Research Analyst, Oil & Chemicals

About the Role

Wood Mackenzie is the global leader in analytics, insights, and proprietary data across the energy and natural resources landscape. We deliver clear, interconnected views of value chains by fusing proprietary data with analytical minds, supercharged by Synoptic AI. Our team of 2,700 experts across 30 countries empowers customers to identify risk sooner, spot opportunities faster, and recalibrate strategy with confidence.

The Research Analyst role focuses on monitoring key events and conducting research to produce thought-provoking reports, data models, and presentations. This includes asset valuation, corporate reports, market supply-demand research, price forecasting, and supporting bespoke consulting projects. The role also involves supporting the Sales team by engaging with customers and answering their questions. Collaboration with Data and Product functions is crucial for maintaining data quality and delivering content via the Lens platform. Building relationships and a network of contacts through primary research, responding to customer questions, and presenting to industry stakeholders is key to developing specialist knowledge and career progression.

Main Responsibilities

As an enthusiastic Research Analyst, you will join the Refined Products and Transport Fuels team with a primary focus on analyzing long-term and short-term trends in oil product demand. You will be part of a global team of analysts and industry experts undertaking fundamental research and modeling of all aspects of the oil products value chain. The role offers opportunities to develop modeling and forecasting skills and gain comprehensive industry knowledge through interaction with the global Oils and Chemicals team. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional research teams to develop an integrated view of how oil product and fuels demand is evolving through the energy transition.

• Analyze key economic, policy, transport, and market drivers shaping demand.
• Provide insightful analysis to clients through research, presentations, webinars, and emails in a timely and professional manner.
• Research and data gathering: Identify and gather intelligence that feeds industry expertise.
• Analysis: Provide market-leading research, form opinions, and articulate clear, insightful analysis verbally and in writing.
• Internal engagement: Work collaboratively with colleagues across Wood Mackenzie to deliver a compelling, integrated view of the commodities sector through our products.
• External engagement: Proactively connect with customers and industry contacts, adding value and promoting the Wood Mackenzie brand.
• Leadership/Process Improvement: Contribute to transforming how we power our planet, demonstrating a change mindset, flexibility, growth orientation, and proactivity.

About You

You have a demonstrable interest and relevant experience in commodity market dynamics and a desire to develop an in-depth understanding of how these markets underpin the natural resources industry and impact our everyday lives. You will have relevant experience as an economist or analyst, with skills or knowledge that can be applied to contribute to research from day one. Specific experience in the oil or transport sectors would be an advantage.

• Highly numerate with high attention to detail and proven analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Keen interest in energy demand dynamics: Understand how oil product and transport fuels demand is evolving and the economic, policy, transport, and market drivers shaping consumption.
• Market analysis and forecasting: Contribute to short- and long-term demand forecasts by monitoring market developments, maintaining datasets and analytical models, and developing insightful research and commentary.
• Help build an integrated view of demand changes through the energy transition, contribute to research reports, and support client inquiries.
• Analytical mindset and eye for detail: Comfortable collecting and interpreting data, clearly articulating findings, and enhancing knowledge by asking thoughtful questions.
• Develop compelling narratives from data to present market scenarios and write insightful commentary on refined products.
• Maintain and develop data models, methodology, and other intellectual property.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
• Highly adaptive team player: Thrive in a collaborative, commercial, and client-centric environment.
• Proven dedication to meeting client needs and responding to feedback for service improvements.
• Build strong, collaborative relationships and influence at all levels.
• Use engagement commercially to understand client perspectives and business decision drivers.
• Excellent communication skills: Strong command of English, both written and spoken.
• Support client engagement and execute client inquiries and ad hoc requests in a timely and professional manner.

Expectations

• Growth mindset: Take initiative to learn new skills, seek feedback, and actively apply learnings.
• Change agility: Maintain high performance through disruption and change.
• Hybrid working: Expected to be physically present in the office at least 2 days per week to foster and contribute to a collaborative environment. Subject to change per company policy.
• Full-time role.