Senior Policy Research Analyst – STEM
SRI
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Arlington • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $70,398 - $93,276 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Provide intellectual support on project design and execution, especially the creation of project-related content (i.e., report writing, data analysis)
- Perform quantitative analysis, conduct stakeholder interviews, and write reports with assistance from research analysts and project leaders
- Support client communications in conjunction with senior staff
- Contribute to business development activities (RFP identification, proposal development, etc.)
- Develop staff capabilities through formal and informal training
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
- 3+ years of work experience in client facing role balancing multiple stakeholder priorities, with partner engagement.
- 3+ years technical writing experience.
- U.S. Citizenship required due to government contract requirements.
- Research experience involving both qualitative and quantitative methods, including programming, statistical analysis, policy review, and stakeholder interviews.
- Be able and willing to adapt to different roles based on project needs.
- Be comfortable working independently with minimal oversight.
- Desired: Specific experience with quantum information/science
- Research ecosystem awareness or prior scientific research experience
- Demonstrated experience in project and/or team management
- Master’s degree in a STEM field, public policy, or other science-oriented field
Benefits
- Competitive benefits package
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
quantitative analysistechnical writingdata analysisprogrammingstatistical analysispolicy reviewstakeholder interviewsproject managementbusiness developmentproposal development
Soft skills
client communicationadaptabilityindependenceteam managementinterpersonal skillsorganizational skillsleadershiptrainingcollaborationproblem-solving