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Senior Research Analyst - Subsurface

Wood Mackenzie
Houston, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 2/8/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/8/2025

Wood Mackenzie is the global data and analytics business for the renewables, energy, and natural resources industries. Enhanced by technology. Enriched by human intelligence. In an ever-changing world, companies and governments need reliable and actionable insight to lead the transition to a sustainable future. That's why we cover the entire supply chain with unparalleled breadth and depth, backed by over 50 years' experience. Our team of over 2,400 experts, operating across 30 global locations, are enabling customers' decisions through real-time analytics, consultancy, events and thought leadership. Together, we deliver the insight they need to separate risk from opportunity and make confident decisions when it matters most.

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Role Purpose

Establishing resilient, sustainable and reliable portfolios is critical to energy companies as they develop agile business models to navigate the Energy Transition. We strive to be the partner of choice in offering a range of world-class products and services to support the business needs of these companies. Our global Subsurface Research Team delivers integrated research, data analysis and industry-leading thought leadership, across the geo-energy landscape, enabling customers to make quicker, more effective decisions.

Reporting to our Subsurface Research Leadership, an experienced, highly motivated, innovative and performance-oriented Senior Research Analyst is required to support our Subsurface Upstream research offer.

Main Responsibilities

With a focus on the Americas, your primary responsibilities include :

  • Identifying, collating and analyzing data and intelligence, from a diversity of sources, to inform our customers on upstream and new energies matters that are important to them
  • Leverage data to produce high-quality, informed research content in the form of thought-provoking articles, presentations, and reports
  • Form opinions on prevailing business contexts, corporate strategies, exploration and appraisal, access, M&A, petroleum economics, government energy policy and regional geopolitics
  • Building and maintaining a diverse network of industry relationships in service of driving revenue growth and expanding our data and research access
  • Promoting our brand externally through customer engagement, social media and industry events
  • Contributing to, and leading some elements in, the development of our products and services
  • Embracing, practicing and demonstrating Wood Mackenzie's core values on teamwork and collaboration, respect, integrity, fairness and valuing diversity
  • About You

  • MSc qualification in either a Geoscience or Reservoir Engineering discipline
  • A minimum of seven, and a maximum of fifteen, years of relevant, professional experience in the Upstream sector with exposure across the value chain, from exploration to production
  • Experience and knowledge of the petroleum geology of North America and / or Latin America and their respective oil and gas markets
  • Demonstrable interest in, and knowledge of, global energy and the Energy Transition
  • Multi-year experience in stakeholder engagement and relationship management
  • Strong blend of technical skills and experience and commercial acumen
  • A track record in demonstrating differentiated values and behaviors
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Demonstrable curiosity with a track record of impactful innovation
  • Excellent data reading, manipulation and analysis skills
  • Self-starter that can work independently and as part of a team
  • Experience in data science is encouraged but not required
  • Expectations

    We are a hybrid working company and the successful applicant will be required to be physically present in the office at least two days per week to foster and contribute to a collaborative environment. Full-time remote working is not an option for this role.

    Due to the global nature of the team, a degree of flexible working will be required to accommodate different time zones. Frequent Houston-based customer visits and infrequent travel abroad.

    Equal Opportunities

    We are an equal opportunities employer. This means we are committed to recruiting the best people regardless of their race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. You can find out more about your rights under the law at www.eeoc.gov

    If you are applying for a role and have a physical or mental disability, we will support you with your application or through the hiring process.

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