Senior Econometrician

Key Responsibilities

• Use statistics and econometrics to understand patterns in large, granular datasets, and support other ORE functions including evaluation, competition, teams analysing distributional impacts and economic drivers within the data
• Advise on and conduct a wide range of approaches including experimental, quasi-experimental and other related quantitative methods
• Source, process and develop data products to and raise awareness for better use and take up
• Own, manage and analyse granular data sets on consumer and supplier behaviour, pricing and outcomes
• Using these granular data sets, provide both rapid analysis and insights in response to urgent market questions, and also contribute to longer term research pieces for policy teams
• Maintain strong, collaborative relationships with regulatory teams

Key Outputs and Deliverables

• Analysis and maintenance of granular data sets to answer policy questions
• Insights, reports and data visualisations
• Enable access to new and valuable data sources
• Educational initiatives to increase awareness of the data insights team

Essential Criteria

• Strong econometric skills alongside other analysis skills: hypothesis development, coding in R and/or Python, data visualisation, telling a story with data (Lead Criteria) 
• Strong stakeholder relationship skills including the ability to elicit, understand and act on Policy’s research priorities (Lead Criteria) 
• Track record of leading and initiating new and innovative data initiatives, demonstrating value and bringing others with you
• Strong track record of delivering robust analysis accurately and on time