Remote Research Engineer: Cognitive Science & Data Systems

US Research Software Engineer Association; West Crow Wing (MN); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote (U.S.-based)

Generous leave and benefits

401(k) with employer matching

Comprehensive health/dental/vision

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

The Many Brains Project is seeking a Research Engineer to advance cognitive science research, psychometrics, and data systems within a fully remote U.S.-based role. You will build tools, analytics, and infrastructure to support scalable cognitive testing and open research resources.

Ideal candidates hold a PhD or advanced degree and bring strong quantitative skills, programming experience, and a passion for interdisciplinary collaboration in a mission-driven nonprofit.

Qualifications

• PhD or advanced degree in psychology, neuroscience, cognitive science, computational social science, biostatistics, or related field.
• Strong quantitative and statistical background required.
• Experience programming in JavaScript, Python, R, or similar languages.
• Experience working with behavioral, cognitive, or longitudinal datasets.
• Familiarity with psychometrics, experimental design, or digital assessment methods.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Support development of cognitive assessment tools and pipelines.
• Assist psychometric evaluation, validation, and normative modeling.
• Build and maintain dashboards, reports, and visualizations.
• Document cognitive tests, datasets, and workflows for reproducibility.
• Contribute to frontend and/or backend software development.
• Maintain scientific infrastructure and tooling.
• Collaborate with external researchers on study design and implementation.
• Participate in debugging, QA, and software testing efforts.
• Improve internal tools and workflows for efficiency.
• Provide technical support for collaborators and partners.

Skills

Quantitative background

Programming in JavaScript, Python, R

Behavioral/cognitive datasets

Psychometrics/experimental design

Communication & problem-solving

Education

PhD or advanced degree in psychology/neuroscience/cognitive science/biostatistics or related field

Tools

Data visualization frameworks

Web application development

Databases & cloud/server infrastructure

Job description

The Many Brains Project is seeking a Research Engineer to advance cognitive science research, psychometrics, and data systems within a fully remote U.S.-based role. You will build tools, analytics, and infrastructure to support scalable cognitive testing and open research resources.

Ideal candidates hold a PhD or advanced degree and bring strong quantitative skills, programming experience, and a passion for interdisciplinary collaboration in a mission-driven nonprofit.