Lightcast

Lightcast empowers smarter decisions for businesses, education institutions, and governments worldwide through labor market intelligence. The company serves enterprises, the public sector, and education by providing data solutions, software, and professional services that help leaders manage talent, align educational programs to the market, and build stronger industries. Lightcast maintains a database spanning over 2.5 billion job postings, 800 million career profiles, and 100-plus government sources, covering 165 countries. Its team of consultants and data scientists applies advanced labor market information and machine learning or AI capabilities to answer complex questions for clients.

Regarding its teams and open roles, Lightcast hires for data and research functions within its professional services operations. The open positions indicate that the company builds technical teams focused on quantitative research, data analysis, and economic modeling. The listed role, an Economic Research Analyst or Junior Data Scientist, requires candidates to use SQL, Python, Snowflake, and Large Language Model tools to assist with coding, debugging, documentation, and data tasks. This specific team structure incorporates professionals who apply statistical methods and labor market economics concepts to client projects.

In terms of location and seniority, the available job listing specifies an on-site requirement for an individual based locally or willing to relocate to Moscow, Idaho, with no remote work option mentioned for that position. The seniority level for this role targets junior to mid-level professionals requiring two to four years of experience in quantitative research, data analysis, or data science, alongside a bachelor's or master's degree in a quantitatively focused field. The company does not provide employment visa sponsorship for this opening.