Bilingual Economic Analyst — Policy Research (Temp)

Policy & Innovation Center; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

Policy & Innovation Center, based in San Diego, seeks an Economic Analyst to interview community members in English and Spanish and to synthesize qualitative themes with datasets for decision-making. You will contribute to reports and tools used by city and county leaders.

The role involves quantitative work, survey design in Qualtrics, data cleaning, and producing briefs. A Bachelor's in economics/public policy plus research experience is required; the position is full-time temporary.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in economics, public policy, or a related social science; about one year of research experience counted.
• Professional fluency in Spanish to conduct interviews; native-level preferred.
• Experience conducting interviews and analyzing qualitative data, including thematic coding.
• Strong writing, communication, and ability to translate findings into clear insights.
• Working knowledge of R or Stata (R preferred), Excel, and familiarity with public data sources.

Responsibilities

• Write interview schedules and conduct interviews in English and Spanish with community members and stakeholders.
• Perform thematic coding and qualitative analysis; synthesize findings into themes and insights.
• Schedule interviews outside normal hours to be responsive to community needs.
• Design and program surveys in Qualtrics.
• Collect, clean, and maintain datasets; run statistical analyses and build data visualizations.

Skills

Interviewing

Qualitative analysis

Spanish language

Excel

R or Stata

Education

Bachelor's degree in economics, public policy, or related social science

Tools

Qualtrics

NVivo

Dedoose

ATLAS.ti

GIS

Tableau

R

Stata

Job description

Policy & Innovation Center, based in San Diego, seeks an Economic Analyst to interview community members in English and Spanish and to synthesize qualitative themes with datasets for decision-making. You will contribute to reports and tools used by city and county leaders.

The role involves quantitative work, survey design in Qualtrics, data cleaning, and producing briefs. A Bachelor's in economics/public policy plus research experience is required; the position is full-time temporary.