Economist

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Full Time Professional Arlington, VA, US

Strategic Insight, Ltd. is seeking an Economist to serve as the team's lead subject matter expert on both macroeconomic trends and microeconomic behaviors. This individual is responsible for monitoring the global economic landscape, identifying over-the-horizon threats through quantitative analysis, and providing deep, data-driven context on everything from international policy down to firm-level incentives for senior leadership and the case-focused analysts.

Founded in 1985, Strategic Insight, Ltd. is committed to excellence, professional growth, and delivering superior services to our government clients. Employees enjoy competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package including healthcare, 401(k), and merit-based bonuses.

Applicants selected for this position must meet eligibility requirements for access to Secret-level classified information.

Key Responsibilities

Global & Sector-Level Analysis (Macro)

• Monitors and analyzes global economic indicators, including Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI) flows, to identify key trends by country of origin, industry sector, and strategic importance.
• Analyzes aggregated internal case data and open-source M&A research to produce the team’s authoritative "Quarterly Economic Threat & Trend Report."

Market & Firm-Level Analysis (Micro)

• Applies microeconomic principles to conduct "Sector Health Assessments," quantifying risks such as market concentration, anti-competitive behavior, and the specific incentives driving firm‑level decisions.
• Develops firm‑centric risk profiles, evaluating corporate structures, financial health, and potential for undue influence based on an understanding of their unique market position and business strategy.
• Quantify the health of key market sectors with DON equity, assessing risks like over‑leveraging, lack of competition, or adversarial market manipulation.
• Each quarter, select one high‑interest industrial sector (e.g., hypersonics, unmanned systems) and conduct a quantitative "Sector Health Assessment."

Strategic Forecasting & Risk Assessment

• Develops and maintains a "Watchlist" of at‑risk technologies by modeling how both macro trends and micro‑level competitive dynamics could create future vulnerabilities.
• Authors strategic "Economic Deep Dive" reports on complex topics that integrate both macro policy and micro behavioral analysis.
• Develop predictive models to forecast how emerging economic trends will impact the defense industrial base and future acquisition programs.

Analytical Framework & Tool Development

• Based on identified analytical gaps, design and propose new dashboard widgets or data fields that will help the team better visualize and understand macro‑level risks.
• Develop and refine the methodologies used to assess sector health and quantify the economic risk to DON equities, ensuring the team's analytical approach remains cutting‑edge.
• Submit one "Analytic Improvement Proposal" each quarter, suggesting a new methodology, data source, or dashboard feature to the Senior Analyst.
• Maintain and refine the documentation for all predictive models and statistical tools used in trend analysis.

Minimum/General/Experience:

• Minimum 4-7 years of experience utilizing statistical analysis, mathematical methodologies, and modeling techniques to develop data for conducting research and analysis on economic data/trends and producing forecasts, interpretive reporting, and media used for risk assessment, communication, and decision‑making.
• Able to design and organize data into reports and illustrations to present economic information used for decision‑making and solution development.
• Education: Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in economics from an accredited university or college.

Team Culture

Diversity

All staff members are expected to accomplish their work in a businesslike manner and always be courteous toward all other staff members, clients, business associates, guests, and visitors. All staff members should be treated in a manner free from bias, favoritism, and any form of illegal discrimination.

Ethics

All members of Strategic Insight should be marked by a commitment to excellence, professional integrity, self‑discipline, and wise judgment. Our employees reflect this through attention to detail, comprehensive staff work, and honorable behavior.

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain or to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of the employee assigned to this job.

Strategic Insight, Ltd. is an equal‑opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal opportunity to all applicants and employees in full compliance with all applicable state and federal laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, age, gender, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other class protected by applicable state or federal law.