Moody's RMS Graduate Program 2024 – Earthquake Risk Analyst
Join us in transforming the world’s understanding and management of risk. As part of the Moody’s RMS Graduate Program, you’ll work with the people, teams, and companies leading the way in climate and catastrophe risk management. You are crucial to our future and we are committed to supporting yours as well.
About the Graduate Program: As a graduate you’ll build a diverse and relevant career platform – learning our business, identifying your career path, and continuing to develop your skills for years to come. Starting in September 2024, you’ll join an international cohort of Moody’s RMS graduates. You’ll begin with a month-long training program, learning from our network of leading developers, scientists, product managers, and customer success practitioners. Following this, you’ll participate in our company rotation program, gaining direct experience across various teams and disciplines. Through your rotations you will enhance your knowledge of our products, how they are built, the companies who use them, and the industries managing catastrophe risk. Your work will span our products and markets, developing technical skills and knowledge, problem-solving skills, and communication skills.
About the Team: In Earthquake Model Development team, we implement latest science and engineering by partnering with the academic institutions, researchers and clients to ensure that our clients make impactful financial decisions based on the best available information. We are a global, multi-disciplinary team of professionals with a shared passion for developing the best catastrophe models in the market. Our team comprises:
- Scientists and engineers in the areas of earth science and engineering, from seismology, geophysics, geology, geotechnical engineering, ground-motion modeling to earthquake engineering.
- Experts in analytics and statistics for scientific interpretation of a wide range of observation data and earthquake loss estimates.
- An unmatched team of risk modelers with long-term experience and diverse perspectives.
As a Graduate in Earthquake Risk Program: After completing rotations in up to five teams, you’ll transition into your first permanent role in January 2026. We’ll support your career growth to match your ambitions. Many of our team members began as graduates and have brought their skills to various roles and teams over time.
To succeed as a graduate, you should:
- Aim to develop state-of the-art risk models based on the latest science and engineering.
- Aim to apply advanced remote sensing and GIS knowledge to enhance geospatial data analysis and modeling processes
- Enjoy solving analytical and technical problems.
- Present analyses effectively to diverse and challenging audiences.
- Communicate complex technical or scientific concepts, both verbally and in writing.
- Demonstrate a continuous desire to learn new skills and concepts.
- Passion for the role of science and technology in understanding and managing risks.
Required Qualifications:
- MS or PhD degree in related fields: Geophysics, Geology, Seismology, Civil Engineering.
- Fluency in spoken and written English.
Desirable skills:
- Coding skills in Python/R for data analysis and modeling.
- Proficiency in additional technical skills relevant to spatial analysis, such as proficiency in GIS software and spatial databases
- Experience with sql for database management
- Familiarity with command-line interfaces and linux operating systems