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Description and Functions
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) seeks a Senior Regional Wildlife Biologist based in Cody, Wyoming. This position leads wildlife disease management efforts within the Cody Region, and sometimes assists in statewide disease management efforts. This position is supervised out of the Cody Region.
Working for the State of Wyoming offers more than a paycheck. Our total compensation package includes:
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid vacation, sick leave, FMLA, and holidays
- Retirement - Pension and 457(b) plans that help you build a secure future
- Flexible schedules and work-life balance options
- Meaningful work that makes a difference for Wyoming communities
and MUCH MORE! Click here for detailed information, oryou can watch this short video to learn about our benefit package!
Human Resource Contact: Dezzaree Schott / dezzaree.schott@wyo.gov
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: The listed functions are illustrative only and are not intended to describe every function which may be performed in the job level.
- Coordinates and implements regional (and occasionally statewide) surveillance and management actions to understand and, if possible, reduce the prevalence of diseases in wildlife populations.
- Coordinates with the Department's Veterinary Services Branch and regional wildlife personnel on disease sampling, submission, and study needs.
- Conducts field checks and collects biological samples from harvested wildlife for disease surveillance.
- Assists with other identified disease surveillance and management needs, including the development of project proposals, solicitation of funding, and review and editing of periodic or final reports.
- Provides wildlife disease-based recommendations for hunting season dates, quotas, and population objectives. Remains knowledgeable and current on disease sampling techniques and provides training to regional personnel as needed.
- Plans, coordinates, and conducts large scale data collection efforts involving multiple field personnel. Leads analyses using population data for game animals including but not limited to information on population size and trend, herd ratios, distribution, movement and migration patterns, field checks of harvested animals, and mortality factors. Leads the coordination and development of hunting seasons designed to move animal populations toward established objectives, including the understanding and incorporation of public feedback. Collects data for disease surveillance and population monitoring for non-game, protected, and SGCN species.
- Develops initial comments and recommendations for regional wildlife environmental reviews regarding projects from county governments, state and federal agencies, and private landowners. Project recommendations are developed to minimize impacts to wildlife populations by recommending alternatives and mitigation.
- Represents the WGFD at public meetings. Develops and maintains effective working relations by communicating and coordinating with private landowners, state and local governmental agencies, project proponents, and NGOs to effectively communicate WGFD programs and policies. Present programs to civic and sportsperson organizations and schools. Routinely communicates with hunters and landowners.
- Responds to and appropriately handles injured and nuisance wildlife calls which may require euthanasia of wildlife. Uses chemical and mechanical immobilization equipment and techniques when necessary and appropriate. Uses firearms to euthanize wildlife.
- Identifies specific wildlife related research needs and develops project proposals, including methods and budgets, coordinates with researchers, writes proposals to acquire funds, provides input and guidance to project personnel, collects data, and writes, reviews, and edits annual and final project reports.
- Assists in coordinating and conducting habitat management by evaluating wildlife habitat conditions, collecting data, and recommending improvements or projects to enhance wildlife habitat.
- Participates in WGFD assigned species working groups and committee assignments.
- Ensures budget and grant expenditures are within allocated amounts and in accordance with fiscal procedures. Maintains assigned vehicles, ATVs, snowmobiles, and other technical equipment. Carries out other duties as assigned.
- Day and overnight travel through some of the most remote wilderness in the lower 48 states of the US to collect biological data, or to other regions to assist with disease monitoring and mitigation activities.
Qualifications
PREFERENCES:
Preference may be given to applicants with a Master’s degree in wildlife management, wildlife habitat, ecology, or related field plus two years of professional work experience in wildlife management, wildlife habitat, ecology, or related field.
Preference will be given to applicants who attach an original, applicant-written cover letter with their online state application.
**Agency requires that the successful applicant have a valid driver’s license.
KNOWLEDGE:
Knowledge of wildlife diseases, human safety procedures, and precautionary measures. Ability to coordinate and work with regional stakeholders on complex wildlife disease management issues.- Demonstrated experience managing complex wildlife populations while effectively engaging stakeholders and addressing public interests.
- Exhibits professionalism, sound judgement, and a positive, collaborative attitude.
- Knowledge of terrestrial wildlife management, population monitoring, and data collection techniques, and regional conservation issues.
- Ability to draft, edit, and communicate technical and non-technical information for diverse audiences.
- Strong oral and written communication skills, including in-person, email, phone, and public presentations.
- Proficiency in generating maps and spatial analyses using visualization tools such as GIS.
- Experience traveling extensively on a routine basis within large, rural districts.
- Demonstrated ability to conduct independent fieldwork in adverse weather, including severe winter conditions, and in remote backcountry settings using varied transportation methods including snowmobiles, ATVs, four-wheel drive vehicles, and horses or mules.
- Experience engaging directly with hunters, anglers, and other recreationists.
- Ability to balance significant field presence with administrative, analytical, and reporting responsibilities.
- Strong understanding of wildlife habitat requirements, limiting factors, threats, and habitat management practices.
