Asset Management: J.P. Morgan Natural Capital Forest Biometrics Associate/VP

J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management delivers industry-leading investment management and private banking solutions. Asset Management provides individuals, advisors and institutions with strategies and expertise that span the full spectrum of asset classes through our global network of investment professionals. Wealth Management helps individuals, families and foundations take a more intentional approach to their wealth or finances to better define, focus and realize their goals.​

As an Associate/VP Biometrics, you will provide leadership, guidance, analysis, and technical oversight for forest mensuration, growth & yield modeling, timber and carbon inventory systems, and carbon-focused measurement and accounting across timberland investment regions. This role sits within the Resource & Valuation Solutions (RVS) team and reports to the Executive Director, Forest Resource Solutions.

Job Responsibilities

• Participate in setting direction and protocols for forest inventory data collection and inventory modeling; ensure inventory systems and measurements provide accurate information for operational and investment decision-making.

• Lead maintenance and enhancement of growth & yield models for use in inventory updates, harvest planning, carbon strategy, and operational planning.

• Participate in the company’s carbon accounting initiatives and support annual reporting requirements.

• Support carbon project development, monitoring and verification; provide technical oversight and internal project leadership for carbon project inventory data collection, monitoring, and reporting.

• Provide leadership in the development of remotely sensed inventory models and support the application of remote sensing in inventory systems where relevant.

• Support acquisition initiatives through inventory verification design, review/processing of seller-provided inventory data, due diligence participation, and decision support across U.S. and international regions and transaction types.

• Represent the company in silviculture, tree-improvement, modeling, and other research co-ops; partner with operations staff to transfer research into practice.

• Respond to internal/external information requests and ensure timberland management investment services are met in a timely and professional manner.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• MS degree in Forestry with a concentration in biometrics or statistics and 3+ years related experience, or equivalent combination of education/training/experience.

• Strong research and analytical skills; excellent written and verbal communication; strong interpersonal skills; ability to collaborate across disciplines and locations.

• Working knowledge of forest inventory techniques and/or growth modeling/projection techniques used in the forest industry.

• Experience with GIS and relational databases for querying, analysis, and reporting.

• Programming capability in a structured language (e.g., R preferred, Python).

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Demonstrated background in carbon-focused measurements and accounting methods.

• Experience with remote sensing applications in forest inventory systems.

• Familiarity with voluntary and compliance forest carbon offset protocols in the U.S. and internationally.