Data Analyst

Job Description

Company Description

What you’ll love about Wood Mackenzie

For the past 45 years, we have established our reputation as a trusted source of knowledge and forward- looking insight for the world’s most innovative organizations.

Our teams are located around the world and deliver research and consulting projects based on our assessment and valuation of thousands of individual assets, companies and economic indicators such as market supply, demand and price trends. As a result, we can count the world’s key energy institutions and governments among our most loyal clients.

We are committed to supporting our people to grow and thrive. We value different perspectives and aspire to create an inclusive environment that encourages diversity and fosters a sense of belonging. We value everyone’s contribution and support them to reach their full potential while sustaining an organizational culture of health and well-being. There are opportunities to get involved in our Wellness, Diversity and Inclusion, and Community Engagement initiatives. We actively support flexible working and are happy to consider alternative work patterns, taking into account your needs and the needs of the team or division that you are looking to join.

Hear what our team has to say about working with us:

https://www.woodmac.com/careers/our-people/

We are part of a company that has been named as a Best Employer by Forbes Magazine and on the Forbes Most Innovative Companies list three years running. Verisk is one of only 15 out of 500 companies to appear on both lists. We are proud to be a part of the Verisk family of companies!

Job Description

Data is the foundation on which our high-value analytics and research is based. Ensuring its quality is a critical part of what we do. If your expertise is in working with numbers, building processes, problem solving and attention to detail, read on.

We are looking for Data Analysts to support the ingestion, processing, management and quality control of our proprietary datasets. Working as part of a dynamic team, you will play a valuable part in the ongoing transformations to expand our data offerings, leading to higher-value analytics.

Does your perfect day consist of analyzing complex information to find useful insights and connections? Do you like to slice-and-dice data to provide critical solutions that are useful to the company and its clients – or do you like to just do it for fun? If you have a strong desire to learn new tools and technologies to solve business problems, then we have the job for you.

Job Responsibilities:

Your focus will be on delivering value to our clients by enhancing the quality and coverage of our upstream datasets. You’ll be called on to implement processes that monitor data quality, and devise means to resolve identified issues. A background in well data will stand you in good stead for this. Strong technical skills will be required to support this work, as you’ll be one of the architects for production processes that directly impact our users.

You’ll have opportunities to grow. As Wood Mackenzie cements its transition to the latest technologies, we will expand our dataset coverage and enhance our analytics. You will be called upon to support their development.

You’ll need to be flexible and able to manage your time and workload, since priorities can change at short notice as business needs arise.

The level of appointment regarding which band on the company banding structure will be dependent on your skills, experience and capabilities demonstrated at assessment prior to offer of employment.

Qualifications

About you and how you can excel in this role

You will bring a combination of experience in data management and a strong foundation of technical skills that enable you to work with large and varied datasets. In particular:

• Experience with working on and resolving complex issues that require exceptional attention to detail.
• Experience in addressing data quality and mastering the key techniques of data profiling, data validation, data quality evaluation by leveraging software programing with open-source libraries.
• Experience in using modularized programing to implement/enhance complex systems of data management and logic handling in a repeatable and scalable manner; keen to eliminate inefficiencies.
• Working knowledge on supporting stakeholders through strong communication skills to understand needs and convey responses.
• Strong coding skills, with demonstrated use of Python. Also welcome: knowledge in Pyspark, Excel VBA and cloud technologies.
• Strong team working and communication skills.
• Knowledge of oil/gas industry and oil/gas datasets preferred.
• Minimum of bachelor's degree required in related field of study such as mathematics, engineering, computer science.

Please submit your resume and cover letter, outlining the knowledge, skills and experience you have to make you a suitable candidate.

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Additional Information

Verisk Analytics has an amazing story to tell. In 2017, Forbes magazine named Verisk to its World’s Most Innovative Companies list for the third consecutive year and to its America’s Best Mid-Size Employers list. We also earned the Great Place to Work® Certification for the second consecutive year in recognition of our outstanding workplace culture.

Verisk is a leading data analytics provider serving customers in insurance, natural resources, and financial services. We’ve been delivering data, analytics, and decision support services to our customers for more than 45 years, helping them protect people, property, and financial assets. At Verisk, you’ll be part of an organization that’s committed to serving the long-term interests of our stakeholders, including the communities where we operate.

At Verisk, you can build an exciting career with meaningful work; create a positive and lasting impact on the business; and find the support, coaching, and training you need to advance your career. Our culture of innovation means your ideas on how to improve our business will be heard. As key contributors to our success, our team members enjoy working in a business-casual, collaborative environment that offers state-of-the-art resources, advanced technologies, and an excellent benefits package.

Verisk Analytics is an equal opportunity employer.

All members of the Verisk Analytics family of companies are equal opportunity employers. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, veteran's status, age or disability.

http://www.verisk.com/careers.html

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