Regulatory Research Analyst

Department: Consulting - Regulatory

Location: Greenbelt, MD

JSI invites you to join our team as a Regulatory Research Analyst on our Regulatory Affairs team in our Greenbelt, MD office, where you'll play a critical role in advancing broadband and telecommunications initiatives that expand connectivity and drive digital inclusion—while advancing your career within a mission-driven, growth-focused organization.

JSI is a leading full-service consulting firm specializing in broadband solutions. For over 60 years, we have provided independent communications service providers with expert financial, engineering, management, operational, regulatory, and strategic guidance. Our extensive industry knowledge and proven track record of success have empowered clients to achieve sustainable growth and profitability. With clients nationwide and a powerful presence in markets across the United States, JSI empowers rural and regional broadband providers to expand, evolve, and excel in a rapidly shifting digital world.

The Regulatory Research Analyst supports JSI's Regulatory Affairs Department by researching, monitoring, analyzing, and summarizing federal and state telecommunications, broadband, public utility, and regulatory developments. This is a research and writing role: the analyst reviews statutes, rules, orders, and other source materials, identifies relevant changes, and translates complex information into clear, practical guidance — while helping keep JSI's regulatory databases, briefings, and knowledge resources accurate, current, and useful.

The role suits someone detail-oriented, curious, and able to manage multiple priorities.

This role is what you make of it. Alongside the core research and writing, it offers:

• The opportunity to partner with sales and marketing to help grow the service and contribute creative ideas.
• The opportunity to recommend improvements to systems, processes, and workflows.
• The opportunity to grow as the service, the department, and your own responsibilities expand.

• Monitor, research, review, and summarize federal and state telecommunications, broadband, public utility, and regulatory developments relevant to JSI's databases, internal teams, and clients.
• Review, classify, and summarize governmental source materials — statutes, regulations, commission orders, notices, and guidance — identifying relevant changes.
• Collaborate with team members to evaluate emerging regulatory topics and client research needs.

• Draft and edit regulatory briefings, summaries, research notes, and client guidance that explain complex regulatory and policy developments in clear, concise language.
• Develop and maintain internal documentation, process instructions, client-facing materials, and training or educational content as needed.

• Maintain JSI's regulatory databases, dashboards, and knowledge resources, and other current or future department tools.
• Conduct data-quality audits to confirm that database entries, regulatory summaries, and related content are accurate, current, and consistent.
• Prepare and categorize information for upload into databases and dashboards, including supporting data analysis and spreadsheet review.
• Identify data gaps, workflow issues, and opportunities to improve the accuracy, usability, and value of JSI's databases and research.

• Provide internal and, where appropriate, client support related to JSI's databases and research — responding to questions, researching issues, and helping resolve content concerns.
• Participate in team meetings, project reviews, and department planning; provide status updates and elevate questions when guidance is needed.
• Partner across internal teams — including consultants and client services — to coordinate work and share insights.
• Use Microsoft 365 and approved automation or AI-enabled tools to improve research, tracking, documentation, and quality control.

• Four-year college degree required; degree in communications, business, public policy, political science,…