Senior Research Associate

The Company You’ll Join: It is our mission to create an exceptional firm that betters the world of work. Through granular candidate insights, in-depth employer benchmarking, continuous market pulses, actionable strategies, and recruiting feedback platforms, the team at Veris Insights is advancing the way companies across North America approach recruiting, employer branding, DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion), and talent management. We work with hundreds of Fortune 1000 organizations to help them solve their hardest talent challenges and it is our aspiration to be nothing less than the single, unequivocal best partner to every one of these leaders in that pursuit.

The Team You’ll Join: Veris Insights’ University Recruiting Research Team uses a variety of methodologies to develop timely, nuanced insight into the college-to-career pathway. We create strategic studies on pressing challenges in the Talent Acquisition space, student pulses enhanced with primary source interviews of both candidates and employers, and tactical tools that help translate data into practice. We leverage these insights into current and emerging industry best practices to make the work of recruiting teams more effective, efficient, and equitable.

What You'll Do: Senior research associates are responsible for creating strategic research projects on key topics in the university recruiting space using our proprietary data, themes from qualitative interviews, and reputable third-party sources. This includes designing survey instruments, overseeing data collection, conducting interviews with students or employers as needed, synthesizing key insights from multiple sources of data and crafting compelling narratives with data visuals that quickly and intuitively convey the most impactful information our audience must know.

The Senior Research Associate will work closely with other senior researchers, our member-facing teams, and other leaders across the firm to design research deliverables with our members’ (clients) key challenges in mind.

How You’ll Grow: The Syndicated Research function invests significant trust in associates to develop and produce reports that are highly impactful to member strategy. Our culture of data-driven innovation provides every member of the team with a supportive environment for problem-solving and creative approaches to emerging challenges. 

Veris Insights has grown quickly over the past few years, and the key to that growth has been an incredible team of motivated, collaborative people. We are looking for our new teammates to grow along with us.

Your Character: 

Inquisitiveness. You are eager to learn and acquire new skills. You enjoy problem-solving and tackling new challenges.

Attention to Detail. You understand the importance of quality when it comes to our work. We aim to produce zero-defect work.

Comfort in a Fast-Paced Environment. While Veris Insights is no longer a small start up firm, we are constantly exploring new opportunities to use our research expertise to create new value for our members. You are excited and motivated by an organization that encourages leadership and self-reliance as we continue to grow.

A service-first mindset. The culture that built Veris Insights is centered around service, both to the members whom we support and to our fellow team members. You value collaboration and seek to use your skills to help others on the team and beyond.

An innovative streak. You like challenge, iteration on established practices, and thinking creatively about new goals and new ways of achieving them.

• Independently scope open-ended research questions to identify the methods and data necessary for creating excellent end product
• Draft strong user-centered survey questions to capture client or student experiences, challenges, and needs, and identify solutions
• Coordinate survey programming and launches using Qualtrics
• Oversee project-relevant research operations, ensuring data collection is completed on time, data is cleaned, and results are up to expected quality standards

• Using strong business writing, synthesize and connect data points to create cohesive and compelling data narratives that inform and drive decision-making for top University Recruiting leaders
• Create intuitive, striking data visuals (e.g., charts, infographics) that tell a story at a glance using R, Excel, Canva, DisplayR, PowerPoint
• Work with Research Operations to analyze the data, applying appropriate advanced analytic techniques to uncover key insights as needed

• Maintain familiarity with current trends and core challenges in University Recruiting
• Work closely with members of the Member Experience and Growth teams to identify member needs and define the scope of individual projects
• Deliver finished research products against firm deadlines with uncompromising quality

• Prior experience with survey research and methodology, with experience in Qualtrics a plus
• Familiarity with statistical coding software such as R, SPSS, Stata, SAS, etc.
• Comfort with data visualization techniques
• Desire to learn new skills and gain deep expertise in a new topic
• Attention to detail and an eye for visual design
• Strong time management and organization skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

• Educational or experiential background in social science (psychology, economics, sociology, etc.) or a relevant business field (marketing, human resources/talent acquisition, communications)
• 2-4 years of experience with survey research methodologies
• Prior experience in market research, HR consulting, talent acquisition, human capital management or related areas

• Annual salary: $72,500-80,000 based on experience
• Remote
• Unlimited PTO
• Medical, dental, and vision
• 401K match up to 4% of employee contributions
• Paid parental leave
• Learning and development opportunities
• Mental health days
• $1000 annual employee wellness stipend

Please keep in mind: Research has shown that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds only apply to jobs when they meet 100% of the requirements vs. their majority counterparts, which apply at a much higher rate if they meet 50-60% of the requirements. So, with that being said, if you are interested in the role, we would love to hear how you can leverage your talents to be an awesome culture add.

Our Values & Culture, In Brief: Talent is in our DNA. It is what we study, who we serve, and the quality we most pride ourselves on internally. In order for our team members to be at their best, we provide individualized benefits and support. At the most basic level, benefits include unlimited PTO, health insurance benefits, and career development opportunities. We believe a well-rounded and diverse team is the key to our success. To provide the widest range of experiences and perspectives in our member service and internal culture, we never discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. Please let our recruiter know if there are any accommodations we can provide for you to ensure an equitable and comfortable recruitment process.

We highly value diversity, equity, and inclusion, and this shows up in everything we do. Our research has a significant focus on the experiences of candidates from diverse backgrounds. Internally, we have Employee Resource Groups for BIPOC and LGBTQ+ employees, and Affinity Groups to support women and neurodiversity. Furthermore, we’ve established a Diversity Council to promote a workplace environment that is safe, respectful, and inclusive for all and acts as an active partner to People Ops and Leadership in service of our broader firm-wide DEI goals.