Can competitive electricity markets coordinate the production of electricity from all supply resources in order to minimize costs, produce reasonable prices, and keep the lights on?At Potomac Economics, you would be a valuable member of a market monitoring team that studies wholesale electricity markets throughout the United States. This includes designing, creating, and utilizing databases and custom software to analyze a wide array of market data. The team uses this monitoring software to evaluate the performance of competitive markets, identify potential improvements in market design, and detect attempts to manipulate the market or exercise market power.Primary Responsibilities:Producing efficient Python code to process, visualize, and analyze market dataDeveloping dashboards, figures, tables, and other work products to convey clearly the results of analyses using tools like Excel, PowerBI, and PythonTroubleshooting, debugging, maintaining, and improving existing data processing and analysis software in Python and SASIdentifying and recommending improvements to existing software and analysesA successful Data Scientist will:Communicate analytical conclusions in a straightforward mannerDemonstrate the ability to utilize data analysis software to effectively analyze large quantities of market dataCollaborate effectively with analysts and market expertsWork productively with limited oversightDevelop code that is easy to maintain and reuseExperience:Bachelor s or Master s degree in Economics, Data Science, or another relevant field of study3 or more years of experience with data analysis in Python, Pandas, SAS, SQL, etc.Industry knowledge of electricity/energy markets is preferredJob Type : Full-timeSalary : $90,000 $140,000 per yearWork Location : Fairfax, VA In person 3 days/wkMedical / Dental / Vision / LifeHSA / FSA401(k)Paid time offA resource s true reliability value is its expected availability to provide energy or reserves when the system is at risk of load shedding. This value... Read More

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