Senior Economist (Remote)

First American•Washington, DC

9d•$129,300 - $172,300•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Economist will play a key role in advancing First American Data & Analytics’ economic research, market intelligence, and thought leadership capabilities through data-driven analysis, insight development, and external communication. This role will help transform First American’s proprietary data assets into actionable market intelligence, scalable analytical frameworks, and compelling market-facing insights that support customers, business stakeholders, and broader industry engagement. The ideal candidate combines strong analytical and quantitative skills with intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, and the ability to translate complex data into clear, meaningful insights for both technical and non-technical audiences. The role requires a balance of rigorous economic research, practical business insight, and effective communication. This role will collaborate closely with the Office of the Chief Economist as well as Data & Analytics, Product, Marketing, Communications, and business leadership teams to support aligned research priorities, insight generation, and market education initiatives.

Requirements

Master’s in Economics, Finance, Computer Science, Statistics, Data Science (PhD preferred), or an equivalent discipline with 2–3 years of related work experience; or BS/BA with 4+ years of related post-graduate work experience.
Minimum of 3 years of experience in economic analysis, applied research, market insights, or data-driven analytics, preferably within real estate or related markets.
Strong understanding of real estate markets, including property data, mortgage and transaction activity, and broader macroeconomic drivers across residential and commercial markets.
Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights and market intelligence.
Experience working with large and complex datasets using tools such as SQL, Python, R, Excel, Tableau, Power BI, or similar analytical and visualization platforms.
Knowledge of statistical methods, economic forecasting, time series analysis, and predictive modeling techniques.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
Experience developing research content, presentations, reports, dashboards, market commentary, or customer-facing insights.
Comfortable presenting insights in meetings, webinars, customer discussions, or industry forums as needed.
Ability to collaborate effectively across analytics, product, research, marketing, and business teams in a fast-paced and matrixed environment.
Strong attention to detail, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain high-quality analytical datasets, economic indicators, dashboards, and reporting frameworks using First American’s proprietary data assets.
Conduct economic, housing, mortgage, property, transaction, and broader real estate market analysis to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and emerging market dynamics.
Apply critical thinking and quantitative analysis to transform complex data into actionable insights, research content, and market intelligence.
Identify, validate, document, and operationalize vetted datasets and methodologies that support scalable and repeatable research and reporting.
Support the development of predictive models, forecasting frameworks, and analytical tools related to housing, mortgage, transaction, and broader economic trends.
Partner cross-functionally with data, analytics, product, marketing, communications, and business teams to improve data quality, usability, consistency, and insight development across research initiatives.
Develop research briefs, market commentary, presentations, dashboards, and customer-facing analytical content that support market education, customer engagement, and strategic initiatives.
Contribute to webinars, presentations, conference materials, media support content, or other thought leadership initiatives as appropriate.
Create clear business definitions, metrics, reporting logic, and analytical documentation to support consistency across dashboards, reports, presentations, and market insights.
Collaborate with internal stakeholders to identify opportunities for differentiated insights using First American’s proprietary data assets across residential, commercial, and broader property market segments.
Present research findings and market insights to internal and external stakeholders as needed.