Job Description

Senior Research Lead, Carbon Removal Carbon180

Base Pay

$141,040.00/yr $162,242.00/yr (starting salary range; growth opportunities available)

About Carbon180

Carbon180 is a Washington, DCbased climate NGO dedicated to removing legacy carbon emissions from the atmosphere and creating a livable climate for all generations. We design and champion equitable, sciencebased policies that bring carbon removal solutions to gigaton scale.

Opportunity

We are seeking a Senior Research Lead, Carbon Removal to join our Science & Innovation (S&I) team as a senior individual contributor. You will bring deep technical fluency in carbon removal, strong systems thinking, and leadership across complex, crossfunctional projects. Your work will help drive highaccountability carbon removal and communicate technical guidance to policymakers, federal agencies, and the broader public.

Responsibilities

• Lead crossfunctional projects requiring scientific depth, strategic synthesis, and coordination across teams. First 6 months focus on financial mechanisms for carbon removal.
• Build and steward coalitions with technical experts, researchers, industry partners, community stakeholders, and standards bodies.
• Translate highly technical concepts into clear, compelling guidance for nontechnical audiences, including policymakers and external partners.
• Analyze systemlevel driverspolicy, markets, economics, technology maturitythat shape the trajectory of carbon removal.
• Dissect complex CDR concepts, technologies, and scientific claims to surface risks, opportunities, and policy implications.
• Serve as a senior technical voice, providing leadership, clarity, and structure amid ambiguity.
• Share critical scientific developments and field intelligence across Carbon180 to strengthen organizationwide decisionmaking.
• Support the development and advocacy of best practices for a just, equitable, and highly accountable carbon removal industry.
• Collaborate with the communications team on thoughtleadership outputsblogs, media engagement, white papers, and other products.
• Represent Carbon180's technical perspective in external engagements, working groups, and stakeholder convenings.

Qualifications

• 510 years of scientific or technical experience, with exposure to carbon removal or related fields (e.g., carbon management, energy systems, materials science).
• Multidisciplinary mindset and ability to learn quickly across a wide range of technical topics.
• Track record of rigorous, highquality work in environments that value depth, clarity, and thoughtful analysis.
• Prior experience in science policy or strong belief that government can contribute to solving largescale societal problems like climate change.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate complexity, manage multiple projects, and thrive in dynamic, ambiguous environments.
• Excellent communication skillsable to translate complex scientific ideas into clear, compelling narratives for diverse audiences.
• High impact orientation, low ego, and alignment with Carbon180s core values of justice, equity, and accountability.

What We Offer

Carbon180 provides marketleading compensation (70th percentile of the Washington, DC market) and robust benefits:

• 36hour workweeks (1pm Friday close) and dedicated nomeeting time each week.
• Flexible work culture and remote availability.
• 4weeks PTO, 2weeks sick leave, and 5 floating holidays/personal days.
• Employer pays 100% of medical, dental, and vision premiums for you and dependents.
• Opportunities for growth and advancement; salary capped at $182,404 after initial range.

How to Apply

Submit an application through our online portal. You will be asked to answer basic background questions, reflect on your interest in this role (instead of a cover letter), and attach your rsum.

Interview Process & Timeline

• Applications accepted through January 8, 2026 .
• Three interview rounds scheduled in January and February.
• Offers anticipated in late February.

COVID19 Vaccination

Employees who work onsite or meet in person are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID19, subject to medical or religious exemptions.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Carbon180 is an equalopportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. We are committed to broadening opportunities for historically underrepresented groups and fostering an inclusive workplace culture.

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