Research Manager

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🔥 12 hours ago

🚗 Michigan, Pennsylvania – Remote

🚗 Michigan – Remote 🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote

💵 $80k - $100k / year

⏳ Contract/Temporary

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🟠 Senior

👔 Manager

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Good Business Lab

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2017

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

🏭 Manufacturing

💰 $750k Grant on 2020-02

Consulting • Healthcare • Manufacturing

Good Business Lab is a global NGO that creates pathways out of poverty by improving worker wellbeing and business resilience. It designs and deploys worker-centered programs, tools, and policies at scale—particularly in areas like climate, health, livelihoods, gender, and workplace practices—and measures impact using causal methods and AI-driven analysis. The organization also builds coalitions, develops organizational capabilities, and advises large employers and stakeholders to integrate wellbeing into business practice.

📋 Description

• Lead grant writing and prepare reports for funding agencies • Mentor Research Assistants and other research staff • Assist with hiring and training Research Assistants and other research staff • Assist with literature reviews, survey instrument design, data cleaning, survey planning, data quality monitoring, and fieldwork supervision • Ensure projects follow GBL standards and protocols, including IRB approval, coding standards, and analysis procedures • Identify research design and project risks, propose solutions, and escalate issues to researchers • Maintain communication and alignment among researchers, GBL staff, and implementation partners • Clarify expectations and troubleshoot challenges • Ensure projects have sufficient material and human resources • Maintain project documentation, including codebooks, field protocols, and project logs, to academic transparency and reproducibility standards • Coordinate participant payments and study-related costs with administrative and finance teams • Prepare policy memos, research briefs, blogs, and articles on studies • Represent GBL at external stakeholder meetings and deliver presentations • Support all stages of randomized evaluations across two U.S.-based projects • Contribute to developing additional U.S. projects

🎯 Requirements

• Master's or doctoral degree in Economics, Statistics, Public Policy, Development Studies, or a related field, or Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of relevant work experience • Ability to work in a team, manage multiple projects, and work independently • Experience managing Randomized Controlled Trials • Extensive experience conducting social science or economic field research, including supervising data collection, survey design and implementation, and data management • Strong quantitative and analytical skills • Proficiency in Stata or R • Experience with financial reporting and management • Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel/spreadsheet applications • Strong familiarity with data science principles and AI coding platforms such as Claude Code and Codex/GPT • Detail-oriented with strong written and oral communication skills • Willingness to travel occasionally to project sites • Experience in grant writing for existing and new projects • Comfort with dynamic environments and competing priorities • Ability to work in teams with shared responsibilities • Ability to coordinate independently with coworkers • Resourcefulness in new environments and scenarios • Problem-solving in high-pressure environments • Adaptability and focus on solving problems rather than adhering to one approach • Satisfactory background verification required for employment

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote position • Relocation to Philadelphia, PA or Ann Arbor, MI is an option • Opportunity to work in a dynamic, growing company • Opportunities to experiment, take on dynamic roles, and grow with GBL • Inclusive environment and equal opportunity employment • Accommodation available during the recruiting process for disabilities or special needs