[Sora] LPRO Job Announcement: Senior Research Analyst

[O'Neil Shauna]

Good morning SORA community! Please see below for a job opportunity with the Oregon Legislative Policy and Research Office (LPRO).

LPRO seeks a Senior Research Analyst

https://oregon.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/SOR_External_Career_Site/job/Oregon-State-Capitol/Senior-Research-Analyst_REQ-187624

Come work with Oregon's Legislative Policy and Research Office (LPRO<https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/lpro>)! Our mission is to provide professional nonpartisan staffing, analysis, and research to support and inform policymaking. LPRO is known for comprehensive, objective, and informative policy research and analysis. Our highest priority is to ensure that Oregon's legislature has access to relevant, timely, and informative research on public policy issues of interest to Oregon. The LPRO team is a collaborative group of colleagues who spur one another on to excellence and support each other's success. We take pride in serving legislators, policy committees, and the people of Oregon.

LPRO is seeking strong research candidates who are policy generalists. This recruitment is for a Senior Research Analyst who will work collaboratively with the LPRO team to provide high-quality research, including data analysis, data visualizations, and reports to support decision-makers in the legislative branch. Senior Research Analysts work on multidisciplinary teams and independent projects to ensure legislators have the information they need.

A Senior Research Analyst provides

  *   public policy research, analysis, and consultation to policy committees, legislators, and their staff, including preparing objective, non-partisan, analytical studies
  *   appropriate research methodology design and support for legislative staff to gather, compile, and analyze data and information
  *   lead support for multi-disciplinary team research projects during the interim period between legislative sessions

Required Skills

  *   adapt and apply formal research methods and principles to research problems
  *   experience with and understanding of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches to research
  *   gather, compile, and analyze structured and unstructured data
  *   produce thorough and accurate results in short timeframes
  *   strong oral communication skills
  *   strong writing, research, and presentation skills, including synthesizing complex analyses into easy-to-understand language for a non-technical audience

The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience leading teams in completing multiple complex projects effectively and on time.
The primary work location for this position is in Salem, Oregon. The work of the Senior Research Analyst is in-person and may allow for a hybrid work schedule, dependent on the time of year. There may be an opportunity for occasional telework depending on work assignments and the needs of the Legislative Assembly.

Learn more about LPRO and our work in the Oregon Legislature by visiting our website<https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/lpro>.

We encourage you to explore the position description provided to determine if your education and work history are comparable to those listed. If so, and you are ready to engage in shaping and instituting this exciting position, please apply.

To view the position description in its entirety, please click here.<https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/la/Documents/Senior%20Research%20Analyst%20PD%20September%202025.pdf>




Shauna O'Neil | Research Analyst
(she/her)
Legislative Policy and Research Office<https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/lpro>
Oregon State Capitol*
900 Court St NE
Salem, OR 97301
503-986-1529

*LPRO staff offices are currently located at the Public Services Building, 255 Capitol St NE, 5th floor, Salem, OR 97310.
Please note that communications about public business are subject to disclosure. All emails to and from this address may be considered a public record.

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