What you’ll do day-to-day:
- In addition to collaborating with Gusto’s team of economists, you will partner with Gusto’s Data Science, Policy and Communications teams to help develop and execute a research agenda related to entrepreneurship, small business trends, and labor and workforce trends.
- Identify the data and methods needed to produce robust, unbiased research that addresses knowledge gaps and informs new policy and company strategy.
- Conduct quantitative analysis of platform and external data using everything from basic analysis to advanced econometrics and data science techniques.
- Design and author regular and special topics reports and analysis, aligned with the research agenda.
- Stay abreast of the latest academic literature and public research related to entrepreneurship, small business, employment and labor market dynamics. Be a subject matter expert on these issues.
- Form research partnerships with academic institutions, industry trade groups, and other organizations.
- Collaborate with the Communications team and represent Gusto research and analysis externally to media, policy, customer, and partner audiences.
- Serve as one of the company’s primary external spokespeople at events, and present research findings to legislators, trade groups, as well as broadcast, print and online media.
- Serve as an advocate and influencer for the rest of the business to develop the ability to collect and use data, research, and analysis for greater long-term growth.
What we’re looking for:
- Graduate degree in Economics, Quantitative Sociology, Public Policy or related quantitative discipline. Ph.D. preferred.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to tailor communication to business, media/press, academic, technical and political audiences.
- Strong quantitative analysis skills, including advanced skills in Python (preferred) or R. Advanced knowledge of SQL is not a prerequisite for hire, but a strong knowledge is required for success in this position .
- Curious mind with a strong ability to develop meaningful and relevant research questions about entrepreneurship and work, and pursue a practical research program to answer them.
- Understanding of publicly available data sources and how they can be paired with platform data or used to conduct research and derive insights.
- Experience with quantitative research and analysis in the area of labor economics, or entrepreneurship/ small business dynamics.
- Enthusiasm for helping small businesses create economic wealth and prosperity for themselves and their workforce.
- Knowledge/experience with survey design and/or qualitative methods is a plus.
- Knowledge/experience with manipulating and analyzing administrative data.
What’s in it for you:
- The opportunity to lead a high-performing, agile, and supportive team, and influence the direction of the business.
- Shape the conversation about issues that affect the SMB economy and its workforce.
- Develop research and data that are used by government, non-profits, and the private sector for decision-making.
- Diverse work. This role includes research, partnership and relationship-building, communicating with media and external audiences, and shaping/influencing business decisions.
- Build credibility and authoritative voice around topics of vital interest to the US economy.
- Support the success of small businesses and promote entrepreneurship as a path to prosperity for owners and their workforce.
- Build relationships with world-class research and academic organizations.
Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $171,000 - $209,000 for San Francisco & New York, and $145,000 - $178,000 in Denver & most remote locations. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above.