What are the responsibilities and job description for the Economic Research Associate position at The Conference Board?
Location: New York, NY Department: 406/US & Global Indicators Posted: 3/27/2026 Location Name: New York, NY
Wage Max: 68,000.00 Wage Min: 66,300.00 Position Type: Full Time
About The Conference Board
Founded in 1916, The Conference Board is the member-driven think tank that delivers trusted insights for what’s ahead. Our agenda is simple: to help leaders navigate the biggest issues facing business and better serve society. We believe in innovative approaches that make you think- and act- differently. And everything we do reflects the input of our members and their real-world challenges.
We do this by delivering business insights. We connect senior executives across industries and geographies to share ideas, and our experts create fact-based research and consensus-driven policy statements to help leaders address their most important business issues.
Because we are independent, non-partisan, and non-profit our work is trusted. If you learned it at The Conference Board you can count on it.
What it’s like to work here:
While it’s serious work to operate a global business think tank, it’s also fulfilling — and fun! Our people enjoy what they do and know their ideas matter.
We encourage everyone to take personal ownership for outcomes: we collaborate, share a purpose and commit to each other and to our Members. It’s all about doing our very best - which means we succeed as our Members succeed - together we improve society.
The Conference Board invites all interested and qualified candidates to apply for employment opportunities. If you are an individual with a disability in need of assistance with our online application system and would like to request a reasonable accommodation, please email Sarah Baylis at SBaylis@tcb.org or call at 212 339 0347. Please indicate your full name, contact information and the specific accommodation needed.
Position Summary:
The Economic Research Associate position requires a person having backgrounds in economics, programing, and machine learning. The applicant will mainly support the economic indicators business, which produces proprietary data for Members and the public. The ideal candidate will provide economic analysis, statistical, programming, and data visualization support to the Economy Strategy & Finance Center. As part of the Economics team, the candidate will work with complex datasets and create data-based insights for leading economic indicators program, among other responsibilities.
Accountabilities:
The Conference Board is proud to embrace best practices in employee wellbeing. We offer a competitive total compensation package. As part of our benefits package, we offer flexibility with hybrid working capabilities, employer-sponsored learning and development, advancement opportunities, on-site health initiatives, a communal and collaborative working environment, and a strong sense of comradery with sports teams, clubs, and employee events.
The Conference Board does not discriminate. We are an equal opportunity employer/M/F/Vet/Disabled.
Wage Max: 68,000.00 Wage Min: 66,300.00 Position Type: Full Time
About The Conference Board
Founded in 1916, The Conference Board is the member-driven think tank that delivers trusted insights for what’s ahead. Our agenda is simple: to help leaders navigate the biggest issues facing business and better serve society. We believe in innovative approaches that make you think- and act- differently. And everything we do reflects the input of our members and their real-world challenges.
We do this by delivering business insights. We connect senior executives across industries and geographies to share ideas, and our experts create fact-based research and consensus-driven policy statements to help leaders address their most important business issues.
Because we are independent, non-partisan, and non-profit our work is trusted. If you learned it at The Conference Board you can count on it.
What it’s like to work here:
While it’s serious work to operate a global business think tank, it’s also fulfilling — and fun! Our people enjoy what they do and know their ideas matter.
We encourage everyone to take personal ownership for outcomes: we collaborate, share a purpose and commit to each other and to our Members. It’s all about doing our very best - which means we succeed as our Members succeed - together we improve society.
The Conference Board invites all interested and qualified candidates to apply for employment opportunities. If you are an individual with a disability in need of assistance with our online application system and would like to request a reasonable accommodation, please email Sarah Baylis at SBaylis@tcb.org or call at 212 339 0347. Please indicate your full name, contact information and the specific accommodation needed.
Position Summary:
The Economic Research Associate position requires a person having backgrounds in economics, programing, and machine learning. The applicant will mainly support the economic indicators business, which produces proprietary data for Members and the public. The ideal candidate will provide economic analysis, statistical, programming, and data visualization support to the Economy Strategy & Finance Center. As part of the Economics team, the candidate will work with complex datasets and create data-based insights for leading economic indicators program, among other responsibilities.
Accountabilities:
- Produce The Conference Board Leading Economic Indexes, Business Cycle Indicators updates and other data analysis (e.g., business cycle (i.e., growth and recession) trackers, recession probabilities), in a timely manner and per strict deadlines.
- Develop actionable insights and/or chartbooks using Excel/Tableau.
- Utilize programming and machine learning skills to organize databases for use in The Conference Board Data Central tool.
- Utilize programming and machine learning skills to support the creation of new business cycle indicators from existing public datasets and TCB proprietary surveys.
- Contribute to the overall economics program work through support of additional projects.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Masters or undergraduate degree in economics with an emphasis in data analysis.
- Preferred coursework in economics, mathematics, statistics, programming, and machine learning, including natural language models.
- Experience working with economic data and large and complex datasets.
- Detail-oriented and able to multi-task.
- Capable of working both independently and in a team environment.
- Experience using statistical programs and programming languages (e.g., R, Python, EViews, SQL, SPSS) to manipulate data, query databases, draw insights, and create visualizations (for example using: Excel, Tableau, PowerPoint) from large datasets.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for coordinating across teams and contributing to insights.
- Innovative and able to develop new project ideas.
- Strong organizational skills to plan, communicate effectively and execute new projects and take responsibility for their completion with supervision and input from ESF management team.
The Conference Board is proud to embrace best practices in employee wellbeing. We offer a competitive total compensation package. As part of our benefits package, we offer flexibility with hybrid working capabilities, employer-sponsored learning and development, advancement opportunities, on-site health initiatives, a communal and collaborative working environment, and a strong sense of comradery with sports teams, clubs, and employee events.
The Conference Board does not discriminate. We are an equal opportunity employer/M/F/Vet/Disabled.