At PGE, our work involves dreaming about, planning for, and realizing a smarter, cleaner, more enduring Oregon neighborhood. Its core to our DNA and we haven’t stopped since we started in 1888. We energize lives, strengthen communities and drive advancements in energy that promote social, economic and environmental progress. We’re always on the lookout for people passionate about leading and being a part of teams that are advancing innovative clean energy solutions that are also affordable and accessible to all.
As a Senior Program Evaluation Analyst, you will have the unique opportunity to lead market research, program evaluation, and market synthesis projects that drive PGE's understanding and development of market opportunities. You will design and implement evaluation strategies for complex programs, assess market potential for new and existing products, and provide data-driven insights that support business decisions and product development. A successful candidate will have advanced knowledge of marketing databases and statistical analysis processes, as well as advanced analytical thinking and communication skills. This role offers the exciting chance to shape the future of clean energy initiatives and contribute to PGE's mission of providing reliable, sustainable power to millions of customers across Oregon.
Specialization - Specializes in program evaluation. Experience in market research and market synthesis. Leadership or project work that crosses multiple areas of specialization.
Program Evaluation Designs and implements program evaluation strategy for multiple, complex programs to determine whether program objectives are met and to identify areas for program improvement and/or future market opportunities. Evaluates program(s) against formal metrics and strategic business objectives; assesses program implementation performance and reviews/validates program impacts; provides consultation to PGE programs staff in making program changes. Specific skills and knowledge for this role include:
Vendor Management - Determines when vendors are needed to conduct research; establishes success metrics; monitors vendor performance and works with vendors to resolve issues. Manages contracts and research vendor’s work products. Works with supply chain team and program teams to craft RFP’s for vendor evaluation contracts
Market Insights - Profiles target programs; provides insights on the effectiveness of various programs and determines areas for research to further PGE's understanding and development of market opportunities; assesses market potential for new and existing products and services; consults with clients to provide data and market insights that support the development of new or improved products or services.
Data Management - Manages quality practices of multiple work streams including selecting data from internal PGE databases and external sources, drafting code bases for managing and analyzing large customer databases, and auditing the data quality of PGE's marketing and customer databases to recommend data governance solutions.
Market Research and Data Analysis - Determines best research techniques and resources and conducts market research from diverse sources; collects and analyzes complex data of market activities, the market environment, future trends and customer needs and profiles; determines what data to include in research; provides technical advice to clients on analytics of customer data to meet their objectives; reviews and improves efficiency and effectiveness of data analysis; consults with clients to support data-driven business decisions.
Communications and Reporting - Prepares and provides comprehensive reports and analysis on market trends and players in a way that will increase understanding and bring the insights of the analysis to life; disseminates market information to appropriate organizations; communicates market insights in a way that drives action.
Internal Collaboration and Interfaces - Interfaces with other teams to feed research into product development process for a variety of projects at all levels of complexity; serves as a subject matter expert to clients and others on the team; meets with internal clients and stakeholders to review objectives and priorities and tailor research and analysis services so they achieve their goals.
Research Emerging Technology - Maintains knowledge of industry news, market research and emerging technologies; researches and recommends emerging analytics tools, products and techniques proactively in anticipation of future needs.
Communication - Develops relationships and communicates regularly with industry researchers, technology companies and other utilities to inform market insights; develops and implements internal communication strategy.
Actual total compensation, including a performance based incentive bonus, is commensurate with experience, skills, qualifications, education, training, and internal equity. While we anticipate the selected candidate for this position will fall towards the middle or entry point of the compensation range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis.
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