Lead Power Markets Data Scientist & Optimization

Indiana Electric Cooperatives; Bloomington (IN); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Hoosier Energy in Indiana is seeking a Power Markets Data Scientist & Optimization Analyst for a hybrid remote role. You will develop advanced analytical models, forecasting solutions, and optimization frameworks to support participation in MISO and other energy markets.

You'll lead analytical efforts across IT, IS, operations and finance to transform market and operational data into actionable insights, dashboards, and decision-support tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field is required.
• 3–10 years in power markets or energy analytics and related fields.
• Experience building analytical models, dashboards, and data-management processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance statistical and ML models for market decisions.
• Forecast hourly load and analyze market prices and congestion.
• Evaluate profitability, risk, and portfolio value through quantitative analysis.
• Create predictive and prescriptive analytics to improve performance.
• Collaborate with IT/IS and other teams to build data pipelines.
• Prepare reports and dashboards for executives.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Time-series forecasting

ML/AI applications

OR & optimization

Simulation & scenario

SQL

Data visualization

Power BI / Fabric / Azure

Data engineering & governance

ETL familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree (quantitative field)

Tools

SAS

Power BI

Microsoft Fabric

Azure data services

Job description

Hoosier Energy in Indiana is seeking a Power Markets Data Scientist & Optimization Analyst for a hybrid remote role. You will develop advanced analytical models, forecasting solutions, and optimization frameworks to support participation in MISO and other energy markets.

You'll lead analytical efforts across IT, IS, operations and finance to transform market and operational data into actionable insights, dashboards, and decision-support tools.