Associate Research Scientist

🔥 12 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $80k - $135k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

🔬 Research Analyst

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The College Board

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1900

📚 Education

🤝 Non-profit

Education • Non-profit

The College Board is a mission-driven, not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting excellence and equity in education. It connects students to college success and opportunity by supporting them in building essential skills for higher education and removing barriers to access. The College Board operates with a focus on respect, diversity, inclusion, and collaboration, with a diverse and dedicated team of professionals. Based in several locations across the United States, they strive to modernize operations and increase their digital footprint, supporting students and families nationwide.

📋 Description

• Collaborate with program partners, product owners, and field staff to identify research needs and propose studies supporting student success • Design and conduct customized research for individual districts • Present findings to district leaders and internal partners • Synthesize findings into reports, memos, and visuals for technical and non-technical audiences • Disseminate findings through presentations, College Board Research Reports, and peer-reviewed journals • Acquire, clean, and organize student transcript data from K-12 districts and partners • Design and maintain data pipelines merging transcript data with institutional and outcomes datasets • Establish data quality checks and documentation practices • Design, build, maintain, and iterate dashboards showing advanced high school course-taking trends and outcomes • Lead educational dataset analyses using advanced statistical methods • Respond to data analysis questions supporting the College Board mission • Collaborate with research scientists to review and improve team work

🎯 Requirements

• Ph.D. or Ed.D. in Education, Psychology, Educational Measurement, Economics, Sociology, Public Policy, or a related quantitative field • Excellent data coding, manipulation, and analysis skills • Strong foundation in research methodology and advanced statistical techniques • Experience collecting, cleaning, and organizing large, messy, real-world datasets from multiple external sources • Experience building dashboards or data visualization tools, such as Tableau • Experience with large, national datasets related to the education industry • Ability to work accurately and quickly with new datasets • Problem-solving skills using data to inform decisions and actions • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Experience presenting to technical and non-technical audiences, including authoring reports for publication • Strong organization and prioritization skills • Ability to manage multiple projects independently and collaboratively • Ability to collaborate with researchers and non-researchers in a team environment • Ability to travel up to 6-8 times a year • Passion for expanding educational and career opportunities and mission-driven work • Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, including AI-driven solutions • Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills • Learner's mindset and commitment to growth • Drive for impact and excellence • Collaborative and empathetic approach • Authorization to work in the United States

🏖️ Benefits

• Fully remote work option • Hybrid option for candidates near College Board offices (Tuesday and Wednesday in office) • Comprehensive compensation and benefits package • Location-adjusted salary • Transparent compensation and benefits discussions • Meaningful career and supportive team • Opportunity to work for a self-sustaining nonprofit • Professional publication and research dissemination opportunities