Senior Geochemist
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Global
- Work setup
- Remote
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Category
- Science
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Strong technical knowledge of more than one ore deposit type and comfort moving between mineral systems. Experience across two or more of sediment-hosted stratiform copper, porphyry copper, IOCG, magm
- Demonstrated hands-on experience designing and executing surface geochemical programs, including orientation work, in more than one regolith or cover setting
- Experience running the geochemical side of drilling programs, from sampling protocol through quality control to interpretation of results as they arrive
- Practical command of quality control for sampling programs, including reference material and duplicate design, control charting, and precision and bias assessment, together with working knowledge of t
- Excellence in generative analysis, from new concepts through to the integration, interpretation, and modeling of large multi-element datasets
- Baseline level of proficiency in standard desktop software packages (e.g., ArcGIS or QGIS) and in at least one dedicated geochemical data analysis package (e.g., ioGAS)
- The ability to work effectively as a member of teams they do not manage, across cultures, time zones, and technical disciplines, and to earn influence through the quality of their judgement rather tha
- Previous experience in coaching and training geoscientists of varying experience, educational backgrounds and cultures in leading-practice mineral exploration
- Willingness and ability to travel internationally for extended periods, and eligibility to work or obtain the necessary permissions across the regions covered by this role
- Demonstrated commitment to high standards of health and safety in the workplace
- A minimum of 8 years’ experience in the mineral exploration industry
- Intellectual curiosity and eagerness to learn about all aspects of mineral exploration, particularly in the geology domain. Enjoys constantly learning such that you are driving insights through using
- Ability to explain technical problems to and collaborate on solutions with domain experts who are not Geoscientists. A strong communicator who enjoys working with colleagues across the company.
- Excitement about joining a fast-growing early-stage company, comfort with a dynamic work environment, and eagerness to take on an evolving range of responsibilities.
- Keen not just to build cool technology, but to figure out what technical product to build to best achieve the business objectives of the company.
- A valid passport and willingness to travel to exploration sites around the world, especially during active field seasons.
Full description
About the Company
The mining industry has steadily become worse at finding new ore deposits, requiring >10X more capital to make discoveries compared to 30 years ago. The easy-to-find, near-surface deposits have largely been found, and the industry has chronically under-invested in new exploration technology, relying on the manual techniques of yesteryear – even as demand accelerates for copper, lithium, and other metals to build electric vehicles, renewable energy, and data centers.
KoBold builds AI models for mineral exploration and deploys those models—alongside our novel sensors—to guide decisions on KoBold-owned-and-operated exploration programs. In the eight years since founding, KoBold has become by far both the largest independent mineral exploration company and the largest exploration technology developer. Our data scientists and software engineers, who come from leading technology companies, jointly lead exploration programs with our renowned exploration geologists.
KoBold has proven its first discovery with materially less capital than the industry average and found one of the best copper deposits ever discovered: the copper is far more concentrated than the global average of copper mines, and this asset alone is expected to generate meaningful revenue for decades. KoBold has a portfolio of more than 80 other projects, each of which has the potential for another high-quality discovery.
KoBold is privately held; investors include institutional asset managers T. Rowe Price and Canada Pension Plan Investments; technology venture capitalists Andreessen Horowitz, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, BOND Capital, Durable Capital, StepStone, and Standard Investments; and strategic natural resources companies BHP and Mitsubishi.
About the Role
KoBold explores across several continents and a widening set of commodities. This role is the geochemical capability that travels with those programs.
Reporting to the Principal Geochemist, you will work as a functioning member of exploration teams in North America, Europe, and Africa; planning and running sampling campaigns, on the ground when it matters, and turning results around quickly enough to change what the team does next.
The Principal Geochemist has responsibility for company-wide standards, independent data quality assurance, and global method and technology development. Your responsibility is in the practice, programs, field decisions, interpretation, and the day-to-day geochemical judgement that the exploration teams you work within depend on. You will work closely with data scientists and software engineers to develop new tools and drive an ever deepening analysis of results. You will work to company standards and audit against them in the field. You will be required to prioritize your time effectively across multiple projects, and multiply your reach by training field teams to sample well without you present.