- Proficiency with relevant technologies used in wildlife management, including data collection hardware and software.
- Ability to analyze and interpret biological and spatial data to inform management decisions.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education:
Experience:
Necessary Special Requirements
PHYSICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Travel within the region is required and can involve long drive times and work in remote areas. Additional travel outside the region may be necessary for specific projects.
- Wild and domestic animal handling, firearms use, long hours, and irregular schedules are all required by this position.
- Backcountry travel required at times, often in high density grizzly bear habitat.
NOTES: (This section is used for recruitment purposes.)
- FLSA: Exempt
Supplemental Information
Click here to view the State of Wyoming Total Compensation Calculator.
Click here to view the State of Wyoming Total Compensation Calculator.
URL: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/wyoming/default.cfm
The State of Wyoming is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively supports the ADA and reasonably accommodates qualified applicants with disabilities.
Description and Functions
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) seeks a Senior Regional Wildlife Biologist based in Cody, Wyoming. This position leads wildlife disease management efforts within the Cody Region, and sometimes assists in statewide disease management efforts. This position is supervised out of the Cody Region.
Working for the State of Wyoming offers more than a paycheck. Our total compensation package includes:
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid vacation, sick leave, FMLA, and holidays
- Retirement - Pension and 457(b) plans that help you build a secure future
- Flexible schedules and work-life balance options
- Meaningful work that makes a difference for Wyoming communities
and MUCH MORE! Click here for detailed information, oryou can watch this short video to learn about our benefit package!
Human Resource Contact: Dezzaree Schott / dezzaree.schott@wyo.gov
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: The listed functions are illustrative only and are not intended to describe every function which may be performed in the job level.
- Coordinates and implements regional (and occasionally statewide) surveillance and management actions to understand and, if possible, reduce the prevalence of diseases in wildlife populations.
- Coordinates with the Department's Veterinary Services Branch and regional wildlife personnel on disease sampling, submission, and study needs.
- Conducts field checks and collects biological samples from harvested wildlife for disease surveillance.
- Assists with other identified disease surveillance and management needs, including the development of project proposals, solicitation of funding, and review and editing of periodic or final reports.
- Provides wildlife disease-based recommendations for hunting season dates, quotas, and population objectives. Remains knowledgeable and current on disease sampling techniques and provides training to regional personnel as needed.
- Plans, coordinates, and conducts large scale data collection efforts involving multiple field personnel. Leads analyses using population data for game animals including but not limited to information on population size and trend, herd ratios, distribution, movement and migration patterns, field checks of harvested animals, and mortality factors. Leads the coordination and development of hunting seasons designed to move animal populations toward established objectives, including the understanding and incorporation of public feedback. Collects data for disease surveillance and population monitoring for non-game, protected, and SGCN species.
- Develops initial comments and recommendations for regional wildlife environmental reviews regarding projects from county governments, state and federal agencies, and private landowners. Project recommendations are developed to minimize impacts to wildlife populations by recommending alternatives and mitigation.
- Represents the WGFD at public meetings. Develops and maintains effective working relations by communicating and coordinating with private landowners, state and local governmental agencies, project proponents, and NGOs to effectively communicate WGFD programs and policies. Present programs to civic and sportsperson organizations and schools. Routinely communicates with hunters and landowners.
- Responds to and appropriately handles injured and nuisance wildlife calls which may require euthanasia of wildlife. Uses chemical and mechanical immobilization equipment and techniques when necessary and appropriate. Uses firearms to euthanize wildlife.
- Identifies specific wildlife related research needs and develops project proposals, including methods and budgets, coordinates with researchers, writes proposals to acquire funds, provides input and guidance to project personnel, collects data, and writes, reviews, and edits annual and final project reports.
- Assists in coordinating and conducting habitat management by evaluating wildlife habitat conditions, collecting data, and recommending improvements or projects to enhance wildlife habitat.
- Participates in WGFD assigned species working groups and committee assignments.
- Ensures budget and grant expenditures are within allocated amounts and in accordance with fiscal procedures. Maintains assigned vehicles, ATVs, snowmobiles, and other technical equipment. Carries out other duties as assigned.
- Day and overnight travel through some of the most remote wilderness in the lower 48 states of the US to collect biological data, or to other regions to assist with disease monitoring and mitigation activities.
Qualifications
PREFERENCES:
Preference may be given to applicants with a Master’s degree in wildlife management, wildlife habitat, ecology, or related field plus two years of professional work experience in wildlife management, wildlife habitat, ecology, or related field.
Preference will be given to applicants who attach an original, applicant-written cover letter with their online state application.
**Agency requires that the successful applicant have a valid driver’s license.
KNOWLEDGE:
Knowledge of wildlife diseases, human safety procedures, and precautionary measures. Ability to coordinate and work with regional stakeholders on complex wildlife disease management issues.- Demonstrated experience managing complex wildlife populations while effectively engaging stakeholders and addressing public interests.
- Exhibits professionalism, sound judgement, and a positive, collaborative attitude.
- Knowledge of terrestrial wildlife management, population monitoring, and data collection techniques, and regional conservation issues.
