Associate Manager, Research & Innovation

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Conceptualize, develop, and validate innovative research techniques and products aligned with industry trends and client challenges.

• Sustain and improve existing offerings, such as synthetic personas.

• Create validation frameworks to evaluate AI-generated and simulated outputs against primary research data.

• Utilize statistical and behavioral modeling techniques, including choice modeling, simulation, and psychometrics.

• Implement AI agents and LLM workflows throughout the product development lifecycle, from prototype creation to production.

• Transform methodological advancements into client-ready solutions in collaboration with Strategic Insights, Sales, and Product teams.

• Monitor advancements in AI, behavioral science, and research methodologies to identify new opportunities.

• Oversee team productivity metrics, margin analysis, and reporting.

• Manage contractor relationships, including defining project scopes, onboarding processes, and quality assurance.

• Streamline recurring operational workflows using AI tools and agents.

• Develop and deliver training on new methodologies and AI tools for internal teams.

• Assist with onboarding processes for R&I and related teams.

• Promote internal adoption of AI competencies and cultivate skills that enhance internal efficiencies.

⛳️ Requirements

• Master’s degree or PhD in psychology, statistics, economics, behavioral simulation, or a related quantitative discipline.

• Proficient statistical skills and practical coding experience in R.

• Frequent user of AI technologies with practical experience in creating or utilizing AI agents.

• Capability to transform vague concepts into functional prototypes and validated methodologies.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

• Comfortable operating independently in a dynamic and rapidly changing environment.

• Preferred: PhD in one of the specified fields.

• Preferred: Experience in market research, survey design, or applied B2B or consumer research.

• Preferred: Knowledge of conjoint, MaxDiff, segmentation, and key driver analysis.

🏝️ Benefits

• Annual performance bonus.

• Employee equity plan.

• Opportunities for career advancement and training.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• 401k match with immediate vesting.

• Health savings/flexible spending accounts.

• Pre-tax commuter benefits.

• Paid vacation, holidays, sick leave, and parental leave.

• A diverse, collaborative, and positive workplace culture.

• Happy hours, team projects, and retreats.