Lead Research Analyst

LSEGWashington, DC

About The Position

The Lead Research Analyst uses advanced Russian language skills and subject-matter expertise in Russian political and security affairs to deliver on customer/business requirements. Holds responsibility for sourcing, collecting, curating, and analyzing content from Russian-language primary and secondary sources, while supporting accurate resolution of client cases and leading quality standards for research outputs.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required (e.g., International Relations, Russian/Eurasian Studies, Security Studies, Political Science, Economics); advanced degree preferred.
  • Professional fluency in Russian (C1/C2) with proven experience translating, summarizing, and analyzing Russian-language materials; additional regional languages (e.g., Ukrainian) a plus.
  • Relevant experience (2+ years) in Russia/Eurasia-focused research or analysis within OSINT, risk intelligence, due diligence, journalism, government, or think tanks.

Responsibilities

  • Leverages language & regional expertise to meet business needs—monitoring Russian-language sources and converting findings into actionable intelligence.
  • Resolves client cases with precision, including data integrity fixes, gap fills, and source reconciliation
  • Processes data accurately and on time, using approved tools and research methodologies.
  • Uses approved sources and collection policies to identify, extract, structure, and enrich data and maintain auditable citations.
  • Adheres to quality metrics and prioritizes effectively to support business and customer requirements, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and completeness of research artifacts.
  • Drives process improvements to enhance research efficiency and client experience (e.g., taxonomies, templates, enrichment rules, automation opportunities, and research pipelines).
  • Briefs internal and external stakeholders, presenting findings and implications concisely, with defensible sourcing and clear confidence levels.

Benefits

  • Annual Wellness Allowance
  • Paid time-off
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Flex Spending & Health Savings Options
  • Prescription Drug plan
  • 401(K) Savings Plan and Company match
  • basic life insurance
  • disability benefits
  • emergency backup dependent care
  • adoption assistance
  • commuter assistance
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