Research Associate, Quantitative Analysis

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🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $92k - $143k / year

⏰ Full Time

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🟡 Mid-level

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WestEd

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1966

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

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WestEd is a nonprofit research, evaluation, and services organization that partners with schools, districts, communities, and policymakers to improve education and human development. Through rigorous research, professional learning, and technical assistance, WestEd supports early childhood development, K–12 and special education, assessment, teacher workforce development, and systemwide transformation. It also focuses on policy/practice guidance and emerging areas such as AI in education, economic mobility, and workforce pathways to translate evidence into practical solutions and resources.

📋 Description

• Develop and select research methodology for assigned research tasks • Design and administer surveys and quantitative data collection instruments • Apply correlational and quasi-experimental research designs • Conduct regression, multilevel modeling, and other applied statistical analyses • Collect, clean, organize, code, and analyze quantitative data • Use qualitative and mixed-method techniques as needed • Write and present research reports, statistical results, and research summaries • Track research tasks, timelines, data management processes, and documentation • Provide feedback and informal mentoring to project team members • Interact regularly with clients and present results directly to clients • Facilitate focus groups and other qualitative data collection activities as needed • Plan and facilitate meetings, webinars, and workshops for education partners • Collaborate with Finance, Communications, Instructional Design, and other internal teams • Contribute to articles, presentations, thematic summaries, and dissemination activities • Build relationships with K-12 practitioners, nonprofit organizations, and researchers • Contribute to proposal development and supervised business development activities

🎯 Requirements

• Master’s degree in education, economics, statistics, or a related quantitative social science field • Minimum of 1–3 years of relevant research experience • Strong foundation in quantitative research design and statistical analysis • Experience with regression analysis, multilevel modeling, or quasi-experimental design • Familiarity with Stata, SPSS, R, and/or NVivo • Familiarity with Qualtrics for survey administration • Familiarity with Tableau for data visualization • Experience with survey design and data collection instrument development • Content-area focus in ELA and math outcomes, academic transitions, and/or postsecondary outcomes strongly preferred • Ability to work under low supervision and independently define methodology • Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and time management • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Ability to draft research reports and present statistical findings clearly • Ability to collaborate with teams and interact with external clients and partners • Ability to anticipate problems and generate solutions • Commitment to educational equity for historically underserved communities • Authorization to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available • Successful completion of criminal background check and education verification

🏖️ Benefits

• 15% contribution toward retirement effective day 1 of employment and immediately 100% vested • Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts • Health Savings Account option • Health/welfare benefits effective the first of the month following the hire date • PTO: 19 days, increasing to 21 days beginning the third year of employment • 12 paid holidays • Life insurance valued at 3x gross salary, maximum $500,000 • Opportunities for annual merit-based performance increases • Annual incentives • Professional development opportunities • Mentorship program