meta, Google, Wise and Palantir.

We’re backed by world-class investors with real-world experience in climate change and company building: Lowercarbon Capital and Plural.

Join us if you're ready to take on a career-defining role. Working here will be unlike any job you've had before!

About the role

Join our team to spearhead innovative carbon removal initiatives, disrupting an industry in need of change. Lead the development of cutting-edge solutions underpinning biomass-based carbon removal, and collaborate with world-class scientists to combat climate change head-on.

You will…

• Ensure scientific rigor: Ensuring that the science underlying the Isometric platform for biomass-based carbon removal is internally consistent and in line with the latest research.

• Develop and maintain protocols: Evaluate options for biomass protocols to quantify net negativity, durability, uncertainty and additionally.

• Support protocol implementation: Support on the evaluation of project compliance with biomass protocols and build out systems with the verification and technology teams to streamline this evaluation process.

• Analyse and manage leakage risks: Evaluate and design frameworks to mitigate leakage risks present in various forms of biomass feedstock sourcing.

• Collaborate on research: Engage with academia, national labs, and industry partners to stay abreast of the latest in sustainable biomass research and technology development.

• Mentor and support the team: Foster a culture within the science team that emphasizes scientific rigor, pragmatism, and ecosystem building through mentorship and collaboration. Additionally, you will help to build internal knowledge of the science underpinning biomass sustainability.
  
  

You have…

• A PhD degree in environmental science, forestry, agriculture, agro-economics, or a related field. Highly qualified applicants with a Master's degree will be considered.

• An interdisciplinary technical background in forestry, land use change, or biomass sustainability.

• Experience analyzing biomass supply chains. Knowledge of regulatory frameworks and standards governing biomass use is a benefit.

• A collaborative spirit and a passion for innovation, while upholding the highest scientific standards in tackling challenges related to carbon removal and storage.
  
  

This role might not be for you if…

• You’re looking for a fully remote role at the moment. In the early stages of building our product we’re optimising for being physically together 3 days a week.

• You enjoy structure and only staying within your area of expertise. We’re a small team early on the journey and things change quickly as we learn more.

• You prefer a slower pace. While the problem we’re facing has a long time horizon, it’s also critical that we make meaningful progress on it today, not next quarter or year.