Senior Research Associate, Secondary and Qualitative Research – Higher Education Team

🔥 12 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $53.8k - $60k / year

⏰ Full Time

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🔬 Research Analyst

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Hanover Research

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2003

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📣 Marketing

Consulting • Healthcare • Marketing

Hanover Research is a custom research and analytics firm that provides high-quality, cost-effective services to clients in corporate, education, and healthcare sectors. The company helps organizations make informed decisions, identify opportunities, and improve operational effectiveness through its expert team that delivers tailored research solutions and insights from data analysis, surveys, and strategic advising.

📋 Description

• Support higher education clients through qualitative and secondary research • Design, develop, and implement qualitative research studies • Execute secondary research projects, including new academic program market analyses, best practices reports, environmental scans, and competitive benchmarking analyses • Manage multiple projects concurrently • Speak with students, faculty, staff, industry employers, and higher education administrators • Design interview and focus group protocols independently • Identify contacts for in-depth interviews and focus groups • Conduct outreach to recruit research participants • Conduct and record interviews and focus groups • Compile detailed notes and produce emerging findings • Analyze transcripts and perform thematic coding independently • Conduct secondary research addressing higher education research questions • Collect data from online sources and proprietary datasets • Produce client-ready deliverables, largely in PowerPoint • Independently manage project lifecycle phases over tight timelines and deliver reports requiring few edits • Perform other research tasks as needed • Report to a Research Director within the team

🎯 Requirements

• Self-motivated • Intellectually curious • Ability to work quickly and independently • Ability to manage concurrent research projects and prioritize project components effectively • Willingness to tackle complex, often unfamiliar research requests • Ability to synthesize content and develop insight effectively • Experience interacting professionally over the phone or videoconference software • High comfort level speaking with industry experts or senior administrators over the phone • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills • Experience writing and researching for a business or professional audience • Strong command of the English language and demonstrated writing and editing skills • High comfort level with Microsoft Office applications, such as Word, Excel, and Power Point • Bachelor’s in English, History, Psychology, Political Science, Sociology, Anthropology, or a related writing/research-intensive discipline is preferred; candidates with relevant experience and other degrees will be considered • Master’s degree preferred • 1-3 years of business or academic experience conducting secondary and qualitative research and writing professionally is preferred • Applied market research experience is preferred • Experience working in or having a working understanding of the higher education industry is preferred • Familiarity using datasets such as IPEDS, Chmura JobsEQ, or U.S. census data is preferred • Experience with qualitative research (e.g., interviews, UX methods, focus groups) is preferred • Experience performing research as either undergraduate or graduate student is preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Starting at 18+ days Paid Time Off • 14 paid holidays including Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Juneteenth, Indigenous People’s Day, and personal holidays • 401(K) employer matching program • Comprehensive health and dental benefits package • Health and wellness packages with discounts to local gym • Community service opportunities • In-office snacks and beverages • Retirement benefits and medical coverage