Supervisory Economist (Deputy Assistant Director) - Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Summary

This position is located at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Office of Research. The incumbent designs, executes, and disseminates economic analyses to support the following CFPB functions: research of consumer financial markets, monitoring of developments in consumer financial markets, rulemaking, supervision, enforcement, and financial education.

Responsibilities

As a Supervisory Economist (Deputy Assistant Director) you will:

• Supervise or conduct sophisticated economic analyses to address important economic and policy questions designed to provide information, analysis, technical advice, and recommendations on current developments in markets for consumer financial products. Support analysis with statistical, mathematical, and econometric methods and techniques, with a high degree of professional judgment.
• Oversee the establishment of methods and systems for quantitative and qualitative collection of data, designed to support the formulation and conduct of policies related to consumer behavior, consumer credit markets, and consumer financial services markets. Supervise or organize in the collection of data which may include planning and implementing surveys of households and firms.
• Oversee the development of techniques to maintain and develop databases and related information structures for research and policymaking and oversees methods and systems for data collection or analysis of economic information relevant to formulation of policy.

Travel Required

• Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.

Promotion Potential

• 72

Supervisory Status

• Yes