Quantitative Analyst

Talent Market; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with employer match

Flexible paid time off

Job summary

Reason Foundation seeks a Quantitative Analyst for its Fellowship Program. The role focuses on data-driven analyses, visualizations, and publication-ready outputs for internal and external audiences. You will tackle challenging datasets and transform policy questions into actionable insights.

The position is full-time, paid for one year, reporting to the Managing Director of Government Finance. It can be done virtually anywhere in the United States, with strong emphasis on clear communication

Qualifications

• This role requires 1–2+ years in quantitative analytics or related fields.
• Proficiency in Excel and at least one statistical tool (R or Python).
• Strong writing and the ability to explain technical concepts clearly.

Responsibilities

• Work with diverse data sets to provide rigorous analyses.
• Turn data into publication-ready analyses, data viz, or tools.
• Turn policy questions into clear, actionable insights.
• Collaborate with analysts to produce research products.
• Write regular commentary for Reason.org on data insights.
• Assist divisions with analytic work as needed.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Numeracy

Written communication

Policy understanding

Self-motivation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Excel

R

Python

Job description

Join Our Team

Reason Foundation advances a free society by developing, applying, and promoting libertarian principles, including individual liberty, free markets, and the rule of law.

Reason Foundation produces respected, nonpartisan public policy research on a variety of issues and publishes the critically acclaimed Reason magazine. Together, our top-tier think tank and political and cultural magazine reach a diverse, influential audience, advancing the values of choice, individual freedom, and limited government.

About the Role

The Quantitative Analyst will work with Reason Foundation policy teams to develop data-driven analyses and data visualizations. The role requires comfort and experience working with challenging data problems and packaging those results in digestible ways for internal and external audiences. The ideal candidate is a data wizard who is resourceful, can tackle large projects independently, enjoys problem-solving, and pays close attention to detail.

This role reports to Jordan Campbell, Managing Director of Government Finance, and can be done virtually anywhere within the U.S. and is part of Reason’s Fellowship Program. This is a full-time, paid position with benefits that lasts one year from your start date. Many fellows have continued working at Reason after completing their fellowship or have gone on to other notable organizations within our network.

Responsibilities

• Work with a variety of data sets, internal and public, across a range of policy issues, to provide useful analysis.
• Take data in both structured and unstructured formats and turn that into rigorous, analytical products that take the shape of publication‑ready analyses, data visualization, or internal tools.
• Turn ambiguous policy questions into coherent and valuable insights.
• Collaborate with other analysts to create research products.
• Write regular commentary/blog posts for Reason.org on data insights across a range of policy issues.
• Assist other divisions, as needed, in analytical work.

Desired Experience & Qualifications

• 1-2+ years of experience in quantitative analytics, economics, finance, accounting, computer science, or a related field.
• Strong numeracy, analytical skills, and attention to detail.
• Proficient use of Excel, statistical analysis and/or econometrics.
• Working knowledge of R or Python for data analysis, data wrangling, data visualization, and modeling.
• Comfortable learning unfamiliar policy areas and technical tools quickly.
• Strong writing and communication skills.
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-experts is key.
• General alignment with Reason Foundation’s mission to advance a free society.
• Curiosity and self-motivation to learn new things and tackle difficult technical problems you may have never dealt with before.

Compensation

The salary range for this position is $70,000-$80,000 with flexibility based on experience.

Reason offers competitive benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance; a 401(k) with employer match; flexible paid time off; paid holidays and sick leave; paid parental leave; and optional supplemental coverage.