Research Associate, Data Scientist, Research Analyst

Location: City of Edinburgh

## Research Associate Apply remote type:
Hybrid locations:
Edinburgh, GB:
Madrid, EStime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
JR3105

Wood Mackenzie is the global leader in analytics, insights and proprietary data across the entire energy and natural resources landscape.

For over 50 years our work has guided the decisions of the world’s most influential energy producers, utilities companies, financial institutions and governments.

Now, with the world’s energy system more complex and interconnected than ever before, sector-specific views are no longer enough. That’s why we’ve redefined what’s possible with Intelligence Connected.

By fusing our unparalleled proprietary data with the sharpest analytical minds, all supercharged by Synoptic AI, we deliver a clear, interconnected view of the entire value chain. Our trusted team of 2,700 experts across 30 countries breaks siloes and connects industries, markets and regions across the globe.

This empowers our customers to identify risk sooner, spot opportunities faster and recalibrate strategy with confidence – whether planning days, weeks, months or decades ahead.

Wood Mackenzie  Intelligence Connected***
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*** Inclusive – we succeed together
* Trusting – we choose to trust each other
* Customer committed – we put customers at the heart of our decisions
* Future Focused – we accelerate change
* Curious – we turn knowledge into action
** Team Profile
** The Europe long-term power team is a collaborative group producing market-leading research in rapidly evolving electricity wholesale and ancillary markets across the continent. We work closely with Wood Mackenzie’s wider power and renewables service, developing market views with high-quality analysis of the value chains of solar PV, onshore and offshore wind, and energy storage. Our research is strengthened by our integration with the wider work of our commodities and energy transition groups, including fuels and carbon markets, and the analysis of emerging technologies, such as hydrogen and carbon capture and storage.
** Role Purpose
** We are looking for a Research Associate to join our European power markets team, working at the forefront of one of the most dynamic sectors in the energy transition.

You will drive market research and modelling, policy analysis, and power price and revenue forecasting across Europe — contributing directly to the high-quality insight our clients rely on. The team deploys advanced simulation, computational models, and data analytics to forecast power supply evolution, policy impacts, and the shifting economics of energy assets.

You will collaborate closely with team colleagues and subject matter experts across Wood Mackenzie, deepening your understanding of European market dynamics while playing a tangible role in the commercial success and growth of our research.
** Main Responsibilities
*** Collect and analyse industry information and data and review market trends.
* Ensure that key data flows, including those to/from other research teams, meet agreed specifications on quality, scope, and timeliness.
* Work as part of a team to maintain, execute and operate our suite of simulation and computational models, and associated tools and processes, spanning power market dispatch, renewable resource availability forecasting, sectoral demand forecasting and more.
* Drive collaboration across the business by ensuring completion of complex ad-hoc data requests on time and with high quality, whilst following policies, procedures and best practices.
** Requirements
* * Applicable Bachelor’s degree or professional qualification with a quantitative, statistical, energy and/or economics focus.

Wood Mackenzie follows a
** hybrid work structure**, with a minimum of 2 days in the office.

Applicants must have the legal Right to Work in the country this role is based in. We are unable to sponsor employment visas at this time.
** To be successful in this role, we are looking for
*** Strong collaboration skills and mindset to work cross-functionally.
* The ability to creatively problem-solve.
* An analytical mind and eye for detail.
* Great written and…