Policy Data Analyst - Remote: Quant & Cost Modeling

BVA Bear's IT Solutions; Boiling Springs (PA); Hybrid; USD 7,800 - 12,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

BVA Bears IT Solutions is seeking a Policy Data Analyst to support policy, research, and program development initiatives for the City of Philadelphia. This part-time position offers a primarily remote work environment with occasional on-site meetings in Philadelphia as needed for project progress.

The analyst will translate data into actionable recommendations and prepare executive-ready deliverables. Responsibilities include quantitative modeling, data analysis, fiscal analysis, visualization,

Qualifications

• Experience in quantitative analysis, financial modeling, forecasting, or cost analysis in a public-sector or policy context.
• Expertise with spreadsheets and database software and strong quantitative/analytical skills.
• Ability to translate quantitative findings into clear policy insights.
• Strong visualization and data communication skills.
• Experience documenting methods, assumptions, and data sources for audit-ready deliverables.
• Ability to work collaboratively across policy, legislative, and analytical teams.

Responsibilities

• Build and run quantitative models for cost estimates, projections, and scenario analyses.
• Produce data-driven comparisons of policy or program options, assessing impacts, feasibility, and financial implications.
• Apply structured methodologies, assumptions, and sensitivity analyses to support decision-making.
• Ensure analytical methods are transparent, replicable, and aligned with RFP expectations for program evaluation and quantitative rigor.
• Clean, manage, and analyze datasets using spreadsheet and database tools.
• Conduct statistical analysis, trend identification, and performance assessments for programs or legislative proposals.
• Document data sources, assumptions, methodologies, and limitations in audit-ready format.
• Maintain organized, accessible datasets supporting ongoing policy and program development.
• Prepare fiscal notes, cost-benefit analyses, and expenditure/revenue impact estimates.
• Assess operational, budgetary, and economic implications of policy or program designs.
• Collaborate with policy leads to integrate quantitative findings into recommendations and legislative deliverables.
• Develop clear financial summaries suitable for executive-level review.
• Produce charts, graphs, tables, and visuals communicating complex data clearly.
• Contribute quantitative content to white papers, policy memos, program designs, and presentations.
• Translate technical results into plain-language explanations for policymakers.
• Manage revisions and iterative updates based on stakeholder feedback.
• Maintain complete analytical workpapers, including calculations, datasets, and version histories.
• Ensure documentation complies with PSSOP record-retention requirements.
• Follow City requirements related to nondiscrimination, LEP accessibility, disclosures, ethics/gifts, and PHI Terms when applicable.
• Support administrative tracking for deliverables and submission compliance.
• Provide technical explanations, model walkthroughs, and data clarifications during briefings.
• Participate in presentations or interviews requested by City Council or relevant departments.
• Respond to inquiries regarding calculations, data sources, fiscal impacts, or modeling decisions.
• Conduct internal QA reviews for analytical accuracy, model validity, and error checking.

Skills

Quantitative modeling

Forecasting

Data analysis

Cost analysis

Tools

Spreadsheets

Databases

Job description

BVA Bears IT Solutions is seeking a Policy Data Analyst to support policy, research, and program development initiatives for the City of Philadelphia. This part-time position offers a primarily remote work environment with occasional on-site meetings in Philadelphia as needed for project progress.

The analyst will translate data into actionable recommendations and prepare executive-ready deliverables. Responsibilities include quantitative modeling, data analysis, fiscal analysis, visualization,