Director, Policy Analysis & Statistics

Position Summary

The position is responsible for providing economic and analytical support for American Chemistry Council (ACC) Advocacy issues and broader chemical industry and economic and statistical support, including reviewing external economic studies as well as collecting data from key sources (e.g., government, member companies, etc.). The position is also responsible for handling industry information inquiries from staff, members, industry analysts, academia, market researchers, media, etc. and disseminating and making available relevant industry information utilizing online resources. The position reports directly to the Managing Director, Economics & Statistics.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

■ Conducts economic studies of economic, sustainability, and other policy issues pertinent to ACC members, as needed/requested.

■ Extracts necessary/required data from both literature and other relevant sources.

■ Reviews, assembles, and presents economic data to relevant ACC staff and members.

■ Engages in the preparation, maintenance and use of ACC databases (i.e., state/congressional fact sheets, national and global industry data, etc.), economic, demographic, and other information related to the US chemical industry.

■ Edits, writes and publishes agreed-upon economic publications.

■ Develops and maintains data services (i.e., Business of Chemistry short-term indicators (STI), macroeconomics forecasters survey, global STI, etc.).

■ Conducts ad hoc research and analysis to support ACC goals

■ Maintains relationships with industry and general business media, member company representatives, academics, consultants and applicable professional societies, as well as economists/counterparts at other national and international associations.

■ Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Requirements

Required

■ Bachelors' degree in economics, policy analysis, finance, business administration or related field.

■ Five years' experience as an economist, policy analyst, and/or business researcher.

■ Demonstrated knowledge of economic data sources, statistical data series, economic analysis methods, forecasting techniques, and industry economics and dynamics.

■ Strong written and oral communications skills, as well as the ability to give internal and public presentations.

■ Ability to work independently on a variety of complex matters simultaneously.

■ Ability to prioritize and manage multiple issues, projects, tasks, and information/requests.

Preferred

■ Masters' degree in economics, policy analysis, finance, business administration or related field.

■ Five years' experience with a trade association.

■ Knowledge of chemical industry, energy, or manufacturing.

■ Knowledge of public finance and taxation issues.

■ Knowledge of issues relating to U.S. manufacturing competitiveness.

■ Experience working with web-based survey tools.

■ Knowledge of dynamic data presentation tools, such as Flourish, Tableau, etc.

■ Knowledge of data scraping tools and methods