Research Analyst - Rockville, United States - WESTAT

WESTAT

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Rockville, United States

1 week ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Westat is an employee-owned corporation providing research services to agencies of the U.S. Government, as well as businesses, foundations, and state and local governments.

Westat's research, technical, and administrative staff of more than 2,000 is located at our headquarters in Rockville, Maryland, near Washington, DC.

Westat is committed to building a diverse workforce and a culture of inclusivity, belonging and equity for all. We believe that our greatest strength draws on the different backgrounds, cultures, perspectives and experiences of our employees.

Job Summary:

This position is remoteeligible

Responsibilities:

Provide research and administrative support to project teams employing various methodologies and working across social policy content areas.
Participate in and organize professional development activities related to innovations in diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility; team and client engagement; data science and data visualization; and project management.
Support data collection activities, including survey administration, cognitive interviews, indepth interviews, site visits, focus groups, coding qualitative data, and background research.
Support data analysis activities, including cleaning datasets, maintaining databases, recoding variables, and reviewing data tables
Contribute to project management activities, including scheduling meetings, taking notes during meetings, contributing to client reports, coordinating expert and advisory panels, and monitoring project schedules.
Draft and maintain work instructions, study procedures, and other study materials.
Perform activities under supervision of senior staff.

Basic Qualifications:

Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in social science or other relevant field and 25 years of experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

Familiarity with and interest in supporting social policy and economic research.
Proficiency with MS Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Experience with one or more data visualization software tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) or opensource programming languages (e.g., R, Python)

Other Required Qualifications:

Demonstrated communication skills.
Collaboration with teams, managers and/or clients.
Organization skills, including time management ability.
Detail oriented.

Westat offers a well-rounded and comprehensive benefits program focused on wellness and work/life balance.

Subject to plan requirements, employees may participate in:

Employee Stock Ownership Plan
401(k) Retirement Plan
Paid Parental Leave
Vacation Leave (15 days per year)
Sick Leave (10 days per year)
Holiday Leave (7 government Holidays and 2 Floating Holidays)
Professional Development
Health Advocate
Employee Assistance Program
Travel Accident Insurance
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Short Term Disability Insurance
Long Term Disability Insurance
Life and AD&D Insurance
Critical Illness Insurance
Supplemental Life Insurance
Flexible Spending Account
Health Savings Account

Westat is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, genetic information, gender identity or expression, or any other protected status under applicable law.

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