Remote Research Scientist - Crisis Lifeline Evaluation

Vibrant Emotional Health; United States; Remote; USD 69,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K

Job summary

Vibrant Emotional Health is seeking a Research Scientist to support applied research, evaluation, and evidence synthesis for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline and related activities. You will design and conduct studies, develop data collection tools, and perform analyses to inform practice and improvements.

Under supervision of the Lead Research Scientist, you will contribute to literature reviews, analytic summaries, and dissemination materials, collaborating across Lifeline departments and

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Psychology, Sociology, Public Health or related field.
• 3+ years of experience designing and conducting research or evaluation studies.
• Experience with crisis services or public health data preferred.
• Strong writing and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and conduct independent and collaborative research and evaluation studies.
• Analyze 988 Lifeline data, survey data, pilot data and other sources.
• Evaluate practices, outcomes, and quality of evidence in crisis service settings.
• Develop surveys, instruments, and data collection tools.
• Prepare analytic summaries, reports, manuscripts and abstracts.
• Collaborate with multiple departments to support coordinated research.
• Maintain transparent documentation of methods and findings.

Skills

Applied research

Evaluation design

Quantitative methods

Qualitative methods

R (RStudio)

Data visualization

Asynchronous communication

Education

PhD in Psychology/Sociology/Public Health

Tools

RStudio

Qualtrics

SPSS

Job description

Vibrant Emotional Health is seeking a Research Scientist to support applied research, evaluation, and evidence synthesis for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline and related activities. You will design and conduct studies, develop data collection tools, and perform analyses to inform practice and improvements.

Under supervision of the Lead Research Scientist, you will contribute to literature reviews, analytic summaries, and dissemination materials, collaborating across Lifeline departments and