Senior Policy Analyst, Macroeconomics and Public Finance
The Heritage FoundationWashington, District of Columbia, United States
Posted August 23, 2025
113000 - 133000 USD year
Full Time
About the Company
The Heritage Foundation is a conservative think tank founded in 1973, dedicated to promoting free enterprise, limited government, and traditional American values. With multiple policy centers focusing on areas such as Asian studies, economics, health policy, and foreign affairs, the organization aims to formulate and advance public policies that align with its core principles of freedom, opportunity, prosperity, and a strong national defense.
Job Description
The Senior Policy Analyst, Macroeconomics and Public Finance will develop and maintain macroeconomic modeling capabilities for the Center for Data Analysis to analyze the impact of policy shifts on the US economy. This role involves independent research, collaboration, and communication to policymakers, media, and legal hearings. The analyst will analyze tax, Social Security, and healthcare programs, and project national debt evolution.
Requirements
- Develop, maintain, and document CDA’s macroeconomic modeling capabilities.
- Incorporate results from CDA’s income tax model into a macroeconomic model.
- Analyze corporate tax policy and proposals affecting capital.
- Conduct exploratory modeling of alternative tax schemes.
- Assess the long-term outlook of the economy and the federal budget.
- Publish research in Heritage publications and peer-reviewed literature.
- Present findings in legislative hearings, media appearances, public functions, and professional conferences.
Benefits
- Best-in-class health care
- Vision
- Dental insurance
- Retirement funding
- Paid leave
- Paid leave for new moms
- Paid leave for new dads
