What are the responsibilities and job description for the Research Manager position at Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee?
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:
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:
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.
Salary : $85,000
