Research Analyst

Cypris; Los Angeles, New York (CA, NY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cypris is seeking a detail-oriented Research Analyst to support innovation and R&D leaders in deriving strategic insights from global datasets. You will conduct research and collaborate on projects aimed at understanding emerging technologies and competitor evaluations. This role offers a strong base salary, unlimited PTO, and a chance to contribute to a high-growth startup environment.

Benefits

Unlimited paid time off

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Performance-based discretionary bonus

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience in a research, strategy, consulting, or analyst role.
• Familiarity with academic literature, patents, or technical datasets.
• Strong analytical mindset and comfort working with qualitative and quantitative data.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research and analysis across various datasets.
• Author custom reports and formulate insights for clients.
• Identify trends in innovation activity and research.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

SQL

Python

Job description

Research Analyst

(LA or NYC)

United States

About Cypris:

At Cypris, we're building the single ecosystem for global innovation data. Cypris is an AI-powered research tool that centralizes data sources like scientific papers, global patents, market news, and company data into one platform. Cypris arms users with access to unique insights from 550M+ global data points, answering key questions about their market, competitors, core technologies & more to support new product development, commercial strategy & accelerate global innovation.

We’re connecting R&D teams to the global innovation landscape like the Bloomberg Terminal did for the finance world & Pitchbook for venture capital. Current users include leading R&D & innovation teams at mid-size to Fortune 100 companies operating in emerging markets like aerospace, genomics, cancer research, autonomous vehicles, and more.

About the Role:

Cypris is looking for a detail-oriented and curious Research Analyst to join our growing Research Services team. In this role, you’ll work directly with innovation and R&D leaders to deliver strategic insights derived from global datasets including patents, scientific literature, company activity, and market trends.

You’ll play a consultative role supporting our customers through custom research projects while playing a key role in helping them understand emerging technologies, evaluate competitors, and making data-backed decisions around new product development and innovation strategy.

In this role, you will:

• Conduct research and analysis across technical and commercial datasets (scientific papers, patents, market activity, product data sheets, company data, etc.)
• Author custom reports and formulate insights for enterprise customers in collaboration with our Customer Success and Sales teams
• Identify trends in innovation activity, investment, and research within key technology areas
• Work cross-functionally to support product development and platform improvements by surfacing user feedback and unmet research needs
• Translate complex technical data into clear, digestible insights for business and R&D stakeholders
• Contribute to the development of internal research methodologies and knowledge frameworks

A Key Candidate Will Have:

• 2–4 years of experience in a research, strategy, consulting, or analyst role (experience in innovation, R&D, or IP strategy is a plus)
• A strong analytical mindset and comfort working with both qualitative and quantitative data
• Excellent writing and communication skills—you can distill complex findings into client-ready reports
• Familiarity with academic literature, patents, or technical datasets
• Proficiency with tools like Excel, Google Sheets, and research databases; bonus if you have experience with SQL, Python, or data visualization tools
• A collaborative and proactive attitude with strong attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced startup environment
  

Through this role, you will get:

• A strong base salary & highly incentivized option structure
• To be part of a high-growth startup - plenty of room for you to directly impact the company and grow your career
• Unlimited paid time off
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• To have your voice & opinion heard
• Proper training to be armed with the right knowledge to find success in our market
• This position is eligible for a performance-based discretionary bonus as well

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Where You Can Learn More About Us

Curious about what we’re building at Cypris? Here’s where you can dive deeper:

Website: Explore our AI-powered platform and how we’re transforming R&D and innovation workflows:www.cypris.ai

Press: Read the latest coverage and announcements:

• Cypris Welcomes Chris Staymates as Chief Technology Officer
• Cypris puts Elastic vector search and RAG technologies at the heart of its AI-powered research platform
• Cypris Secures Strategic Funding to Accelerate AI-Driven Innovation Intelligence
• AI is changing how R&D teams get answers to pressing questions

LinkedIn: Follow us for updates, team stories, and industry insights: Cypris on LinkedIn

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How do I get in touch?

You can submit an application & we’ll be in touch! If your resume and background appear like a good match, we will reach out for an initial phone screen.

Where is Cypris located?

Cypris has offices in New York and Los Angeles.

What are Cypris' future hiring plans?

We're constantly looking for the best talent in all facets of engineering, sales, customer success, marketing etc. We will regularly post new job opportunities on this page, Wellfound or LinkedIn. Right now our immediate focus is on Sales, Marketing & Engineering.

How does Cypris make money?

We sell annual access to our dashboard to R&D, innovation & IP teams looking to get in touch with the innovation landscape. We also build custom reports for objective-oriented projects. Both can be included in one package.

What does the interview process look like?

The process depends on the role. For all positions, we like to start with a quick intro call just to make sure we're aligned.

From there, we typically do a longer (45min) call with one of our team members that can appropriately vet your skills & "speak your language" - on the engineering side, this might mean some technical questions, while on the sales side we ask you to build a quick presentation about yourself.