- Ability to draft, edit, and communicate technical and non-technical information for diverse audiences.
- Strong oral and written communication skills, including in-person, email, phone, and public presentations.
- Proficiency in generating maps and spatial analyses using visualization tools such as GIS.
- Experience traveling extensively on a routine basis within large, rural districts.
- Demonstrated ability to conduct independent fieldwork in adverse weather, including severe winter conditions, and in remote backcountry settings using varied transportation methods including snowmobiles, ATVs, four-wheel drive vehicles, and horses or mules.
- Experience engaging directly with hunters, anglers, and other recreationists.
- Ability to balance significant field presence with administrative, analytical, and reporting responsibilities.
- Strong understanding of wildlife habitat requirements, limiting factors, threats, and habitat management practices.
- Proficiency with relevant technologies used in wildlife management, including data collection hardware and software.
- Ability to analyze and interpret biological and spatial data to inform management decisions.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education:
Experience:
Necessary Special Requirements
PHYSICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Travel within the region is required and can involve long drive times and work in remote areas. Additional travel outside the region may be necessary for specific projects.
- Wild and domestic animal handling, firearms use, long hours, and irregular schedules are all required by this position.
- Backcountry travel required at times, often in high density grizzly bear habitat.
NOTES: (This section is used for recruitment purposes.)
- FLSA: Exempt
Supplemental Information
Click here to view the State of Wyoming Total Compensation Calculator.
Click here to view the State of Wyoming Total Compensation Calculator.
URL: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/wyoming/default.cfm
The State of Wyoming is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively supports the ADA and reasonably accommodates qualified applicants with disabilities.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in biologist jobs.
- Bachelor's or master's degree in biology, biochemistry, or a closely related life science field
- Hands-on experience with core laboratory techniques such as PCR, cell culture, or microscopy
- Proficiency in data analysis software including R, Python, or GraphPad Prism
- Experience writing or contributing to scientific reports, protocols, or peer-reviewed manuscripts
- Familiarity with biosafety regulations and good laboratory practice standards
- Field data collection experience or knowledge of environmental sampling methods
Tips for Your Biologist Job Search
Tailor your resume to study systems
List the specific organisms, ecosystems, or cell types you've worked with, not just broad method names. Hiring managers in ecology or microbiology scan for whether your study system matches their program's focus before reading anything else.
Lead with your laboratory technique stack
Put a dedicated skills section near the top that names every technique you can run independently, from PCR and flow cytometry to field sampling protocols. Vague phrases like 'bench experience' don't help you past automated screening filters.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists biologist openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target sector-specific job titles precisely
The same work gets posted as 'research associate,' 'staff scientist,' or 'field biologist' depending on the employer. Search all three variants when you're targeting a specific type of role, or you'll miss relevant openings hiding under a different label.
Prepare to discuss experimental design choices
Interviewers in biology roles routinely ask you to walk through why you chose a particular control, assay, or sampling strategy, not just what results you got. Practice explaining your reasoning out loud before the technical interview.
Negotiate start date around institutional timelines
Federal, academic, and grant-funded positions often have fixed onboarding windows tied to fiscal quarters or award cycles. Ask about the anticipated start date early, and flag any constraints on your end before you reach the offer stage.
Biologist Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most biologists?
The companies hiring the most biologists right now include Stantec, Bancroft Construction Services, and Dudek, with the largest share of openings in California, Maryland, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Demand is concentrated in pharmaceutical R&D, federal research agencies, and environmental consulting firms.
How many biologist jobs are remote?
About 43% of biologist openings are fully remote or hybrid as of August 2026, though lab-based roles are almost always on-site by nature. Positions in bioinformatics, scientific writing, regulatory affairs, and data-heavy ecology work account for the majority of remote-eligible openings in the field.
How do you become a biologist?
Most biologist roles require at least a bachelor's degree in biology or a related life science, followed by hands-on research experience gained through internships, undergraduate lab work, or a thesis project. Many research and government positions expect a master's degree or doctoral training. Building a publication record or presenting at conferences strengthens your application for competitive roles at universities and federal agencies.
How do you get hired as a biologist with little experience?
Start by applying for research assistant, laboratory technician, or field technician positions, which are specifically designed for early-career candidates and prioritize technique exposure over independent project experience. Volunteering with university labs, natural resource agencies, or nonprofit conservation organizations builds a verifiable record of fieldwork or bench skills. Documenting every protocol you've run, even from coursework, gives hiring managers concrete evidence of your hands-on ability.
What does the biologist interview process look like?
Most biologist hiring processes begin with a phone or video screen focused on your research background and technique experience, followed by a technical interview where you may be asked to walk through experimental design, troubleshoot a hypothetical protocol, or discuss published work in the field. Industry roles often include a skills assessment or practical exercise, while academic and government positions may require a seminar presentation or written sample before a final panel interview.
Where can I find and apply to biologist jobs?
You can find and apply to biologist jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one searchable place. Find the roles that match your background and apply directly to each listing without leaving the platform.
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