Senior Analyst (Economics) - Hybrid, DC Area at BluePath Labs (8(a) & SDVOSB) in Washington, DC, USA

Job description

• We are actively seeking an experienced Senior Analyst to support our civilian agency client in efforts to advance national security, foreign policy, and economic interests.
• This role will report in person to the civilian agency in Washington, DC 20230 two to three days per week.
• The civilian agency develops export control policies, issues export licenses, and prosecutes violators to heighten the nation's economic prosperity. Additionally, the agency develops and implements policies and programs that ensure a strong, technologically superior defense industrial base. The objective of this project is to enhance the Office of Technology Evaluation's ability to conduct technical analysis, research, data analytics, data visualization, and technical support for the agency Export Administration (EA).
• In support of this program, the Senior Analyst will provide economic trade data and analysis in support of agency OTE activities. The Senior Analyst will respond to queries about trade related data sets and conduct advanced data analysis in support of reports, investigations, and special projects.

Responsibilities

• Conduct qualitative and quantitative analyses of export policies and national security controls, U.S. industry's economic/regulatory concerns, and any impact to the Export Control Reform Act.
• Develop and apply operations research / statistical / mathematical / artificial intelligence / machine learning methodologies and techniques to analyze the effects of export controls
• Review export and reexport transactions to identify noncompliance from foreign intermediaries and end users through a variety of data sources.
• Support consultation with Allies/partner countries and outreach to industry.
• Gather and analyze data to assess effectiveness of licensing system and multilateral partnerships.
• Analyze and assist the evaluation of the capabilities, effectiveness, feasibility, and costs of proposed alternative export policies.
• Apply advanced statistical and quantitative evaluation methods to develop and or recommend courses of action, management methodologies, and action implementation plans in directed recurring studies.
• Support and advise on implementation of collaborative knowledge management systems, (i.e., Palantir Foundry, SharePoint, SQL, data management)

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship
• Bachelor's Degree in Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, International Relations, Public Policy, Social Sciences, or other relevant field
• 6+ years of relevant trade data analysis experience
• Ability to write SQL queries and analyze / present results
• Proficient with data preparation and visualization tools such as PowerBI and Snowflake
• Working knowledge of data science programming in Python
• Working knowledge of Palantir Foundry applications
• Understanding of common data science toolkits
• Independent problem-solving
• Strong writing and editing skills
• Willingness to learn
• Ability to collaborate and work effectively remotely and in-person

Skills

Required

• SQL
• PowerBI
• Snowflake
• Data analysis
• Data visualization

Preferred

• Python
• Palantir Foundry
• Data science toolkits

Benefits

• BluePath Labs offers a comprehensive benefits package. Benefits include, but are not limited to: employer-sponsored healthcare plan, lifestyle & wellness reimbursement, Flexible Spending Account (FSA), tuition assistance, 401(k) with company match, and paid time off for vacation / sick leave, in addition to 12 holidays per calendar year.