Forward Deployed Researcher

Keplar; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Keplar is hiring our first Forward Deployed Researcher to deliver the next generation of full-service research. The role is designed for researchers who push the boundaries of AI in daily work, partnering with brands to turn business questions into actionable insights with high efficiency.

You'll join a fast-growing startup focused on a voice-AI interviewer platform that scales real-time conversations with consumers.

Job description

tl;dr: We're hiring our first Forward Deployed Researcher to deliver the next generation of full-service research. The Forward Deployed Researcher role is designed for researchers who are pushing the boundaries of what it means to work with AI every day. You'll work directly with brands to go from business questions to insights with high efficiency, helping insights teams innovate on how they work to deliver exceptional data to business stakeholders.

About Keplar

Keplar is an end-to-end consumer insights platform built around a voice-AI interviewer that conducts real-time, dynamic, 1:1 conversations with consumers at scale. Keplar conversations feel human and get people to open up, free from moderator fatigue and bias. Keplar is built specifically for iconic consumer brands that quite literally shape the world we live in.

Founded in 2022 and backed by Kleiner Perkins, SV Angel, Common Metal, and South Park Commons, Keplar serves leading brands including Clorox, Intercom, SC Johnson, Tecovas, and Marzetti.

Why Keplar

• A role that doesn't exist anywhere else: senior research craft paired with agentic tooling to deliver full-service deep insights. From study design through the final recommendation. A combination of ownership, leverage, and frontier AI exposure isn't found in traditional agency or in-house research roles.

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