Real Estate Researcher

Your Team Responsibilities

• Capital markets analysis — Analyze real estate capital markets trends (pricing, transactions, financing conditions, cap rates, capital flows) to generate original research and actionable insights.
• Reports & insight writing — Contribute to research reports, author substantive market analysis and commentary, develop data visualizations and client-facing insights.
• Client inquiries & custom solutions — Respond to client questions with sharp, data-backed answers; build bespoke analyses or tools when off-the-shelf answers aren't enough.
• Product ideation & development — Contribute to the roadmap for new research products, tools, and datasets; build prototypes grounded in rigorous analysis, validate ideas against real-world data, and iterate based on findings.

Your Key Ressponsibilities

About the Role:

We're looking for a technically fluent professional to join our Real Estate Research & Development team. This is a build-and-analyze role: you'll dig into capital markets data, conduct research that shapes how clients understand the market, author substantive insights that guide client decision-making, and contribute to developing the next generation of analytical tools and products for our real estate business. You'll thrive here if you like ownership, enjoy prototyping ideas quickly, and are comfortable using code and AI tools as core parts of your daily workflow.

Your skills and experience that will help you excel

What We're Looking For:

• Entrepreneurial mindset — You take initiative, move from idea to prototype quickly, and don't wait to be told what to build; you balance speed with analytical rigor and substantiate conclusions with data.
• Strong coding skills — Comfortable writing code to pull, clean, model, and visualize data (Python, SQL, or similar).
• AI fluency — Hands-on experience applying LLMs or AI tools (including machine learning techniques) to accelerate research, writing, or analysis workflows; genuine curiosity about applying AI to real estate research problems.
• Data visualization & market commentary — Ability to develop clear, compelling data visualizations (charts, graphics) and skill in translating quantitative findings into accessible narrative for clients and internal stakeholders.
• Analytical rigor & quantitative methods — Demonstrated ability to apply statistical modeling and econometric techniques to financial data, ideally with commercial real estate data; comfort working with large, messy datasets and turning them into clear, defensible conclusions supported by rigorous analysis.
• Real estate / commercial real estate experience — Knowledge of real estate market dynamics, capital structures, investment thesis drivers, and key participants is a plus, not a requirement. We're prioritizing analytical and technical horsepower plus a fast learning curve over direct industry tenure.

About MSCI

What we offer you

• Salary range: $121,000 - $157,000 / year. Plus eligible for annual bonus. 
• Transparent compensation schemes and comprehensive employee benefits, tailored to your location, ensuring your financial security, health, and overall wellbeing.

• Flexible working arrangements, advanced technology, and collaborative workspaces.

• A culture of high performance and innovation where we experiment with new ideas and take responsibility for achieving results.

• A global network of talented colleagues, who inspire, support, and share their expertise to innovate and deliver for our clients.

• Global Orientation program to kickstart your journey, followed by access to our Learning@MSCI platform, AI Learning Center , LinkedIn Learning Pro and tailored learning opportunities for ongoing skills development.

• Multi-directional career paths that offer professional growth and development through new challenges, internal mobility and expanded roles.

• We actively nurture an environment that builds a sense of inclusion belonging and connection, including eight Employee Resource Groups. All Abilities, Asian Support Network, Black Leadership Network, Climate Action Network, Hola! MSCI, Pride & Allies, Women in Tech, and Women’s Leadership Forum.

At MSCI we are passionate about what we do, and we are inspired by our vision – to power better decisions. You’ll be part of an industry-leading network of creative, curious, and entrepreneurial pioneers. This is a space where you can challenge yourself, set new standards and perform beyond expectations for yourself, our clients, and our industry.

MSCI strengthens global markets by connecting participants across the financial ecosystem with a common language. Our research-based data, analytics and indexes, supported by advanced technology, set standards for global investors and help our clients understand risks and opportunities so they can make better decisions and unlock innovation. We serve asset managers and owners, private-market sponsors and investors, hedge funds, wealth managers, banks, insurers and corporates.

MSCI Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of the firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy (including unlawful discrimination on the basis of a legally protected parental leave), veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. MSCI is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please email [email protected] and indicate the specifics of the assistance needed. Please note, this e-mail is intended only for individuals who are requesting a reasonable workplace accommodation; it is not intended for other inquiries.

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Compensation: 121000 to 157000 (USD)