Senior Economist; Public Trust

Location and Requirements

Location: Bethesda, MD (Hybrid)

Clearance: Public Trust (Role may require additional background investigations)

Employment Type: Full-Time

US Citizenship is Required

Praescient Analytics is seeking a highly qualified Senior Economist to support the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in modernizing its data infrastructure and analytical capabilities. This position will play a critical role in the strategic evolution of how the CPSC utilizes data to protect the public from product-related risks. The Senior Economist will lead complex regulatory and economic analyses to support CPSC rule making activities.

This role involves creating sophisticated benefit/cost models, conducting market analyses, and providing expert testimony in legal proceedings. You will leverage a modernized cloud-native environment (Microsoft Azure) to perform advanced statistical analysis and machine learning, ensuring data-driven regulatory responses to emerging consumer product hazards.

• Regulatory Analysis: Perform comprehensive regulatory analysis of CPSC proposed rules, including the preparation of detailed reports for the Commission.
• Economic Modeling: Develop robust benefit/cost and statistical/regression models that adhere to industry best practices.
• Data Acquisition & Analysis: Gather and evaluate vast amounts of consumer product data and industry information for both public and private firms.
• Advanced Analytics: Utilize machine learning and statistical tools within the Azure cloud environment to fully leverage the value of existing agency data.
• Expert Testimony: Provide expert testimony in court cases involving CPSC regulatory actions.
• Strategic Research: Conduct primary and secondary research to improve CPSC benefit/cost estimation methods.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Perform technical interviews with subject matter experts, private industry executives, and government officials.
• Project Leadership: Manage large, complex analytical projects concerning federal regulations characterized by high levels of uncertainty.

• Minimum of 10+ years of experience conducting cost-benefit analysis, economic analysis, and state/federal regulatory evaluations.
  • 5+ years of experience utilizing best-practice cost-estimating frameworks and tools.
• Specialized Expertise:
  • 3+ years of experience reviewing medical expenditure and medical survey data.
  • 3+ years of experience evaluating the effectiveness of health and safety interventions.
  • 3+ years of experience estimating both tangible and non-tangible effects of non-fatal injuries.
• Technical
  
  Skills:
  
  
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience creating economic models using Python and Azure cloud services.
  • 3+ years of advanced proficiency in MS Excel (e.g., arrays, financial, statistical, and lookup functions).
  • 2+ years of experience with SQL for data manipulation and querying.
  • Proficiency in dashboard visualization tools such as Power BI
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• Communication: Strong oral and written communication skills specifically tailored for data storytelling and executive-ready presentations.
• Clearance: Minimum of a Public Trust; U.S. Citizenship is Required

• Real opportunity for career growth in an environment where your achievements will be celebrated
• Constant collaboration with numerous teams to ensure client success
• A team that respects and embraces your ideas and expertise
• Coworkers that are motivated by pursuing excellence, rather than the prospect of personal gain
• A workplace dedicated to supporting and bettering public safety and government agencies

• Very competitive salary based on qualifications and experience
• Comprehensive, Company paid healthcare for you (We pay your premiums and deductibles)
• 401(k) with company match
• Travel & performance incentives
• 3 weeks paid time off (plus Federal Holidays)
• $5K annual training allowance
• $500 book allowance

Praescient Analytics is a Certified Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) with over a decade of expertise in advanced analytics, engineering, and Dev Ops, specializing in transforming complex data into actionable intelligence for informed decision-making. Since 2011, we have supported over 40 organizations across diverse domains, including military intelligence operations, financial and fraud investigations, and insider threat detection.

Our team of experts—skilled in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, Dev Ops, and engineering—brings deep experience in solving complex challenges. With a proven track record in federal contracting, we deliver tailored, high-impact solutions designed to enhance operational efficiency, ensure mission success, and address the evolving needs of our clients. Praescient's innovative and adaptive approach makes us a trusted partner in delivering data-driven insights and technological excellence for critical missions.

Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility…