Economist job description

This role is with the market monitoring group in ISO New England. Market monitoring is responsible for protecting both consumers and market participants by identifying and reporting market design issues, market manipulation, and evaluating market performance. In fulfilling this role, we rely on a multidisciplinary team with expertise in economics, financial analysis, engineering, data science and law. How You Will Make an Impact This role in the market monitoring group will involve evaluating, explaining, and improving the performance of ISO New England's $10 billion suite of auction-based electricity markets and conducting investigations into potential price manipulation or exercise of market power in those markets. Your responsibilities will include:

Identify market inefficiencies, problems, and their consequences through economically-sound qualitative assessments and in-depth quantitative analyses;

Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to develop comprehensive analysis and recommend solutions to challenging market issues;

Design and execute empirical assessments of existing market issues and the impacts of potential market design changes by leveraging data analytics and visualization, and simulation techniques;

Develop and articulate recommendations having substantial real-world impacts on New England's electricity sector.

Serve as author or co-author for white papers, reports, and FERC Expert Witness Testimony on analysis of market performance and proposed market design changes;

Interpret and explain recommendations to Senior Management, ISO Board members, and key external constituencies as well as represent market monitoring as a subject matter expert at NEPOOL stakeholder meetings.
What We Are Looking For
Ph.D. in Economics with academic training in micro-economic related areas such as industrial organization, auction theory, mechanism design, energy or environmental economics, regulatory economics, or information economics. Ability to produce economically-sound and insightful assessments of market performance and market design issues. Strong quantitative skills with experience in conducting in-depth empirical analyses with complex datasets in statistical software (e.g. SAS, R, STATA) or performing optimization studies (e.g. Matlab, GAMS). Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to successfully communicate in plain language complex findings and ideas at an executive, board member, or regulator level. Demonstrated ability to work effectively and collaboratively in a team environment. Candidates are not required to have knowledge of how competitive electricity markets work or to have previously conducted research in energy economics - though any such background is a plus.
Clarity of purpose is the starting point for all success. The ISO's mission, vision, and values define our purpose-these values serve as the cultural cornerstones of theorganization. Mission: Through collaboration and innovation, ISO New England plans the transmission system, administers the region's wholesale markets, and operates the power system to ensure reliable and competitively priced wholesale electricity. Vision: To harness the power of competition and advanced technologies to reliably plan and operate the grid as the region transitions to clean energy. Values: Expertise, Respect, Innovation, Dependability and Collaboration What We Offer: Located in Holyoke, MA amid the picturesque Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts, our employees get the best of both rural and urban living, enjoying day-to-day local community culture and conveniences with drivable access to big city amenities. Our competitive base salaries, performance-driven bonus incentive offering, as well as a variety of health, wellness, and professional development benefits underscore the value we place in our employees. Beyond our comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, we encourage continuous learning through our training and tuition reimbursement programs and support work-life balance with flex hours, hybrid work models for most roles, and paid vacation and holidays. Our benefits strive to fulfill the needs of our employees across life's stages, with paid parental time off, health and wellness programs, 401k with company match, and a retirement plan. For the convenience of our employees, we offer complimentary access to our onsite fitness center and a cafeteria with free coffee. COVID-19 Policy: Employee safety and well-being is a priority at ISO New England. To safeguard our teams and the important work they do, ISO New England has a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy.
Equal Opportunity
: We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer. Applicants for employment are considered without regard to race, creed, color, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, age, disability, status as a veteran, Vietnam Era Veteran, or being a member of the Reserves or National Guard.
Drug Free Environment
: We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.
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BASIC PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF POSITION

The Forecast Economist is accountable for the development of a robust and comprehensive forecast across market segments, business units and divisions. The Forecast Economist will work with key stakeholders to increase operational efficiencies and streamline existing processes to drive new business strategies and processes. The ideal candidate will have experience serving as a strategic business partner and trusted advisor to Senior Management. The Forecast Economist will extract and manipulate data from multiple sources, perform detailed analysis on data, prepares projections, summarize conclusions for presentation to management, and propose/implement solutions to improve operations/performance.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES: This position does the following in accordance with all applicable Federal, State and local laws / regulations and the Company's policies, procedures and guidelines:

