Research Data Associate (paid) – 3 months minimum (remote role)

About Pivotal

Pivotal Future is a nature-tech startup that provides real nature intelligence to create a better future. Using advanced analytics and cutting-edge AI, we provide high-integrity, scalable biodiversity and ecosystem data and insights, empowering businesses and organisations to make nature-positive investments and operational decisions. Visit us at https://www.pivotal.earth/ to learn more.

Role Overview: Hands-on Learning Experience

Are you passionate about nature, data, and technology? Do you want to gain real-world experience in ecology, biodiversity, and data science?

This 3 month minimum full-time role is an exciting entry point into the world of nature-tech, where you’ll work with real datasets, develop critical technical skills, and contribute to meaningful projects that impact biodiversity at scale. Join our Global Delivery & Operations team to get hands-on experience with data processing, validation, spatial analysis, and operational workflows, supporting high-impact projects at the intersection of tech and nature.

Please note that candidates must have right to work in the UK and be located 1-2 hours from GMT (sponsorship is not provided).

Start date is as soon as possible.

What You’ll Do:

• Work with audio and other ecological datasets within established data pipelines executing data ingestion, processing, validation, and quality checks
• Assist with admin and organisational tasks needed to keep data pipelines running smoothly
• Identify, investigate and report bugs in data processing
  

What You’ll Learn:

• How the private sector is tracking, quantifying and reporting biodiversity
  
• How real-world biodiversity data is collected, processed, and analysed
  
• How to work a wide range of digital ecological data types
• How to manipulate, visualise, and analyse datasets using Python and SQL
• How ecological data interfaces with ML models and how cloud based data pipelines operate
• How project management works in a fast-paced tech startup
  

What We’re Looking For:

• Interest in working in a fast-moving, mission-driven startup
• Willingness to roll up your sleeves for some of the less glamorous but essential tasks
• Experience in one of Science, Technology, Engineering or Maths
  
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong data fluency with reasonable data manipulation skills using common software (excel, google sheet etc)
  
• Candidates must have right to work in the UK, sponsorship is not provided
• Basic experience with running automation scripts in one language.

Ideal Bonus Skills:

• Experience using Python
• Experience using SQL
• Experience using cloud-based systems (Azure, AWS, etc.)
• Experience using Git/Github
• Familiarity with R
• Experience working with GIS and spatial data is preferred but not essential
  

Why Join Us?

• Impact – Work on data-driven solutions that regenerate biodiversity at scale
• Innovation – Be part of a cutting-edge nature-tech company
• Hands-on Learning – Gain hands-on experience in ecology, AI, GIS, and data science
• Mission-Driven – Work with a team passionate about nature and technology
• Remote-first – Flexibly work from where you prefer, but must be within 1-2 hours of GMT