Senior Trade Policy & Market Insights Analyst

Ardent Eagle Solutions; Tacoma (WA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision Coverage

Matching 401(k) Plan

Continuing Education Assistance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Ardent Eagle Solutions in Washington, D.C. seeks a Senior Business Analyst to deliver high‑level analytical support for the U.S. Government's international trade mission. You will conduct policy, economic, market, and supply‑chain research and translate findings into actionable analyses for senior stakeholders.

The role emphasizes rigorous methodologies, clear written products, and close collaboration with attorneys, analysts, and policy staff to drive policy and program decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in economics, international affairs, public policy, or related field.
• Experience with trade/economic policy analysis.
• Strong research and analytical writing skills.
• Ability to synthesize data from multiple sources.
• Proficient Excel; PowerPoint and Word required.
• Experience briefing government stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Conduct qualitative and quantitative research on international trade policy, industries, markets, strategic commodities, supply chains, and economic developments
• Analyze trade, market, industry, company, pricing, production, capacity, investment, or supply-chain information and synthesize findings into concise written products and recommendations.
• Support analysis of strategic and emerging trade issues, including critical minerals, industrial policy, supply-chain resilience, economic security, competitiveness, tariffs, trade restrictions, and other priority sectors as assigned.
• Frame research questions, identify appropriate data and sources, assess information quality, develop findings, and communicate implications to senior Government stakeholders.
• Evaluate products, companies, industries, and markets using technical, quantitative, and qualitative criteria, including HTSUS data, specifications, and company records.
• Use spreadsheets, databases, market-intelligence platforms, and other analytical tools to organize information, identify trends, compare scenarios, and support policy or program decisions.
• Manage and analyze large volumes of structured and unstructured information using Microsoft Excel and other approved digital tools.
• Monitor assigned trade, industry, commodity, supply-chain, or policy developments and identify issues that warrant deeper analysis or leadership attention.
• Integrate information from trade data, market studies, Government sources, company information, and other credible sources to identify trends, dependencies, vulnerabilities, market concentration, and policy implications.
• Prepare concise memoranda, briefings, tables, presentations, dashboards, market summaries, and recurring reports for senior Government stakeholders.
• Coordinate research and information across economists, analysts, attorneys, subject-matter experts, and other stakeholders, while also supporting recurring program and administrative requirements needed to keep the team effective.

Skills

Qualitative research

Quantitative research

Analytical writing

Policy analysis

Data synthesis

Written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Market-intelligence platforms

Job description

Ardent Eagle Solutions in Washington, D.C. seeks a Senior Business Analyst to deliver high‑level analytical support for the U.S. Government's international trade mission. You will conduct policy, economic, market, and supply‑chain research and translate findings into actionable analyses for senior stakeholders.

The role emphasizes rigorous methodologies, clear written products, and close collaboration with attorneys, analysts, and policy staff to drive policy and program decisions.