Data Scientist Associate

875 15Th St Nw, Washington, DC, 20005, US

Full-time

Onsite

$104K/yr - $140K/yr

New Grad, Entry Level

JPMorganChase is a leading financial institution seeking a Research Associate to conduct economic research using proprietary big data. This role involves producing high-quality analysis and insights while collaborating with research leaders and engaging in the research process.

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Responsibilities

Work alongside the Institute’s research leaders, academic fellows, and internal thought-leaders to create cutting-edge analyses that add to both the public and academic discourse, using large data sets of de-identified banking records in combination with publicly available data.
Extract original insights from large panel data sets using big data programming languages on a public cloud platform and produce empirical insights and impactful visual analytics.
Gain and apply topic-specific knowledge in household finance, such as spending behavior, debt use, gig work, and precautionary savings.
Communicate analytical insights and be directly involved in the research process from ideation through final report editing.
Conduct literature reviews, edit and draft reports, and participate in a vibrant, collaborative research community.

Qualification

Required

Bachelor’s degree in economics, public policy, statistics, or related field.
Experience working with big data sets.
Strong programming experience in a language commonly used in empirical research (e.g., Python, Stata, R, Scala, SQL, SAS, C++).
Strong written and verbal communication skills and experience conveying complex ideas in a team setting.
Strong sense of intellectual curiosity and desire to be directly involved in the public-oriented mission of the Institute.
Capacity to manage multiple priorities and work in a high-performance professional environment, with quick turn-around and changing priorities.
Commitment to intellectual rigor and observance of compliance and data privacy controls.

Preferred

Graduate degree in economics, public policy, statistics, or related field is a plus.
Experience with big data computing on a public cloud platform (e.g. Spark, PySpark, and AWS) is a plus.
Experience working with technical collaboration tools (Git, Jira) is a plus.
Prior experience working with financial services or other administrative data sets is a plus.
Experience with quantitative research, especially methods used for causal inference, is a plus.

Benefit

With a history tracing its roots to 1799 in New York City, JPMorganChase is one of the world's oldest, largest, and best-known financial institutions—carrying forth the innovative spirit of our heritage firms in global operations across 100 markets.

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