Economic Research Analyst, Junior Data Scientist

🔥 18 minutes ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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🔬 Research Analyst

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Lightcast is a leading authority on labor market data, providing trusted and comprehensive labor market analytics to drive decisions across education, enterprise, and government sectors. With more than 23 years of experience, Lightcast delivers detailed insights into skills, jobs, supply and demand through an extensive data set generated from millions of job postings, career profiles, and other sources across the globe. Their services are designed to help educational institutions, enterprises, and government organizations build future-ready workforces by using AI-enabled and continuously updated data. Lightcast is globally recognized and trusted by industry innovators, and is a vital resource for organizations navigating workforce challenges and demographic changes in the labor market.

📋 Description

• Translate client research questions into data analyses and repeatable workflows • Query, clean, and analyze large datasets using SQL, Python, and Snowflake • Build and maintain data pipelines • Create indices or composite measures for custom analyses • Apply benchmarking, correlation, trend analysis, and other statistical and quantitative methods • Adapt proven methods into repeatable workflows and trial new research approaches • Apply core labor market economics concepts • Develop client-ready materials in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word • Create visualizations and dashboards in Tableau or similar tools • Present research to clients and internal teams • Communicate findings in ways that reflect what the data can support • Use LLM tools for coding, debugging, documentation, data tasks, dashboards, and draft deliverables; review and refine outputs • Keep current with AI tools relevant to labor market research and share useful approaches with the team

🎯 Requirements

• Must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship • 2–4 years of experience in quantitative research, data analysis, or data science • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Economics, Public Policy, Data Science, Statistics, or another quantitatively focused field • Experience working with APIs to access, integrate, and analyze data • Experience with SQL, Python, Snowflake, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Tableau or similar tools, and LLM tools

🏖️ Benefits

• Equal opportunity workplace • Commitment to diversity of thought and unique perspectives

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