Research Manager

Forecasting Research Institute is looking for a Research Manager to join their team.

Overview:

• Full-time position (open to part-time roles for the right candidate)
• Language: English
• Location: Anywhere (Remote)
• Salary: $85,000 – $130,000 per year, depending on experience
• Applications closing: until filled

Job Description

In this role you would manage one or more research projects. This may involve:

• Coordinating a team of research analysts and research assistants, delegating tasks as appropriate, and ensuring that projects stay on track to meet deadlines,
• Contributing to the design of research projects that will help advance the science of forecasting and/or make forecasting more useful to policymakers,
• Planning data collection and ensuring smooth implementation of this process,
• Planning and overseeing data analysis, working closely with data analysts,
• Interpreting the results of research, and identifying key findings and implications for policy and philanthropic priorities,
• Coordinating the writing of project reports and (where appropriate) academic papers,
• Planning and executing evaluation of research projects.

This role is entirely remote, and we are able to hire people in most countries. Applicants can work whichever hours of the day work for them but must be consistently available between our core hours of 11am and 3pm ET.

Role Requirements

The ideal candidate would have the following characteristics:

• Passionate about FRI’s mission of improving decision-making on high-stakes issues
• Strong generalist research and writing skills
• Excellent project manager who drives work ahead independently
• Clear, explicit communicator, both in writing and verbally
• Familiarity with, and interest in, quantitative forecasting
• Ability to work productively in a self-directed (remote) environment
• Experience managing people is preferred but not required
• Experience managing the full research project cycle—from design to implementation to delivering results and evaluating—is preferred but not required
• Familiarity with some of the data skills listed in our data analyst job description, though not required, is preferred

We highly encourage you to apply, even if you don’t feel completely qualified. Some of the best people we’ve worked with in our careers felt underqualified when they first applied, and we’re glad they did so anyway.

How to apply?

To apply for this role, please fill in the application form.

We are reviewing applications on a rolling basis and will add a closing date when we have received enough high-quality applications to be confident that we will make an offer. We will review all applications received prior to the closing date.

The application process will vary by candidate but for successful candidates will typically involve:

• An initial application, including a 1-hour work test
• A paid 10-hour work test
• Three virtual interviews with members of our team

We are looking forward to hearing from you!