Research Associate – Knowledge & Modelling Infrastructure

Humanis AG; Zürich; Híbrido; CHF 90.000 - 140.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Flexible teleworking arrangements

Descripción de la vacante

Humanis AG is seeking a Program Manager / Research Associate to strengthen analytical, modelling, and knowledge infrastructure capabilities. The role combines rigorous economic research, statistical modelling, and the development of scalable, data-driven systems that support strategic decision-making across global portfolios.

The position sits at the intersection of research, data engineering, and strategic analysis, helping build the backbone of the organization’s monitoring and evaluation

Formación

• Master’s degree in social science, economics, statistics, or a closely related quantitative discipline.
• 2 years of relevant professional experience.
• Demonstrated experience as a Research Assistant or in a comparable analytical role.
• Proven track record in statistical modelling and empirical research.
• Programming proficiency in R and Python.
• Familiarity with SQL and Bayesian modelling frameworks.
• Experience with reproducible research tools (e.g., Git, Quarto).

Responsabilidades

• Design and maintain monitoring indicator systems to track progress across diverse programmatic portfolios.
• Build, automate, and document structured knowledge databases and reporting tools using reproducible workflows and version control.
• Support the integration of retrieval-augmented generation architectures and database-backed systems.
• Contribute to quarterly indicator updates and milestone-tracking processes.
• Design and estimate modelling templates for expected programmatic outcomes.
• Develop structured elicitation protocols and expert-judgment frameworks.
• Build and apply statistical modelling workflows for country case studies, including specification, estimation, validation, and aggregation.
• Translate modelling outputs into rigorous, decision-oriented analytical reports.
• Contribute to the development and communication of research agendas.
• Ensure high standards of reproducibility, documentation, and methodological transparency.

Conocimientos

Statistical modelling

R

Python

SQL

Git

Quarto

DuckDB

English fluency

Educación

Master’s degree in social science, economics, statistics, or related quantitative discipline

Herramientas

Stan

PyMC

Git

Quarto

DuckDB

Descripción del empleo

Humanis AG is seeking a Program Manager / Research Associate to strengthen analytical, modelling, and knowledge infrastructure capabilities. The role combines rigorous economic research, statistical modelling, and the development of scalable, data-driven systems that support strategic decision-making across global portfolios.

The position sits at the intersection of research, data engineering, and strategic analysis, helping build the backbone of the organization’s monitoring and evaluation