Quantitative Research Analysis Specialist at Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) in Atlanta, Georgia

Job Description:

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

As an employee of the Atlanta Fed, you will help support our mission of promoting the stability and efficiency of the U.S. economy and financial system. Your work will affect the economy of the Southeast, the United States, and the world. The work we do here is important, and how we do it is just as important as what we do. We live our values of integrity, excellence, and respect every day. We do the right thing, we do things right, and we treat people right. A career at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta gives you the chance to do work that touches lives and helps communities prosper.

We are a dynamic hybrid workplace environment that requires at least 2 days a week in the office.

Job Description:

With a high level of expertise and independence, assists the Payments Forum staff economists and policy advisors with advanced research activities.. Uses advanced statistical computer programs to examine and solve economic questions, writes and adjusts programs as necessary.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides high level research support to economists and policy advisors through both the rigorous analysis of economic and financial data and sophisticated conceptual analysis of research topics and methodologies. Effectively communicates analysis to coworkers.




• Develops and manages economic and financial databases to provide expert advice to economists and policy advisors regarding data characteristics and relationships.




• Performs advanced computer programming and initiates complex statistical analysis. Uses advanced statistical computer programs to investigate longer-term economic structural issues and independently research topics.




• Independently proposes, develops, researches and writes articles for internal and external Bank publications.




• Responds to outside inquiries. This may include giving presentations and supporting the writing of official Bank speeches and presentations given by Research staff.




• Analyzes developments in field of expertise and works closely with economists and policy advisors to draw conclusions about implications for outlook and economy.




• Continually enhances professional development by developing and maintaining extensive knowledge – both theoretical and practical – in field of expertise.




• Attends and participates in training, research seminars and outside conferences.

Education:

Bachelor's Degree; Master's Degree preferred

Experience:

Two to Five years preferred

Functional Knowledge Preferences

Knowledge Areas:

Economics or Finance

Mathematics & Statistics

Technical Skills:

Advanced Statistical programming

Advanced computer programming

Advanced economics writing

Our total rewards program offers benefits that are the best fit for you at every stage of your career: 

• Comprehensive healthcare options (Medical, Dental, and Vision) 




• 401K match, and a fully funded pension plan 




• Paid vacation and holidays; flexible work environment 




• Generously subsidized public transportation 




• Annual tuition reimbursement 

• Professional development programs, training and conferences 




• And more… 

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, performance standards or requirements, efforts, skills or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g. emergencies, rush jobs, change in workload or technological developments). 

  

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer. 

Full Time / Part Time

Full time

Regular / Temporary

Regular

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

Yes

Job Category

Work Shift

First (United States of America)

The Federal Reserve Banks believe that diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success as an organization, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. The Federal Reserve Banks are committed to equal employment opportunity for employees and job applicants in compliance with applicable law and to an environment where employees are valued for their differences.

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