Transportation Policy Research Lead

Transportation 4 America; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 68,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental and vision

401(k) contributions

Life and disability insurance

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

No relocation assistance

Job summary

Transportation for America (T4America) seeks a Research Manager to plan and execute policy-focused research across federal, state, and local levels. You will lead analytical ideas, analyze transportation data, and craft reports, briefs, and visuals that advance T4America’s priorities. Travel to conferences may be required.

The role reports to the Senior Policy Manager and is based in Washington, DC, with a collaborative, entrepreneurial team environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years in transportation policy or a closely related field.
• Ability to use data to tell a clear story for advocacy.
• Experience with GIS or data visualization and programming (R or similar).
• Strong project management skills and independent work capability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with high accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Produce creative research ideas to advance policy priorities.
• Research impacts of legislative, regulatory, and executive actions.
• Draft reports, analyses, blogs, and visuals to support policy goals.
• Collaborate with staff to create engaging research content for multiple channels.
• Speak about research at workshops or conferences (travel included).

Skills

Policy analysis

Data storytelling

Project management

Independent work

Time management

Attention to detail

Strategic prioritization

Entrepreneurial thinking

Written communication

Verbal communication

Education

Master's degree in public policy / related field

Tools

GIS

R programming

Data visualization software

Job description

Transportation for America (T4America) seeks a Research Manager to plan and execute policy-focused research across federal, state, and local levels. You will lead analytical ideas, analyze transportation data, and craft reports, briefs, and visuals that advance T4America’s priorities. Travel to conferences may be required.

The role reports to the Senior Policy Manager and is based in Washington, DC, with a collaborative, entrepreneurial team environment.