Lead Econometrician

The Professionals; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Riyadh is seeking a professional with a strong background in statistics and econometrics. The role involves conducting analyses, developing models, and preparing reports. Candidates must have at least 4 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics or Statistics.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in a statistics field.
• Strong background in econometric analysis and statistical modeling.

Responsibilities

• Conduct econometric analyses and assess outcomes.
• Support development of guidelines for econometrics studies.
• Prepare progress reports and evaluate performance metrics.

Skills

Statistical Analysis

Data Interpretation

Econometric Modeling

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics / Statistics

Job description

Responsibilities

• Conduct day-to-day activities while ensuring compliance to policies and procedures
• Contribute to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement of systems, processes in line with leading practices
• Establish working relationships with relevant internal stakeholders
• Collect feedback from internal stakeholders on issues being faced and other requirements
• Contribute to the preparation of progress reports directed to all relevant stakeholders to keep them informed of progress
• Support in the development of guidelines and methodologies for econometrics studies in line with international best practices
• Support in feasibility studies and business cases development for relevant initiatives / projects
• Support in developing technical proposals for relevant initiatives / projects including detailed description of the proposed work and resources required
• Engage with concerned stakeholders to align on relevant requirements and expectations, and request clarifications as needed to develop plans accordingly
• Formulate hypothesis through defining theory to be tested and determining relevant variables in line with communicated requirements and expectations, and conduct preliminary qualitative analyses
• Develop econometric model through representing the formulated hypothesis mathematically and introducing relevant random errors and new variables
• Identify type of data (i.e., time-series, cross-section, panel) and techniques (i.e., linear regression, multiple regression, quantile regression, etc.) needed to conduct econometric analyses
• Oversee econometric analyses and assess outcomes to determine economic efficiency and implement model changes as needed
• Support in the development of reports consolidating hypotheses, assumptions, data, methodology and approach, and all relevant analyses and forecasts
• Analyze and consolidate inputs into evaluation report or control dashboard to enable corrections and modifications throughout the process, and escalate unresolved issues
• Develop post-process evaluation reports highlighting issues and deviations of performance metrics from expected values

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in a Statistics field
• Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics / Statistics or equivalent is required