Research Manager
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Location: Washington, DC 20011
Description:
Research Manager
The DSCC is hiring research managers for the 2026 election cycle. The research managers will be a key part of adding experience and capacity to the DSCC's senior research team. Research managers will oversee, contribute to, or help produce a large segment of the DSCC Research Department's work product, and are integral to departmental efforts to hold Republican Senate incumbents and challengers accountable. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Ideal qualifications for Research Manager include but are not limited to:
The salary for this position is $85,000 annually.
Benefits:
This position requires in-person work at DSCC headquarters in Washington, DC.
The DSCC is hiring research managers for the 2026 election cycle. The research managers will be a key part of adding experience and capacity to the DSCC's senior research team. Research managers will oversee, contribute to, or help produce a large segment of the DSCC Research Department's work product, and are integral to departmental efforts to hold Republican Senate incumbents and challengers accountable. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Helping supervise pod of DSCC research staff and assisting with the administrative work involved with running a research department including working to scope out, manage and edit research plans and products independently with a high level of accuracy and speed.
- Assisting in training junior and incoming research staff on research skills, document production and DSCC processes.
- Production of DSCC research materials, such as long-term background documents and rapid response components. Research managers must be able to independently and proactively identify and develop research strategies and priorities in their battleground states of responsibility.
- Assisting with the production, filing and management of public records requests.
Ideal qualifications for Research Manager include but are not limited to:
- At least two cycles of Campaign or political committee research department experience.
- The ability to work independently and exercise discretion in making significant decisions on DSCC's behalf.
The salary for this position is $85,000 annually.
Benefits:
- Medical, dental and vision benefits with premiums fully paid by DSCC offered to all employees
- Life Insurance and AD&D Insurance fully paid for by the DSCC
- Short Term and long-term disability fully paid for by the DSCC
- FSA Medical Plan offered
- More than 20 days of paid time off (includes federal holidays, time off around the holidays, vacation, and sick days)
- Paid parental leave
- 401k plan with up to 4% employer match
- Monthly transportation benefits paid by DSCC
This position requires in-person work at DSCC headquarters in Washington, DC.