Quantitative Analytics Manager

Overview

Quantitative Analytics Manager at Marathon Petroleum Corporation. The role leads a team of quantitative analysts responsible for advanced analytical tools and market insights to inform trading strategies across commercial activities.

At MPC, we’re committed to being a great place to work — welcoming new ideas, encouraging diverse perspectives, developing our people, and fostering a collaborative team environment.

• Lead and mentor a team of quantitative analysts supporting front-line commercial and trading teams.
• Translate commercial objectives into clear analytical roadmaps, prioritizing projects based on value, feasibility, and business impact.
• Partner with fundamental analytics, trading, origination, risk, IT and other internal teams to identify opportunities for analytical innovation.
• Provide real-time analytical support and insight for commercial negotiations, deal structuring, asset optimization, and risk management.
• Champion adoption of new analytical technologies, frameworks, and tools.
• Design and validate statistical, econometric, and machine learning models to enhance market understanding and commercial performance.
• Ensure rigorous model governance, documentation, version control, and performance monitoring.

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Quantitative Finance, etc.) required; advanced degree preferred.
• Eight (8) years of experience in trading analytics, quantitative research, or commercial decision support in energy or commodity markets.

• Proficiency in Python, SQL, and modern data-science toolkits; experience with cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Deep understanding of energy commodity market fundamentals.
• Experience with derivative pricing, stochastic modeling, time-series forecasting, or optimization techniques (e.g., linear/mixed-integer).
• Strong communication skills and ability to translate complex statistics into business outcomes.
• Curiosity, creativity, and continuous improvement mindset.

Houston, TX

Available