Role Description AIR is seeking a Principal Researcher specializing in survey methodology to join our Healthcare Transformation team. The Principal Researcher would lead and contribute to the design, collection, and analysis of survey data used in health program evaluations and other projects. Activities include: - Survey design - Development of questionnaires and test items - Processing and cleaning data - Analysis of data - Creating research data files and data documentation - Producing statistical reports This position has the flexibility to work remotely within the United States (U.S.) or from one of AIR’s U.S. office locations. This does not include U.S. territories. Responsibilities - Support the development and execution of theoretically sound, practical approaches to achieve the statistical objectives of a study or project, including: - Developing and evaluating sampling frames - Selecting samples based on complex designs - Constructing weights for studies with complex designs - Assessing the potential to supplement, improve, or replace survey data with administrative or other extant data - Applying appropriate procedures to produce point and variance estimates, including from samples with complex designs - Conduct technical reviews of data collection and data processing plans and specifications for accuracy, completeness, and technical soundness - Author technical reports, memoranda, and documentation - Clearly communicate methods, findings, and implications to technical and non-technical policy audiences - Develop and manage budgets (in collaboration with a Project Manager) and communicate timelines, scope, and resources with clients - Ensure the quality, accuracy, and consistency of all work products through appropriate QA/QC processes - Supervise and mentor research staff in completing project tasks and supporting professional development - Work effectively in a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary team environment and contribute to and lead proposal development - Contribute thoughtfully and creatively to project teams - Assist with conducting disclosure risk analyses on restricted- and public-use data files to ensure the protection of measured entities Qualifications - Ph.D. in fields such as survey methodology, economics, psychology, sociology, statistics, computer science, public policy, public health, or other social science related fields plus 8 or more years of relevant experience - Demonstrated understanding of survey methodology and survey operations - Experience with clinical quality measure development - Experience with statistical software packages such as Stata, SAS, WPS, R, Python - Proficient understanding of basic descriptive and inferential statistics - Experience leading, developing, and writing proposals for federal agencies - Experience leading projects - Direct experience with CMS is strongly preferred, but not required Skills - Effective communicator about survey methods, results, and recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences - Strong attention to detail and commitment to rigorous quality control - Strong organizational and interpersonal skills - Ability to work as part of a team and support multiple tasks - Comfortable working in a virtual/dispersed work environment Disclosures - Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. Employment-based visa sponsorship is not available for this position. - American Institutes for Research is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer. - AIR adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. - All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo reference and background checks. - AIR maintains a drug-free work environment. Accessibility Notice If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process due to a physical or mental disability, please send an email to Taliba Boone at tboone@air.org or call 202.403.5000. Fraudulent Job Scams Warning & Disclaimer AIR is aware of individuals falsely presenting themselves as AIR representatives. To protect yourself, please be aware that AIR recruitment will only email you from an “@air.org” domain. Benefits - Anticipated Annual Salary Range: $155,000 — $190,000 USD

Role Description You will own the architecture of market infrastructure at its most fundamental level: designing the methodologies and data products that power institutional-grade pricing and indexing. This is not purely a backend role. You are equally a subject matter expert who will stand in front of sophisticated institutional clients and defend complex financial engineering in both technical and business terms. You will solve real problems: - How do we construct a defensible world price for an asset? - What data sources matter? - How do we synthesize them into a methodology that traders, exchanges, and market makers can trust? - How do we explain that to centralized and decentralized exchange executives? Location: Europe Remote-first Language: English (Fluent) Your Responsibilities - Design and develop data methodologies that synthesize multiple sources into defensible market signals. - Develop a deep understanding of available datasets, their limitations, and optimal use cases. - Implement data signals with direct impact on revenue and institutional adoption. - Leverage advanced proficiency in Python, SQL, and statistical programming to move from exploratory analysis to production systems. - Demonstrate mastery in time-series analysis, pattern recognition, and large-scale data problems. - Apply expertise in asset pricing, liquidity measurement, and market data systems. - Serve as the subject matter expert representing quantitative products to institutional clients. - Translate sophisticated financial engineering concepts into clear, logical explanations for non-technical audiences. - Relay market feedback from institutional partners back to product and engineering teams. Qualifications - 5+ years of professional experience in quantitative research, financial engineering, or related quantitative roles. - Expert-level proficiency in Python and SQL. - Deep, practical knowledge of market data systems and reference data architecture. - Proven experience designing and deploying pricing methodologies for financial assets. - Experience with liquidity measurement, market impact analysis, or similar quantitative market microstructure work. - Strong grasp of how institutional clients evaluate and adopt new data infrastructure. - Demonstrated ability to solve non-trivial problems with minimal guidance. - Ability to communicate advanced quantitative concepts with clarity to audiences ranging from engineers to C-suite executives. Nice to Have - Background at quantitative trading firms, hedge funds, or proprietary trading desks. - Experience with decentralized finance (DeFi) or next-generation financial infrastructure. - Prior work at market data providers or exchanges. - Exposure to Index design and maintenance. Company Description We are a well-rounded team: half of us are tech whizzes, while the other half excel in building partnerships with institutional clients, prime brokers, and the global financial infrastructure community. Communication is key to our network-driven approach. Remote Work: Our team is spread across the globe, from the US and South America to Europe and Asia. We are a digital-first organization where remote work is the norm. Startup-level Speed: We thrive in the dynamic DeFi space and love adaptable problem solvers who are eager to meet the evolving needs of the market. We're building an Amsterdam hub with strong technical and business development talent. The Mission: You will be architecting methodologies that define the future of market data. Your work will power transparent, defensible pricing across asset classes that have never had institutional-grade infrastructure, designed for sophisticated buyers who require the highest fidelity, lowest latency, and most reliable market signals.

