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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in labor economics, workforce analytics, and public policy research, with strong quantitative skills and the ability to translate complex analytical findings into actionable recommendations for policy decisions. Proficient in supervising multidisciplinary teams and developing reusable analytical methodologies.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Labor EconomicsWorkforce AnalyticsQuantitative SkillsTechnical WritingAnalytical Tools
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Hard Skills
Applied Research DesignData Quality EvaluationMethodological Limitations AssessmentSurvey DesignCompensation BenchmarkingEvaluation DesignReproducible Analytical WorkMixed-Method Research
Soft Skills
CommunicationTeam CoordinationMentoring
Tools & Technologies
RPythonSQLAdvanced Excel
Industry Keywords
Public Policy ResearchEconomic DevelopmentProgram EvaluationGovernment AgenciesBLSCensusState Labor Market Information
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesPythonSQL
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Translate client questions and solicitation requirements into defensible research and analytical plans.
- Define data sources, sampling approaches, comparison groups, assumptions, and analytical methods.
- Guide internal analysts through data collection, preparation, analysis, and interpretation.
- Establish standards for source documentation, reproducibility, limitations, and evidence supporting conclusions.
- Review models, calculations, survey instruments, interview protocols, and analytical outputs.
- Identify methodological risks, data gaps, and conclusions that exceed the available evidence.
- Select and coordinate specialized experts for clearly defined technical assignments.
- Translate findings into practical recommendations for agency leaders.
- Support client presentations, technical discussions, and stakeholder workshops.
- Contribute technical approaches, staffing assumptions, and effort estimates to proposals.
- Build reusable methodologies, analytical templates, and training materials.
- Work with the independent QA lead to resolve findings before delivery.
Requirements
What you’ll need- Demonstrated expertise in one or more relevant fields: labor economics, workforce analytics, public policy research, compensation analysis, economic development, or program evaluation.
- Experience designing and delivering applied research or analytical consulting engagements.
- Strong quantitative skills and the ability to evaluate data quality, assumptions, and methodological limitations.
- Experience using public datasets and documenting analytical work so another qualified reviewer can reproduce it.
- Ability to connect analytical findings to operational or policy decisions.
- Experience supervising analysts or coordinating multidisciplinary technical teams.
- Strong technical writing and the ability to explain complex findings to nontechnical audiences.
- Relevant education or equivalent professional experience supported by completed work.
- Preferred: Graduate education in economics, statistics, public policy, public administration, or a related discipline.
- Preferred: Experience serving government agencies or other public-sector clients.
- Preferred: Familiarity with workforce and economic data sources such as BLS, Census, and state labor market information.
- Preferred: Proficiency in relevant analytical tools, such as R, Python, SQL, or advanced Excel.
- Preferred: Experience with mixed-method research, survey design, compensation benchmarking, or evaluation design.
- Preferred: Experience developing reusable analytical methods and mentoring delivery teams.