Westat - Rockville, MD
posted 5 months ago
Westat is seeking a Research Analyst to join our team engaged in social policy and economic research. This early-career position will support research in the areas of food and nutrition, labor and workforce development, family support and aging, transportation, and military and Veterans. The successful candidate will have interest in building their skillset in data collection, data analysis, and project management and engaging in professional development activities. This position is remote-eligible. In this role, you will provide research and administrative support to project teams employing various methodologies and working across social policy content areas. You will 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. Your responsibilities will also include supporting data collection activities, such as survey administration, cognitive interviews, in-depth interviews, site visits, focus groups, coding qualitative data, and conducting background research. Additionally, you will support data analysis activities, including cleaning datasets, maintaining databases, recoding variables, and reviewing data tables. You will 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. Drafting and maintaining work instructions, study procedures, and other study materials will also be part of your duties, all performed under the supervision of senior staff.