Senior Research Scientist

🔥 34 minutes ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $120k - $130k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🧬 Research Scientist

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HMH

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1001 - 5000 employees

📚 Education

🛍️ eCommerce

Education • eCommerce • Professional Development

HMH is an educational company that specializes in providing comprehensive curriculum and assessment solutions across a wide spectrum of subjects. They offer programs and resources for literacy, mathematics, science, social studies, and social-emotional learning for K-12 students. Additionally, HMH focuses on professional development for educators to enhance instructional strategies and improve student outcomes.

📋 Description

• Serve as a trusted research advisor to school districts, researchers, and internal HMH stakeholders • Help partners interpret and appropriately use MAP Growth data and research evidence • Lead research consulting engagements from initial scoping through delivery • Clarify partner questions and determine appropriate analytic approaches • Define feasible deliverables, conduct analyses, and communicate findings and implications • Independently access, query, and work with large-scale assessment data in HMH’s Snowflake data environment • Apply expertise in educational research, assessment, and research design to complex partner and colleague questions • Translate technical research, data, and assessment concepts into clear, actionable guidance • Design and deliver partner-facing presentations, technical consultations, custom analyses, and data visualizations • Collaborate with NWEA and HMH colleagues to respond to partner needs • Develop reusable resources and scalable approaches to common questions • Conduct and contribute to rigorous applied research using large-scale assessment and education data • Communicate findings through research reports, policy and practitioner briefs, presentations, data visualizations, and other accessible products • Build and maintain relationships with educators, district leaders, researchers, and HMH colleagues • Travel approximately 10–20% for partner consulting engagements, conferences, and other events

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of experience conducting educational research and/or providing research, data, or assessment consultation • Ph.D. in Education, Educational Measurement, Public Policy, Economics, Psychology, Sociology, or a related field • Strong quantitative research background • Demonstrated ability to select and apply methods appropriate to applied research questions • Proficiency with statistical software such as R, Stata, Python, or similar tools is required • Strong SQL skills and experience independently querying and working with large-scale datasets is preferred • Experience with Tableau or other data visualization tools is preferred • Experience working directly with educators, district or state leaders, or other stakeholders to scope and address research and data questions • Experience translating complex research findings, analyses, and assessment concepts into practical guidance for nontechnical audiences • Experience independently managing partner-facing projects from initial scoping through analysis and delivery • Experience conducting rigorous educational research using large-scale assessment or longitudinal data • Experience building productive relationships and collaborating across disciplines and functions • Understanding of K–12 educational assessment and measurement • Understanding of K–12 education policy and practice • Understanding of the strengths and limitations of different research designs and data sources • Ability to move effectively between technical analysis and partner-facing consultation • Ability to clarify ambiguous questions and recommend an appropriate analytic or research approach • Ability to communicate clearly with audiences with varying levels of research, data, and assessment expertise • Ability to exercise sound judgment about what research and data can and cannot appropriately answer • Ability to balance multiple consulting engagements and research responsibilities • Ability to travel approximately 10–20% of the time • Experience with MAP Growth is preferred • Must be capable of sitting, standing, and walking for extended periods of time • Must be able to collaborate via face-to-face interactions, conference calls, and online meetings

🏖️ Benefits

• Salary range of $120,000 to $130,000 • Remote work arrangement • Equal Employment Opportunity and a work environment free from discrimination and harassment • Travel support for partner consulting engagements, conferences, and internal and external events