Quantitative Research Associate

* Interested candidates should review both the Quantitative Associate and Quantitative Analyst role descriptions and apply to the position that best matches their skills and experience. Candidates are encouraged to apply to only one of the two roles.

About Rewiring America

Rewiring America is the leading electrification nonprofit, focused on electrifying our homes, businesses, and communities. We develop accessible, actionable data and tools, and build coalitions and partnerships to make going electric easier for households and communities. Rewiring America helps Americans save money, tackle nationwide emissions goals, improve health, and build the next generation of the clean energy workforce. We believe in an abundant, flourishing, climate-safe future, and know that, together, we can realize one.

Position Summary

We are growing our team and seeking a Quantitative Research Associate to join our Research team. This position reports to the Senior Director of Research. 

In this position, the Quantitative Research Associate is principally responsible for leading original quantitative research projects that advance the case for electrification. They will lead partnerships with Rewiring America teams (Policy, Communications, etc.) to develop bespoke analyses using the electrification cost & benefit models built by the Data Science team. 

The Quantitative Research Associate plays a pivotal role in the Research Team’s mission to produce community-level research and tools that communicate the holistic benefits, costs, and opportunities of electrification. Recent quantitative research projects have included analyzing the workforce and health impacts of electrification; using internal models to determine which households to include in community electrification pilot programs; and developing a new tool that allows internal stakeholders to explore the benefits of electrification (e.g., bill savings, carbon emissions reductions, energy savings) at the state, county, or city level. The Quantitative Research Associate will lead similar projects. 

What You’ll Do

Big picture, the Quantitative Research Associate will:

• Build and expand your working knowledge of the broad set of challenges and impacts of electrification, while developing expertise in selected areas of interest.
• Manage relationships with internal stakeholders, including the Policy Team, the Communities Team, and the Communications Team, organizing the work required to effectively serve their research needs while managing team priorities
• Center equity in your work and collaborate with internal experts to understand and internalize the needs of the communities we serve.
• Support, advise, and provide feedback to other team members. 
• Contribute to code review, fact-checking, and other quality control activities for teams across Rewiring America.

Day-to-day, your role will be to: 

• Ideate, scope, and lead original research projects in new subject matter areas as the quantitative expert. 
• Conduct swift and thoughtful ad-hoc analyses to meet the dynamic needs of the organization and our partners.
• Lead the development of new tools that allow internal & external stakeholders to quantify Rewiring America’s progress toward meeting our goal of electrifying everything for everyone.
• Determine the best channels and formats for communicating the results of original research projects, and synthesize analytical results clearly.

Who You Are

The incoming Quantitative Research Associate will be driven by a commitment to Rewiring America’s values, vision, and mission. The successful candidate embraces the idea that we can do big things, and demonstrates humility, curiosity, and a learner’s mindset. They recognize that the stakes of what we are trying to accomplish depend on a passionate, high-functioning, and reliable team. 

You will join an organization that operates with a sense of urgency and a track record of success across the fields of science, technology, business, policy, and politics. As our Quantitative Research Associate, you must add an enthusiasm for leading collaboration with other teams and an ability to synthesize requests into well-formed analytical insights. 

The successful candidate demonstrates enthusiasm for making electrification easy, and models excellence and integrity in all they do. The selected candidate will also possess the following Core and Preferred qualifications and characteristics:

Core qualifications: 

• Strong commitment to the mission, policies and goals of Rewiring America.
• Collaborative work style, especially with both technical and non-technical partners.
• Facility with technology to support remote team work.
• Development experience with Python, Spark, R, SQL, or similar tools, and ability to quickly learn new coding languages, analytical tools, and database structures (most of our existing code is in Spark & Python). 
• Demonstrated communication ability across formats with skill in delivering information in a concise and compelling manner.
• Ability to translate undetermined analytical needs into well-defined analytical tasks, execute on them, and independently communicate status updates to all stakeholders. 
• Content knowledge in climate, renewable energy, and/or building electrification.
• Experience leading independent research projects end-to-end.

Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent work experience.
• Excellent references demonstrating a strong track record in research & analysis, communication, and teamwork.
• 5+ years of experience working in a team environment related to research, analysis, and/or data science.
• Experience with GIS and/or data visualization and BI tools. 

• Experience with collaborative code such as GitHub, methodology reviews, and the ability to provide thoughtful, constructive feedback to peers.

* Interested candidates should review both the Quantitative Associate and Quantitative Analyst role descriptions and apply to the position that best matches their skills and experience. Candidates are encouraged to apply to only one of the two roles.

Commitment to Racial Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Rewiring America values diversity in all its forms and is committed to inclusive and transparent recruitment, hiring and promotion processes. Candidates of diverse backgrounds and lived experience are strongly encouraged to apply.

Hiring Statement

Rewiring America, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) public charity that incubates new and innovative public-interest projects and grant-making programs. Rewiring America is safe and open to all employees and partners, respecting the full spectrum of race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, political affiliation, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status and all other classifications protected by law in the locality and/or state in which you are working. 

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range for this position is $80,000–$110,000 USD, commensurate with qualifications and experience. 

Rewiring America is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• 100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance for employees (and their families). 
• 100% employer-paid short term and long term disability insurance and life insurance policies.
• Employees automatically receive a 6% safe-harbor employer contribution to their 401k retirement plan, regardless of their own contributions. 
• Employees are also eligible for pre-tax transportation benefits. 
• Full Time Employees will receive 160 hours of vacation time, 80 hours of health leave, up to 2 days of casual leave, and 24 hours of volunteer leave annually. 
• Employees will also receive 11 paid holidays throughout the calendar year (13 days during Presidential and Congressional elections). 
• We have an office closure between Christmas and New Year. 
• Regular, full-time employees and part-time employees are eligible to take up to sixteen weeks of parental leave, in all cases related to birth, adoption, or foster care starting from the first day of employment. 
• We offer access to professional development resources including up to $2000 per calendar year to use towards your growth and development.

Application Procedure 

To apply or nominate a candidate, please submit an application and resume via the Rewiring America page at Workable.This position is open until filled, and we are moving quickly to fill this position -- apply as soon as possible. Candidate review and phone screens begin immediately and will be conducted throughout the search period.

E-Verify 

Rewiring America, Inc.  participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with employees’ Form I-9 information to confirm authorization to work in the United States. Job candidates and employees authorized to work may not be discriminated against on the basis of national origin or citizenship status.