Director - Chemical Scenario Research & Analytics

Job DescriptionAbout Our OrganizationDow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world's largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America's largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron's, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor's Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp.About the TeamChemical Market Analytics by OPIS, a Dow Jones company, enables stakeholders in the global chemical industry to improve operational efficiency with deep insights, future outlooks, price discovery and consultation from a celebrated team of subject matter experts. We offer short- and long-term market coverage for more than 200 core building-block chemicals with a full suite of advisory services and top-tier events held around the globe. The worldwide chemical industry looks to Chemical Market Analytics to guide decisions and help manage risk across the entire value chain.About the RoleDirector – Chemical Scenario Research & Analytics. Liaise between the energy markets team and various research groups to develop consistent, long-range planning scenarios on supply / demand / price for a variety of basic, intermediate, and finished chemicals. Serve as the primary contact and subject-matter expert on the impact of energy to the chemical value chains, meaningfully contribute to service creation for these scenarios, and report to CMA's VP of Energy Markets while working with the Executive Director for long-term energy market research.ResponsibilitiesEstablish and maintain a reputation for scenario planning for varied chemical value chainsLead development of new market research products focused on long-range effects of distinct energy pathways on the petrochemical fundamentals for markets such as olefins, aromatics, and plasticsDirect primary research and create analysis for new service launches such as evolution of feedstock advantages, new capacity trends, refining landscape changes, end-use demand modelling, supply / demand balancing, trade flows, pricing, general market dynamics, individual company analysis, and econometric modellingOversee the chemical scenario process and communicate important messages internally and externallyEnsure consistent global market coverage and analysisProvide neutral and objectively written content to support new services and strategic analysesProvide scenario planning expertise for consulting projects and client developmentLiaise between CMA & external research partnersDevelop market presentations and present information in client meetings and at conferencesBuild and maintain industry contact relationships across producers, consumers, traders, and the financial communityCollaborate with sales personnel to identify new business opportunities for sales and consulting engagementsQualificationsAt least 12 years of energy or chemical industry experience, including market intelligence and/or strategic planningExperience identifying and explaining core/essential issues within complex problems and delivering insights and solutionsDegree in chemical engineering (preferred), chemistry (preferred), economics, or related disciplineAbility to travel domestically and internationallyAdvanced skills in Excel manipulation techniques such as VBA scripting (preferred)Advanced MS Office, Power BI, Spotfire and/or Tableau experience (preferred)Python experience (preferred)Post-graduate academic work in a technical field (Master's degree or Ph.D. or master's in Chemical Data Science or Petroleum Engineering; this will be considered in lieu of experience)BenefitsComprehensive Healthcare PlansPaid Time OffRetirement PlansComprehensive Insurance PlansLifestyle programs & Wellness ResourcesEducation BenefitsFamily Care Benefits & Caregiving SupportCommuter Transit ProgramSubscription DiscountsEmployee Referral ProgramReasonable AccommodationDow Jones is an equal-opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. 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