Principal Research Analyst - Regulatory Economics & Market Analysis (REMA)
About The Position
The Principal Research Analyst researches, analyzes, interprets, and presents data to advance the mission of Regulatory Economics & Market Analysis (REMA) and deliver technical solutions to regulators. Under the general direction of the Chief Economist and Deputy Chief Economist, the analyst owns one or more primary databases within FINRA’s purview and serves as a subject matter expert for those areas. The role independently analyzes data, supports rulemaking and policy work, and conducts research using the relevant data. The analyst provides expertise in data availability, extraction, and manipulation; gathers, encodes, tests, cleans, and combines data from multiple systems; and documents complex procedures. The position requires devising or modifying procedures to solve complex problems while considering equipment capacity, operating time, and desired results. The analyst develops timely, accurate, complete, and professional work products, resolves novel data and analytical problems, and provides FINRA staff with research, reporting, and information on financial products, services, markets, and regulatory developments. The role communicates findings through tables, charts, summaries, policy memoranda, reports, briefing papers, and issue papers, and provides written and oral project status reports. It also mentors junior analysts and collaborates in person and virtually in support of FINRA’s mission of investor protection and market integrity. The position operates in a hybrid work environment with defined in-person presence requirements; extended hours may be required.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, statistics, economics, or equivalent with 6 years of related experience, or a master’s degree with 4 years of related experience.
- Proficiency extracting financial and securities-related data from databases, using tools such as SQL, and from big data environments.
- Expert quantitative skills, including data analysis with spreadsheets and statistical packages such as Python, R, and SQL, or similar programming and open-source tools.
- Ability to apply academic research to real-world issues and present concise explanations of complex analyses.
- Experience combining data from multiple sources and assessing data quality, consistency, and completeness.
- Strong empirical background.
- Ability to understand and apply advanced economic and statistical concepts.
- Advanced knowledge and training in econometrics, mathematical statistics, or both, as well as good computer skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and writing skills.
- Ability to analyze complex data and communicate findings and recommendations clearly and concisely.
- Critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Attention to detail.
Nice To Haves
- An advanced degree.
Responsibilities
- Own and serve as a subject matter expert for one or more primary databases within FINRA’s purview.
- Independently analyze relevant data, support rulemaking related to the data, and conduct research using it.
- Provide expertise in data availability, extraction, and manipulation to support economic analysis, rulemaking, and policy.
- Collect, encode, test, clean, and combine data from multiple systems, documenting complex procedures.
- Devise, modify, or develop procedures to solve complex problems while accounting for computer equipment capacity and limitations, operating time, and desired results.
- Provide technical support and analysis of financial markets, including the intersection of regulation and policy with financial and securities markets.
- Develop timely, complete, accurate, and professional work products.
- Solve novel data and analytical problems.
- Provide FINRA staff with data, information, and reports on financial products and services, regulatory research, and regulatory and policy developments.
- Present research findings to FINRA staff through tables, charts, summaries, analytical policy memoranda, and reports.
- Prepare economic analyses and written materials, including briefing or issue papers and memoranda for senior management and financial industry members.
- Provide written and oral project status reports.
- Mentor junior analysts in data analysis and the execution of essential job duties.
- Demonstrate FINRA’s values and collaborate in person and virtually in support of investor protection and market integrity.
Benefits
- Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus.
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Basic life, accidental death and dismemberment, supplemental life, spouse/domestic partner and dependent life, spouse/domestic partner and dependent accidental death and dismemberment, short- and long-term disability, long-term care, business travel accident, and legal insurance.
- Immediate participation and vesting in a 401(k) plan with company match.
- Eligibility to participate in an additional FINRA-funded retirement contribution.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Commuter benefits.
- Adoption assistance, backup family care, surrogacy benefits, employee assistance, and wellness programs.
- Paid time off starting at 15 days and increasing with years of service up to 25 days.
- Five personal days and nine sick days.
- Two volunteer service days for employees on a full-time schedule.
- Military leave, jury duty leave, bereavement leave, voting and election official leave, and family member care leave after 90 days of employment.
- Childbirth and parental leave after 90 days of employment.
- Nine paid holidays for full-time employees.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