* Identifies, collects, organizes, and analyzes business and market intelligence to make recommendations to increase productivity on a weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
* Consolidates data reports and delivers to help drive data-based strategic decision making.
* Utilizes trade organization market data tools to interpret trends.
* Make recommendations to help improve productivity & performance; proactively review and identify leading and lagging indicators.
* Identifies issues, analyzes available data and information and recommends changes to management.
* Develops presentation materials that effectively communicates the insights generated from analysis of large dataset.
* Participates in cross-functional teams that are supported by the ICNA department.
* Analyzes identified opportunities for the business development.
* Acts as a liaison between departmental end-users, consultants, and others in the analysis, organization, and presentation of key insights generated.
* Other responsibilities as assigned by management.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

* Education: Bachelor's Degree in Business, Economics, Marketing, Accounting, or related field required.
* Experience: 7 years of experience in a similar role required.
* Travel: Willing to travel at least 20% of the time.

EQUIPMENT OPERATION: Typical Office Environment

DISCLAIMER:

The information provided in the description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by incumbents within the classification. This description is not intended to be a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications and working conditions required of employees assigned to this job/classification. This job is intended to include the current essential functions of the job. Management reserves the right to add or modify the duties and responsibilities and to designate other functions as essential at any time.

Kubota is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin.

Other details

* Pay Type Salary
* Travel Required Yes
* Required Education Bachelor's Degree

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* Grapevine, TX, USA

AIR is currently seeking Health Economist to join AIR's Health Division. The selected candidate will join a strong team of health economists in the practice area of Evaluation, Methods, and Analytics, which has a diversified portfolio of projects, and benefit from various mentoring and learning opportunities. The Health Economist conducts policy-related research and evaluation studies in the areas of domestic health care program evaluation and research, including topic areas such as Medicare, Medicaid, and other public health insurance programs; innovative delivery and payment models; rural hospitals; aging and long-term care; health plan performance and quality measurement; telehealth; and health information technology.

Candidates hired for the position might initially start working remotely but will eventually have the option to work from one of our U.S. office locations or continue to work remotely based in the U.S.
About AIR:

Established in 1946, with headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, AIR is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit institution that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance to solve some of the most urgent challenges in the U.S. and around the world. We advance evidence in the areas of education, health, the workforce, human services, and international development to create a better, more equitable world.

AIR's commitment to diversity goes beyond legal compliance to its full integration in our strategy, operations, and work environment. At AIR, we define diversity broadly, considering everyone's unique life and community experiences. We believe that embracing diverse perspectives, abilities/disabilities, racial/ethnic and cultural backgrounds, styles, ages, genders, gender identities and expressions, education backgrounds, and life stories drives innovation and employee engagement. Learn more about AIR's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategy and hear from our staff by clicking here.

The responsibilities for the position include:

+ Research and support innovative delivery and payment models intended to improve quality of care and health care finances

+ Process and analyze large data sets

+ Conduct policy analysis

+ Manage and contribute to the development of proposals and writing of technical reports and public-facing content, tailored to the client and customer needs

+ Develop and conduct presentations to government clients

+ Effectively coach others to promote their development; set developmental goals and measurements for staff

+ Proactively identify ideas for innovation and strategies to implement innovations

+ Foster an environment that embraces diverse perspectives, abilities, racial/ethnic and cultural backgrounds, ages, gender identities and expressions, educational experiences, and life stories

Education, Knowledge, and Experience:

+ Ph.D. (other advanced degrees may be considered) in economics, health services research, public policy, or a related social science field

+ Experience with mixed-methods evaluation methods

+ Expertise in experimental and/or quasi-experimental designs including regression-based difference-in-difference models, regression discontinuity, and instrumental variables

+ Expertise in artificial intelligence methods, although not required, is a plus

+ Previous internship or work experience conducting applied policy related research for federal or state agencies, although not required, is a plus

Skills:

+ Strong quantitative skills

+ Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical material orally and in writing to non-academic audiences

Disclosures:

AIR requires all new hires to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or receive a legally required exemption from AIR, as a condition of employment. AIR will ask candidates to verify their vaccination status only after a conditional offer of employment is made. Applicants should not provide information about their vaccination status or need for exemption prior to receiving a conditional offer of employment from AIR

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. Employment-based visa sponsorship (including H-1B sponsorship) is not available for this position. Depending on project work, qualified candidates may need to meet certain residency requirements.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.

AIR adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

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External Company Name: American Institutes for Research