Senior Economist at Analytica

This role is designed for a seasoned economic professional with over a decade of experience in federal or state regulatory environments. The ideal candidate is

Work type: onsite

Location: Bethesda, MD

Type: full-time

Summary

This role is designed for a seasoned economic professional with over a decade of experience in federal or state regulatory environments. The ideal candidate is an expert in conducting high-stakes cost-benefit analyses, developing repeatable economic models, and evaluating health/safety interventions. You should be comfortable translating complex data into expert testimony for legal proceedings and have a strong grasp of market health assessments. While the salary is not explicitly listed, this is a senior-level position at a fast-growing firm that offers employer-paid healthcare, 401k matching, and dedicated funds for training and development. Located in Bethesda, MD, this "on-site" role provides the opportunity to influence major federal safety standards and work with modern analytical tools in a cloud-native environment. **You might be a good fit if you...** * Have 10+ years of experience building complex cost-benefit models for government agencies. * Are proficient in Python and SQL for advanced data manipulation and economic modeling. * Have experience estimating the economic impact of non-fatal injuries using medical expenditure data. * Are a U.S. citizen capable of obtaining a federal security clearance.

Job Description

Analytica is seeking a Senior Economist to support one or more dynamic, long-term federal government regulatory programs. The Senior Economist will lead the economic evaluation of proposed federal safety regulations, developing complex benefit/cost models and conducting comprehensive market analyses. This role is pivotal in providing expert insights to high-level decision-makers, evaluating the financial health of industry firms, and providing expert testimony in legal proceedings related to regulatory actions.

Analytica has been recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest-growing 250 businesses in the US for 3 years. We work with U.S. government clients in health, civilian, and national security missions to build better technology products that impact our day-to-day lives. The company offers competitive compensation with opportunities for bonuses, employer-paid health care, training and development funds, and 401k match.  

Responsibilities include (but not limited to):

• Regulatory Modeling: Develop robust statistical and regression models to evaluate the impact of proposed federal rules and standards.

• Cost-Benefit Analysis: Conduct high-level data analyses to build repeatable benefit/cost models for regulatory evaluations.

• Market Intelligence: Synthesize large volumes of industry data for public and private firms to assess market health and competitive impacts.

• Advanced Analytics: Leverage Python, SQL, and Machine Learning to extract maximum value from existing large-scale datasets.

• Safety Evaluation: Review medical expenditure and survey data to determine the effectiveness of health and safety interventions.

• Expert Consultation: Conduct technical interviews with industry executives and subject matter experts to inform economic research.

• Litigation Support: Provide expert testimony and detailed uncertainty assessments for research used in regulatory legal proceedings.

• Project Leadership: Lead complex analytical projects characterized by high levels of public impact and data uncertainty.

• Regulatory Expertise: 10+ years conducting complex cost-benefit analyses and regulatory evaluations for federal or state agencies, including the development of robust, repeatable economic models.

• Specialized Safety Analysis: 3+ years evaluating the effectiveness of health/safety interventions and estimating the tangible and non-tangible impacts of non-fatal injuries using medical expenditure and survey data.

• Field Research & Standards: 3+ years conducting technical interviews with industry executives and subject matter experts, with specific experience reviewing mandatory or voluntary product standards.

• Project Leadership: Extensive experience managing large-scale analytical projects characterized by high levels of data uncertainty and significant public policy impact.

• US citizen with Ability to secure a US Federal Clearance

• Cloud-Native Economics: 3+ years of hands-on experience building and deploying economic models using Python within an Azure cloud environment.

• Advanced Data Manipulation: Mastery of SQL for querying disparate datasets and expert-level MS Excel proficiency (arrays, financial, and statistical modeling).

• Modern Tooling: Familiarity with leveraging Machine Learning and automated data-gathering tools to assess market health and industry-wide competitive impacts.

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