Lux Research, Inc. - Senior Research Analyst - Energy

Lux Research, Inc.

About Lux

Lux Research is a leading research and advisory firm, helping clients navigate emerging technologies and drive growth through innovation. Lux’s clients are major corporations across oil and gas, utilities, industrial manufacturing, chemicals, consumer product goods, and others. We are a global company with a high energy, collaborative, detail oriented, and performance-driven culture. If you thrive in a fast-paced and client-facing environment, join our team.

Role Description

Lux Research is seeking a Senior Research Analyst to join our Energy Group. The candidate will have expertise in carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), alternative fuels, and the oil and gas industry. Senior Analysts are the bedrock of the Lux Research team as they write, develop, manage, and motivate research reports and analyses that help Lux clients make sustainable innovative decisions about investments, partnerships, and technology strategy. Successful candidates will advise client business leaders on topics related to their research, present their research at conferences, and speak with C-level management at startups and industry leading companies that are developing cutting-edge technologies that enable sustainable innovation.

This role is a remote position, but we are looking to hire in the following U.S. locations:

- Boston, MA

- Houston, TX

- Other U.S. cities will be considered.

Actual compensation will be determined based on location, experience, skills, and internal equity. Total compensation may include bonus, equity, and benefits.

Responsibilities

· Conduct primary research for technical reports and industry articles, build market sizing and technoeconomic models, and develop new technology assessment frameworks. The candidate will lead and execute interviews with senior-level executives at large corporations, technology start-ups, academia, and other organizations.

· Directly speak to and advise Lux’s clients on technology insights, competitive landscape insights, market trends, technical due diligence, market opportunity, and cost competitiveness. Lead and manage client deliverables and interactions.

· Produce and manage written reports. Conduct, edit and quality control written research reports, market models, and technology frameworks, including creative visual depictions of data and ideas.

· Advice on consulting engagements spanning go-to-market strategy, product road mapping. Develop a credible future looking perspective of innovation in the Energy Sciences.

· Project management and working closely with a team of expert research members to develop and test research hypotheses and prepare findings for clients. Ability to work with a geographically diverse team and willing to manage and mentor associates and analysts.

· Travel globally for client visits and speaking at Lux events. Represent Lux Research as a speaker at external conferences and events.

· Understand client business needs to develop and deliver high-value research around innovation.

· Develop a network of contacts and relationships among business and scientific leaders in emerging technologies.

Minimum Qualifications

· 5+ years of relevant work experience in the oil and gas industry, and experience in low-carbon technologies like CCUS, hydrogen, alternative fuels, and carbon credits. Has broad knowledge on the energy transition, industrial decarbonization, and relevant policy in the U.S., EU, and Asia.

· Minimum requirement of Bachelor's degree but preferably advanced degrees (MSc and/or MEng) in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, or something similar.

· Demonstrated experience in writing original and analytical research with business and technical proficiency.

· Deep intellectual curiosity about sustainable innovation, emerging technologies, and technology integration, and the ability to surface, develop, and communicate clear ideas.

· Excellent office software skills (expertise in Excel required)

· Strong analytical skills, both qualitative and quantitative.

Desired Qualifications

· Technical background with prior business innovation related work such as IP assessment, technology scouting, and technoeconomic analysis.

· Entrepreneurial, enthusiastic, collegial, and collaborative approach to work.

· Willingness to go the extra mile to meet client needs in a fast-moving, rapidly growing, environment.

· High degree of organization and attention to detail.

· Superior listening and critical thinking skills, and ability to speak articulately and think on your feet.

Basic programming languages for data analysis and statistics

Lux Research is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Lux Research is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, Lux prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants 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. Lux Research conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations. Lux Research conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.