Lead Policy Analyst

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🏛️ District of Columbia – Remote

🏛️ District of Columbia – Remote

💵 $107k - $120k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🧐 Analyst

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Great Minds

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2007

📚 Education

Education

Great Minds is an educational company dedicated to developing high-quality instructional materials for students and teachers. It offers comprehensive curricula in mathematics, English language arts, and science, designed to build deep and enduring knowledge. Great Minds' products, such as the Eureka Math², Wit & Wisdom, and PhD Science, aim to advance equity in classrooms by engaging all learners. The company supports educators with professional learning resources and customizable teaching materials that align with state standards and focus on building essential skills and knowledge. Great Minds is committed to making educational opportunities accessible to every student and provides resources to help educators tailor instruction to meet diverse classroom needs.

📋 Description

• Serve as the primary analytical resource for K–12 policy trends • Frame issues independently and synthesize intelligence across federal, state, and local levels • Contribute to Great Minds’ company-wide perspective on adoption and implementation of high-quality instructional materials • Track and monitor state and local legislation and policy • Identify and escalate emerging policy trends with analytical context and recommended implications • Lead projects examining how legislative mandates shape policy action at local, regional, and state levels • Develop rigorous, accessible findings connected to Great Minds’ strategic priorities • Translate regional trend analysis into recommendations for policy engagement strategy • Produce briefings, frameworks, and recommendations for internal stakeholders • Represent Great Minds at policy conferences and sector events • Report to the Director of Policy

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in K–12 policy, applied research, or a closely related discipline • Track record of owning and advancing substantive policy work • Ability to independently drive research projects from problem framing through strategic recommendation • Strong judgment about when to escalate and how to prioritize • Sophisticated command of quantitative and qualitative research methodologies • Ability to synthesize complex findings into accessible, compelling narratives for varied audiences • Ability to manage competing priorities and stakeholder demands • Familiarity with state and local policy development processes, including legislative tracking and stakeholder engagement • Experience converting a complex policy landscape into clear strategic priorities and actionable plans • Bachelor’s degree • New employees must successfully complete a background check • Cover letter and resume required • Legally authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship requirements addressed in application

🏖️ Benefits

• Equal opportunity employment • Salary is separate from benefits and other incentives