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Opinion Dynamics

Associate Quantitative Analyst

Opinion Dynamics, Waltham, Massachusetts, United States, 02254

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Base pay range $75,000.00/yr - $105,000.00/yr

Director of Talent Acquisition at Opinion Dynamics Join our team as an Associate Quantitative Analyst, where you'll dive into the exciting world of clean energy! In this role, you'll clean, analyze, and model large panel data sets to evaluate the effectiveness of clean energy interventions and enhance our forecasting and planning efforts. You'll leverage econometric, statistical, and predictive analytic techniques to conduct in-depth analyses of utility customer energy consumption, energy demand, and customer segmentation. You'll also work with diverse data streams, including interval energy consumption, utility bills, and telemetry data, to uncover insights that drive impactful decisions. If you have a passion for data and advancing the adoption of clean energy solutions, this is the opportunity for you.

Responsibilities:

Clean and analyze large datasets using R

Apply appropriate analytical and statistical techniques to answer research questions

Exhibit critical thinking and curiosity including considering how your analysis fits within the "big picture” for the project and client

Produce high-quality analytical outputs (e.g., visualizations, tables) and contribute to client reporting

Participate in quality control processes

Develop and apply effective practices to minimize errors in your own work

Maintain awareness of priorities and deadlines in coordination with manager

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree with 0-3 years of experience (depending on relevance)

Required degree: Economics, statistics, data science, quantitative social science, or other quantitative field

Coursework in econometrics, statistics, machine learning, or predictive analytics

Programming skills in R or Stata

Passionate about clean energy and wants to advance adoption of clean energy solutions through creative and rigorous application of data analytics

Exceptional attention to detail

Highly motivated, with a demonstrated track record of thinking critically about your work

Strong written and oral communication skills

Ability to juggle and prioritize multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously and flexibly

Preferred but not required:

Strong preference for intermediate or better R programming skills Experience with the tidyverse package suite or data.table

Experience with version control software (e.g. Git) and collaborative code development

Experience with Databricks or Spark

Programming skills in Python

Coursework in or applied experience with:

The energy industry, including energy efficiency, demand response, and/or distributed energy resources programs and initiatives

Utility sector economic analysis including program and policy evaluation, program cost-effectiveness, load forecasting, and/or valuation of distributed energy resources

Experience with preparation and analysis of utility load data

Salary and hybrid environment:

Salary range: $75,000 – $105,000 depending on experience.

This is a hybrid role with a mix of weekly in-office and remote work out of one of our offices. Strong preference for our Waltham, MA or Portland, OR locations. Also open to La Jolla, CA.

**Please note: Depending on experience, we are open to hiring someone at the Associate Quantitative Analyst (entry level) or Quantitative Analyst (advanced degree and/or some relevant work experience) level.

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Analyst and Research

Industries

Services for Renewable Energy, Environmental Services, and Research Services

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Benefits

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Disability insurance

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