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Anthropic · San Francisco/New York City/Washington, DC · Hybrid
Data Scientist, Policy
6/3/2026
Description
Partner with product and business teams across the company to produce supporting analyses and data collateral for specific policy position papers and partnership conversations
Determine which metrics faithfully represent our company to legislators, regulators, and the public
Own the dashboards and pipelines that keep externally-shared numbers consistent, so the Policy team can move quickly without creating discrepancies
Use AI tools to aggregate news, policy developments, and other public data sources to track trends and provide a clear picture of the evolving regulatory landscape
Develop measurement frameworks for policy communications, paid media, and public-affairs campaigns
Design and implement policy analyses to support internal position development or measure the impact of policy implementation for external audiences
Qualifications
Proficiency in Python, SQL, and data analysis tools, with experience working with external and public data sources
Experience producing analysis that reaches external audiences such as policy, communications, investor relations, public affairs, or published research
Applied causal inference using quasi-experimental designs (e.g., difference-in-differences, regression discontinuity, synthetic control, instrumental variables, or matching) to measure policy or program impact from observational data
Demonstrated ability to translate complex analyses into clear, actionable recommendations for audiences with differing levels of technical fluency
6+ years of hands-on data science experience
Direct experience supporting a policy, government affairs, or regulatory team with data and analysis
Familiarity with investor-relations or financial-disclosure data standards and the consistency requirements they entail
Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments where creating clarity and driving progress is part of the role
A genuine interest in Anthropic's mission of building safe and beneficial AI