Job Description
National Research Manager
The DSCC is hiring a national research manager for the 2026 election cycle. The national research manager will be a key part of adding experience and capacity to the DSCC’s senior research team. The research manager will oversee, contribute to, or help produce a large segment of the DSCC Research Department’s mapwide-focused work product, and is integral to departmental efforts to hold Republican Senate incumbents and challengers accountable.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
The DSCC is hiring a national research manager for the 2026 election cycle. The national research manager will be a key part of adding experience and capacity to the DSCC’s senior research team. The research manager will oversee, contribute to, or help produce a large segment of the DSCC Research Department’s mapwide-focused work product, and is 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.
- Coordinating with DSCC Communications, Digital, and Fundraising teams to develop and vet impactful, public-facing materials in furtherance of the committee’s mission and objectives.
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 $88,500 annually.
Position 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 8 days of paid time off (includes federal holidays, time off around the holidays, vacation, and sick days)
- Paid parental leave
- 401k plan with employer match
- Monthly transportation benefits paid by DSCC
This position requires in-person work at DSCC headquarters in Washington, DC.