Role Description You've spent years doing serious political polling, the kind that shapes how campaigns talk to voters and how organizations make decisions that matter. You light up at the chance to tear apart a crosstab, love obsessing over questionnaire wording, and can sniff out a methodological problem long before it turns into a client problem. You believe Democrats can win more if they use data better, and you're hungry to be part of making that happen. You're not just curious about what AI and new technology can do to the craft of polling; you're genuinely excited to help build what that looks like in practice. If that sounds like the next chapter you've been waiting for, we should talk. You'll be one of Tavern's primary polling voices, running sophisticated studies, owning deliverables, and doing the work that's hard to scale: translating data into sharp, credible guidance on campaigns and policy issues. A big part of this role is editorial: sharpening messaging across a wide range of issues and candidates, pressure-testing findings, and bringing seasoned political judgment to content at every stage of the process. You’ll work closely with our leadership, research, and product teams, and while the role is primarily internal-facing, you’ll also serve as a trusted backstop for client briefings and press interactions when senior leadership needs backup. We value in-person work and expect employees based in Chicago to work regularly from our South Loop office. We also welcome remote candidates, ideally based in Washington, DC. Responsibilities - Research Design & Methodology - Design and execute polling, ad-testing, message-testing, and audience research studies - Develop questionnaires and sampling methodologies with strong methodological rigor - Manage weighting, segmentation, and statistical modeling processes - Demonstrate fluency in RCTs, MaxDiff, conjoint, and other advanced survey designs - Apply a quality-first mindset, catching problems in the data before they become problems for clients - Data Analysis & Insights - Synthesize survey results into clear, actionable strategic recommendations - Identify demographic, geographic, and behavioral trends that shape campaign strategy - Write, edit, and refine persuasive political messaging translating survey research into language that moves target audiences - Conduct cross-tab and subgroup analysis with a practiced eye - Translate findings into written memos, presentations, and briefings that non-experts can act on - Client & External Communication - Deliver in-depth polling briefings to clients and campaign leadership when needed - Engage credibly with press when the moment calls for it, because you understand what reporters are looking for - Represent Tavern's research work with professionalism and political instinct in external settings - Operational Oversight - Manage timelines, budgets, and deliverables across multiple simultaneous projects - Mentor junior researchers and analysts - Coordinate with survey vendors, data teams, and field operations - Ensure compliance with research ethics and privacy standards Qualifications - 7+ years of experience in polling, public opinion research, or political consulting - Strong command of survey methodology and statistical analysis - Experience with polling software and data tools (R, Python, or similar) - Proven ability to synthesize complex data into concise strategic guidance - Experience presenting findings to clients, executives, or campaign leadership - Background on political campaigns or in advocacy organizations - Political instinct; you know what will land clients and what won't - Comfort in external-facing settings: client briefings, press interactions, or conference panels (existing experience or strong willingness to grow into it) - Familiarity with voter files, turnout models, or audience segmentation - Love for using new technology to improve systems and outcomes - Bonus: people management experience - To be explicit: you don't need a degree to work here. You just need to be exceptional at the things we're asking from you. Benefits - Premium health insurance - Unlimited PTO - Office closed for all federal holidays - 401k match - Equity Company Description Tavern Research is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

• Take ownership of end-to-end research studies, including scoping, participant recruitment, methodology selection, facilitation, and analysis, across the full product lifecycle. • Frame research questions that address product uncertainties and business goals in collaboration with product, design, engineering, and growth. • Contribute to roadmap planning by surfacing user needs, pain points, and opportunity areas grounded in data. • Conduct mixed-methods research (e.g., interviews, usability tests, surveys, field studies, A/B testing, etc.) and synthesize findings into clear, actionable insights. • Support product teams with rapid evaluative testing, continuous discovery practices, and post-launch learnings. • Partner with data analysts and designers to triangulate findings and ensure insights reflect user behavior, attitudes, and context. • Translate insights into frameworks, personas, journey maps, or recommendations that support product decisions and roadmap prioritization. • Present findings clearly and persuasively to cross-functional teams, fostering a shared understanding of user needs. • Work closely with design, product, engineering, marketing, and customer success teams to ensure user insights are integrated into design and business processes.