Senior Analyst, Research & Industry Strategy (Generation / Industrial Electrification)

Responsibilities

• Works independently and on teams to design research projects and execute multiple concurrent research tasks, ensuring high-quality, timely, and impactful outputs that advance SEPA’s Strategic Plan goals.
• Focus areas include integrated resource and distribution system planning, flexible interconnection, managed charging, virtual power plants, large-load integration, generation, and industrial electrification trends and related topics.
• Collects, evaluates, validates, and synthesizes quantitative and qualitative data through literature reviews, stakeholder interviews and engagement, technology benchmarking, and market research.
• Analyzes datasets from utilities, public sources, and SEPA partners to extract insights on system impacts, grid performance, load growth, electrification costs, and customer behavior.
• Builds models and dashboards that support scenario analysis, program evaluation, and grid planning insights.
• Communicates complex findings to technical and non-technical audiences through clear writing, visualizations, infographics, and charts. Deliversables may include reports, blogs, frameworks, toolkits, workshops, presentations, and other technical content tailored to multiple audiences including SEPA’s diverse members, policymakers, and domestic and international stakeholders.
• Contributes to planning and development of RIS-relevant content for external communications, SEPA leadership support, and external events/conferences. Deliversables may include memos, talking points, slide decks, responses to media inquiries, and speakers and conference session proposals for SEPA, RE+, and other key industry events.

Member Support and External Engagement

• Provides member support through leading the development of responses to research requests, participating in member and member working group meetings, and maintaining overall close communication and coordination with SEPA’s Membership department.
• In coordination with the Senior Director, represents SEPA externally through speaking engagements and stakeholder engagement, strengthening industry relationships and visibility.
• Presents research and contributes subject matter knowledge at national, regional, and state industry conferences, workshops, and events organized by SEPA, RE+, and external organizations.

Internal Coordination and Cross-Departmental Initiatives

• Contributes to and implements project management and planning processes for tasks and small projects from scoping to delivery, including managing internal and external review and publication processes and monitoring project progress against goals.
• Collaborates across RIS teams to strengthen processes, improve coordination, and enhance quality of deliverables.
• Supports development, standardization, and maintenance of research templates, data repositories, and internal knowledge systems that improve project efficiency and accessibility.
• Contributes subject matter knowledge, writing, and editing support to proposals, grants, and partnership development efforts, maintaining close communication and coordination with SEPA’s Development department.