Remote Research Operations Manager: AI & Analytics

Crystal Equation Corporation; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 130,872 - 137,760; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Paid time off

401K

Parental leave

Medical/dental/vision/life insurance

Job summary

Crystal Equation Corporation seeks a hands‑on Research Operations Program Manager, Systems & Analytics to strengthen the execution layer behind research work. You will own end‑to‑end operations, build AI‑assisted processes, and ensure quality, privacy, provenance, and measurement across a compliant product organization.

You will partner with leadership, data science, finance, legal/privacy, and vendors to drive adoption, manage dependencies, and translate insights into actionable decisions while

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in operations, program management, or a related field with 3+ years in operational analytics or measurement.
• Experience designing and delivering complex programs from concept through scaled adoption.
• Experience applying AI and automation to improve workflows with quality controls.
• Strong SQL and Excel/Google Sheets skills and ability to analyze complex data.
• Ability to define metrics and translate analysis into operational decisions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with executive-ready synthesis.

Responsibilities

• Own execution and continuous improvement of program operating cadences, including intake tracking and risk management.
• Build AI‑enabled research operations workflows and evaluate AI tools and vendors.
• Manage the research operations portfolio system: status, data completeness, and reporting.
• Identify bottlenecks and translate patterns into documentation, self‑service, automation, or escalation.
• Establish measurement for velocity, portfolio health, tool adoption, and cost efficiency.
• Analyze data across SQL, spreadsheets, vendor data, and qualitative signals to surface trends.
• Drive adoption of new systems by training users and iterating based on usage.
• Collaborate with research leadership, data science, finance, legal/privacy, operations, and vendors.

Skills

Operational analytics

SQL

Excel / Google Sheets

Vendor evaluation

Stakeholder management

AI / automation

Tools

Python

Apps Script

SQLite

Job description

Crystal Equation Corporation seeks a hands‑on Research Operations Program Manager, Systems & Analytics to strengthen the execution layer behind research work. You will own end‑to‑end operations, build AI‑assisted processes, and ensure quality, privacy, provenance, and measurement across a compliant product organization.

You will partner with leadership, data science, finance, legal/privacy, and vendors to drive adoption, manage dependencies, and translate insights into actionable decisions while