The Wall Street Journal
22 days ago
Senior Research Analyst - Plastics Sustainability 2 Locations
$75k - $95kThe Wall Street Journal
Job Description:
About Our Organization:
Dow 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 worlds largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, Americas largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barrons, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investors Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).
About the Team:
Chemical 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 Role:
As a Senior Analyst, you will be responsible for global research, analysis and model building for the plastics sustainability service. Modeling includes development and expansion of datasets and scenario models for supply/demand, repositioning plastics waste, cost, price and margin analyses for linear vs circular, carbon emissions for linear and circular production of plastics. You will support insight development which includes global regulations & policies and white papers covering key topics related to circular plastics. You will support the Director - Plastics Sustainability Service and the Director - Technology and Infrastructure Plastics Sustainability.
You Will:
- Collect and organize regulatory and policy developments associated with plastics sustainability
- Lead the preparation of models, data sets, and analytics for CMAs plastics sustainability activities
- Support the design and preparation of content delivery tools that enhance client experience
- Support preparation of content across the platform as subject matter expert for analytical tools and processes and primary interface with the systems development for the service
- Support preparation of content that positions the service with government and financial entities, industry stakeholders (producers, brand owners, retailer), NGOs and stakeholder alliances
- Develop an understanding of the technologies for collection and sorting aspects of plastics waste and implications from advancements in IND 4.0
- Support and leverage intra-company global expertise and content to support platform deliverables.
You Have:
- 5+ years relevant experience
- Knowledge of the petrochemical value chain or a experience with quickly gaining an applied understanding of a new industry area, including waste management
- Advanced skills in Excel, PowerPoint and the use of analytical tools such as databases, spreadsheets, process documenting and business intelligence applications
- Experience with data visualization applications, data analysis and data modeling
- Investigative ability and curiosity to understand and solve data issues and other problems
- Experience distilling complex content to clients and multiple global stakeholders across different levels of the business
- Bachelors degree in chemical engineering (preferred), Chemistry (preferred), Business, Finance/Accounting, Information Systems Management, Data Science or relevant discipline -OR- equivalent work experience
Our Benefits
- Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
- Paid Time Off
- Retirement Plans
- Comprehensive Insurance Plans
- Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources
- Education Benefits
- Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
- Commuter Transit Program
- Subscription Discounts
- Employee Referral Program
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Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are 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.EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at talentresourceteam@dowjones.com. Please put Reasonable Accommodation in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.Business Area:
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Non-Union rolePay Range: $75,000 - $95,000We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidates experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including elective benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..