Research Scientist

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Research Scientist based in the United States. This fully remote role sits within a Research and Evaluation function focused on applied research, evaluation, and evidence synthesis. You will support research initiatives connected to national crisis-service programs and other organizational priorities. The position combines quantitative and qualitative analysis, study design, measurement, literature review, and research dissemination. You’ll work closely with research, data, governance, and operational teams to translate evidence into practical improvements. The role offers meaningful ownership of research projects while providing collaboration and guidance from senior research leadership. It is well suited to an experienced researcher who can navigate complex datasets, methodological questions, and real-world implementation environments. The schedule is full-time, Monday through Friday, with core working hours of 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET. Accountabilities - Design and conduct independent and collaborative research and evaluation studies, supporting strategic priorities and continuous service improvement. - Perform quantitative and qualitative analyses using operational, survey, pilot, and other relevant datasets. - Assess service practices, outcomes, data quality, measurement approaches, and opportunities for improvement. - Develop, refine, and evaluate surveys, measurement instruments, data-collection tools, and research methodologies. - Support departments and operational teams with evaluation design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, and implementation. - Maintain and update biannual literature reviews, including evidence searches, study summaries, citation tracking, and synthesis.

- Prepare research outputs such as analytical summaries, reports, manuscripts, conference abstracts, presentations, briefs, and other dissemination materials. - Apply appropriate research frameworks and implementation approaches to evaluate practices, interventions, pilots, and emerging programs. - Interpret findings within their operational and methodological context, clearly documenting assumptions, limitations, analytic decisions, and implications. - Identify methodological, data-quality, implementation, or interpretation risks and recommend appropriate adjustments or escalation. - Coordinate project timelines, analysis plans, documentation, literature reviews, and dissemination deliverables across multiple concurrent assignments. - Collaborate with research, analytics, data governance, and operational stakeholders to clarify research questions, data requirements, and implementation considerations. Requirements - Ph. D. or equivalent doctoral-level research qualifications in Psychology, Sociology, Public Health, Health Services Research, or a related field; ABD status or, in exceptional cases, a relevant master's degree with substantial independent research experience may be considered. - At least 3 years of relevant experience designing, conducting, analyzing, interpreting, or disseminating research or evaluation studies; extensive experience is preferred. - Demonstrated experience conducting quantitative and/or qualitative analysis and clearly documenting methodologies, findings, limitations, and conclusions. - Strong knowledge of applied research, evaluation design, research frameworks, measurement approaches, evidence synthesis, and mixed-methods research. - Proficiency with statistical software such as RStudio or comparable tools for quantitative analysis and data visualization. - Experience with qualitative data collection, coding, thematic analysis, and interpretation is valuable. - Ability to select appropriate statistical methods or modeling techniques for complex datasets, including datasets containing missing information.