Market Analyst - Surveillance & Analysis

This role is with the internal market monitoring (IMM) group in ISO New England. Market monitoring is responsible for protecting both consumers and market participants in the wholesale electricity markets by mitigating the impacts of uncompetitive bidding, identifying and reporting market design issues and 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
As a member of the Surveillance and Analysis team, you will develop a detailed understanding of the workings of the wholesale electricity market. You will provide valuable insight to our team by applying economic principles in your daily monitoring of market outcomes and participant behavior. Working with large and complex data, you will perform in-depth empirical analyses on market performance and report on challenging electricity market issues for both internal and external stakeholders.

• Hybrid work schedule with up to 2 days remote

Your responsibilities will include:
Market Surveillance

• Continually track market outcomes, identify and explain trends and outliers
• Design, develop and run screening tools to identify market performance issues, non-compliance with market rules and uncompetitive behavior
• Identify and source relevant data through research and proactive engagement with colleagues
• Build data queries and analysis in a programming language

Economic Analysis

• Scope and perform empirical analysis of market performance, market efficiency and behavior
• Evaluate current and new market rules changes and recommend enhancements

Reporting

• Present complex and technical content to a diverse audience through written reports and presentations
• Write clear and insightful content, collaborate with colleagues to make connections between report sections

Investigations

• Identify market outcomes and market participant behavior that warrants further investigation and analysis
• Conduct investigations and make referrals to the federal energy regulator

What We Are Looking For

• Master’s Degree in Economics, Finance or Business
• Experience and/or interest in wholesale electricity markets and the electric industry
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; Ability to communicate complex findings and ideas in plain language at an executive, board member, or regulator level
• Strong quantitative skills with emphasis on analysis using SAS or similar programming language
• Ability to conduct forensic-like investigations of market outcomes and participant behavior
• Demonstrated ability to work efficiently and collaboratively with others in a team environment

The position is open to qualified candidates at various levels, ranging from Associate to Senior Analyst. The level depends on a number of considerations, including, but not limited to:

• experience in a similar role
• technical proficiency
• academic background
• ability to manage and lead projects
• ability to mentor analysts
• level of communication and interpersonal skills

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From Holyoke, MA, ISO New England oversees the 24/7 operation of the power grid that covers the six-states of New England and administers the region’s $15+ billion “stock exchange” for the buying and selling of wholesale electricity. The power system is constantly evolving as new technologies emerge and energy policies evolve. There is a lot happening at our organization behind the scenes to make sure the grid continuously yields reliable electricity at competitive prices while addressing the clean energy transition here in New England. COME JOIN US in making an impact within the region!

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We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

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