Quantitative Analyst

Liberty Seeds; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with employer match

Flexible PTO

Paid holidays and sick leave

Paid parental leave

Supplemental coverage (optional)

Job summary

Reason Foundation is seeking a Quantitative Analyst to partner with policy teams and deliver data-driven analyses and visualizations. You should handle challenging data with independence, delivering polished outputs and clear insights for diverse audiences.

This one-year, full-time fellowship is fully paid and can be done virtually anywhere in the U.S. Compensation is competitive with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 1-2+ years of experience in quantitative analytics, economics, finance, accounting, CS, or related field.
• Strong numeracy and analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Proficient use of Excel, statistics and/or econometrics.
• Working knowledge of R or Python for data analysis and visualization.
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-experts.

Responsibilities

• Work with data sets to provide useful analysis for policy teams.
• Turn data into rigorous, publication-ready analyses or tools.
• Turn ambiguous policy questions into coherent insights.
• Collaborate with analysts to create research products.
• Write commentary/blog posts for Reason.org on data insights.

Skills

Quantitative analytics

Numeracy

Attention to detail

Writing & communication

Explain complex concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in economics/finance/CS or related field

Tools

Excel

R

Python

Econometrics

Job description

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.

There is no application deadline for this position. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. This job will remain posted on our site until it is filled.