The ITR can have a significant impact on heat transfer, particularly at the nanoscale. It has become an focal point of research in areas such as thermal management for microelectronics. Experimental methods to study ITR, such as time-domain thermoreflectance (TDTR) and frequency-domain thermoreflectance (FDTR), are time-consuming and expensive. Non-equilibrium molecular dynamics (NEMD) simulations have emerged as a popular approach to determining the ITR. NEMD simulations have been used to investigate the ITR at a wide range of solid-liquid interfaces, including: graphene/water, for the iron oxide/hydrocarbon interface. This can be attributed, in part, to the absence of a comprehensive force field evaluation for iron oxide/hydrocarbon interfaces. Many force fields have been tested for the thermal properties of the individual components, hydrocarbons and iron oxide. Although many iron oxide/hydrocarbon solid-liquid potentials have been proposed in the literature, none of these has been verified as suitable for calculations of the ITR through comparison to first principles methods or experiments. This is important since the strength of the interfacial interactions are directly correlated to the wettability and ITR. In this study, we use NEMD simulations to compare the performance of several force fields for their ability to reproduce the key thermophysical properties of hydrocarbons and iron oxide. We then calculate the ITR for the iron oxide/hydrocarbon interface using NEMD simulations with a range of solid-liquid interaction potentials. Finally, we determine the most suitable interaction potential by performing work of adhesion calculations, which are verified against values derived from contact angle experiments. This study provides a crucial step towards the virtual screening of dielectric fluids for the immersion cooling of EV batteries as well as cooling fluids for other applications.