Senior Economist — Mortgage & Housing Analytics

Radian Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 99,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Health benefits

401(k) match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Homebuyer perks

Job summary

Radian Group invites applications for an Economist role focused on micro and macro trends affecting mortgage and housing markets. You will provide quantitative analysis to inform strategic decisions, improve mortgage modeling, and contribute to economic scenario simulation and risk assessment.

As a senior member of the quantitative analytics team, you will summarize complex findings, prepare analytical presentations for senior management, and collaborate across teams on product concepts and

Qualifications

• Doctorate degree or equivalent experience; 3+ years of work experience.
• Understanding of mortgage, housing, employment, and interest rates including awareness of macro conditions.
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly to diverse audiences.
• Advanced statistical modeling techniques relevant to mortgage and interest rate modeling.
• Data manipulation and programming in support of market analysis.
• Forecasting and modeling of economic and financial conditions.
• Creation of analytical presentations and communications.
• Presentation of findings to senior management.
• Analysis and recommendations on credit structures and risk sharing.

Responsibilities

• Analyzing metro housing and employment measures and predicting future conditions.
• Researching potential improvements to models, economic capital, and portfolio optimization.
• Development and maintenance of metro level fundamental home price valuation, market home price valuation and unemployment econometric models.
• Supporting strategic decision making.
• Analyzing new products and structures.
• Perform other duties as assigned or apparent.

Skills

Mortgage economics

Statistical modeling

Data analysis

Forecasting

Economic research

Presentations

Communication

Credit risk analysis

Team collaboration

Education

Doctorate or equivalent experience

Tools

Statistical software

Job description

Radian Group invites applications for an Economist role focused on micro and macro trends affecting mortgage and housing markets. You will provide quantitative analysis to inform strategic decisions, improve mortgage modeling, and contribute to economic scenario simulation and risk assessment.

As a senior member of the quantitative analytics team, you will summarize complex findings, prepare analytical presentations for senior management, and collaborate across teams on product concepts and