Research Analyst / Senior Research Analyst - SPRRU

International Monetary Fund • Washington, DC

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About The Position

The Strategy, Policy, and Review Department’s Macro-Risk Unit assesses the exposure of IMF member countries to economic and financial risks. Its work is fast-paced, innovative, and technology-intensive. Research Analysts provide critical support by managing complex datasets, developing and running empirical and machine-learning tools for risk assessment, and maintaining data visualization tools that communicate model outputs and analytical findings.

The successful candidate will lead, coordinate, and maintain the data and code architecture for the unit’s risk assessment models, helping ensure continuity in the unit’s work. The candidate will also help coordinate the RA team, which comprises two dedicated RAs and temporary RAs, and provide technical guidance, onboarding, and coaching as needed. This is a three-year term appointment that may be extended for up to three years and is not eligible for conversion to open-ended staff. Only candidates currently residing in the Washington, DC, metro area will be considered. Applicants are expected to include a Statement of Interest as an attachment to their application.

Requirements

• A university degree, or equivalent, in economics, finance, statistics, computer science, or a related field.
• Proficiency in Excel and strong Word and PowerPoint skills.
• Strong programming skills in Python, R, Stata, and MATLAB.
• Expertise in empirical forecasting, especially tree-based and boosted models.
• Innovation, creativity, strong communication skills, and drive for results.
• Current residence in the Washington, DC, metro area.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with machine-learning time-series panel estimation, model design, and evaluation.
• Knowledge of macroeconomic theory and concepts, with experience in macroeconomic and financial crises.
• Strong knowledge of data visualization tools, especially Power BI.
• Experience contributing to academic or policy-oriented economic research.

Responsibilities

• Use programming and statistical or econometric techniques to import, process, consolidate, and transform datasets within and across databases.
• Design, build, document, and maintain systems that ingest and transform external and internal data series, with attention to source definitions, transformations, and vintages.
• Analyze economic, financial, and statistical relationships in databases, identifying key data series and novel datasets.
• Develop innovative AI enhancements to the unit’s technical processes.
• Develop and maintain visualization tools that communicate complex, nonlinear model results clearly to economists.
• Prepare PowerPoint presentations summarizing the unit’s work.
• Coordinate and maintain the data and code architecture for the unit’s risk assessment models.
• Help coordinate the RA team and provide technical guidance, onboarding, and coaching as needed.
• Undertake other assignments as directed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level