Research Analyst, Research and Innovation

The Research Analyst reports to the Director, Research and Innovation and collaborates closely with staff across business units. This position is located in Chicago, Illinois and is hybrid remote.

Responsibilities

• Develops and demonstrates industry and subject matter expertise, interprets broad industry trends, research, and opportunities, and communicates how learnings may be applied across Elevates programs.
• Contributes to quantitative and qualitative analyses and projects, including survey, interview, and focus group design and implementation, to investigate research questions related to Elevates mission.
• Identifies, researches, and critically evaluates datasets, research methods and proposals, background information, and/or public policy relevant to Elevate initiatives including extreme heat resilience, building electrification and decarbonization, environmental and public health, energy and water security, and energy and water policy and funding.
• Contributes to the development of materials for reports, publications, proposals, and presentations, including charts, graphs, and maps that describe and interpret findings, and efficiently and effectively reveal spatial and statistical relationships.
• Clearly communicates knowledge and findings, project/program updates, and analysis results to internal and external clients and stakeholders.
• Prepares, processes, and analyzes data using Stata or other software; ensures the quality, consistency, and accuracy of data, and completeness of datasets.
• Supports Elevate program staff with research and other support as requested to complete deliverables, improve efficiency, and inform business unit decision making.
• Documents technical methods and processes.
• Manages the design and implementation of technical tasks and projects, including multiple simultaneous projects of varying size and duration.
• Conducts project management tasks, including contributing to project priorities, workplans, and budgets, and team coordination.
• Assesses status of projects, identifies actual or potential problems with data or research projects, and facilitates solutions in consultation with project team.

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelors degree, or relevant lived experience, required; masters degree preferred
• Minimum of two (2) years of related work experience, including but not limited to building science, efficiency and renewable energy program implementation, climate or environmental justice, smart grid, water, and climate resiliency
• Proficiency in qualitative, quantitative, and energy industry research methods, using software such as Stata or a demonstrated ability to learn new statistical analysis software and scripting
• Demonstrated experience in survey methods including writing custom survey questionnaires, running appropriate statistical analyses, and reporting relevant and actionable insights
• Demonstrated experience conducting qualitative research, including interviews and focus groups with the ability to analyze data effectively to report key takeaways
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
• Ability to communicate technical and research findings to a wide range of stakeholders
• Exceptional critical thinking and client management (internal and external) skills
• Ability to work independently and on multiple teams
• Experience with survey writing, implementation, and survey data analysis desired
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines with a high degree of accuracy
• Industry expertise in equity, decarbonization, energy efficiency, healthy homes, smart grid, water, workforce, and/or renewable energy desired

Organization Description

We design and implement programs that reduce costs, protect people and the environment, and ensure the benefits of clean and efficient energy use reach those who need them most.

At Elevate, the greatest asset of our organization is the kind of people we attract. Elevate employees co-create our energetic and collaborative environment, where constant learning and service to others take priority. We empower individuals to challenge conventional thinking in pursuit of innovation and we seek dynamic, hardworking team members who are inspired to work with people of diverse backgrounds and perspectives. Every day we make a difference by placing our team, clients, and community partners first. From our mission to our focus on staff wellbeing and career development opportunities, theres no better place to grow your career than Elevate.

Compensation

The total compensation for this position includes health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, etc.), defined contribution benefit (401k with contribution), professional development, generous paid time off policies, and a flexible schedule. This is an exempt individual contributor position with a salary range of $65,000 – $75,000 based on experience.

Anti-Discrimination Policy

Elevate is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against any employee or job applicant based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or marital status. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, termination, promotion, transfer, layoff, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

ADA Accommodation

Elevate will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability so that they can perform the essential functions of a job unless doing so causes a direct threat to these individuals or others in the workplace, and the threat cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation, or if the accommodation creates an undue hardship to Elevate. Contact the People Team with any questions or requests for accommodations.