Research Analyst

Spring Innovation Fund; United States; Remote; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Part time

Job summary

Spring Innovation Fund seeks a Research Analyst to support desk and field research, market analysis, business modeling, and ad hoc projects. The role begins as a consulting position (20-40 hrs/week) with potential to grow into a permanent role at Spring.

You will conduct market analysis, build financial models in Excel or Google Sheets, conduct interviews with producers or industry partners, and organize data for memo-ready outputs. This is a remote role with a small mission-driven team.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in a research- or analysis-focused role.
• Experience in consulting, business analytics, data analytics, or market research.
• Proficient with spreadsheet modeling and quantitative data.
• A careful researcher: cite sources, separate what a source says from your inference, flag gaps.
• Highly organized; track multiple questions and deliver on timelines.

Responsibilities

• Market analysis: size markets, map competitors and customers, summarize adoption drivers and trends.
• Business modeling: build and maintain financial/operating models in Excel or Sheets.
• Ad hoc research: tackle focused questions and deliver clear, sourced write-ups.
• Interviews: conduct customer interviews by phone, email, or in person.
• Data and organization: gather, clean, and organize data from public sources and reports.
• Ideas list: manage our list of 150+ welfare tech startup concepts.
• Communication: turn research into concise memos and slides for non-specialists.

Skills

Market research

Financial modeling

Excel/Sheets

Interviews

Data analysis

Project management

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

Job description

About Spring Innovation Fund

Spring Innovation Fund is a venture philanthropy studio and fund building the next generation of welfare technologies for animals in farms and fisheries. We co-found new companies through our venture studio and back external ones through our investment portfolio, on a simple thesis: the most durable welfare gains come from solutions the industry actually wants to adopt; technologies that align animal welfare and producer profitability by design.

The Role

We are looking for a Research Analyst to support the Spring team with both desk & field research, market analysis, business modeling, and ad hoc research projects. You will help us understand markets, build and check models, gather and organize information, and write up findings clearly. The work is varied: one week might be sizing a market segment, the next might be a literature review or a set of company profiles. The role begins as a consulting position (20-40 hrs/week) and may grow into a permanent role at Spring.

What You'll Do

• Market analysis: research and size markets, map competitors and customers, and summarize adoption drivers, regulatory context, and industry trends.
• Business modeling: build and maintain financial and operating models in Excel or Google Sheets, including unit economics, pricing, and scenario analysis.
• Ad hoc research: take on focused research questions on technologies, companies, species, supply chains, and policy, and deliver clear, sourced write-ups.
• Interviews: conduct customer interviews with producers or industry partners by phone, email, or in person as needs demand
• Data and organization: gather, clean, and organize data from public sources, reports, and interviews; help keep our internal trackers and research library current.
• Ideas list: manage and maintain our current list of 150+ welfare tech startup concepts
• Communication: turn research into concise memos, slides, and summaries that a non-specialist reader can act on.

Who You Are

• An interest in animal welfare and agriculture
• At least 2 years of professional experience in a research- or analysis-focused role; consulting, business analytics, data analytics, or market research backgrounds are a strong fit.
• Comfortable withspreadsheet modeling and working with quantitative data.
• A careful researcher: you cite your sources, separate what a source says from what you infer, and flag gaps in the evidence.
• Highly organized; you keep track of multiple open questions and deliver on agreed timelines.
• Self-directed and comfortable working remotely with a small team; you ask good questions early.
• Pluses: background in venture capital, agriculture, aquaculture, animal science; experience with early-stage companies; familiarity with animal welfare science or certification standards.

What We Offer

A flexible, remote, role with a small mission-driven team, and broad exposure to how a venture studio and fund evaluates markets and builds companies. Compensation of $40-50 per hour, with the potential to convert to a full-time, permanent position.

Spring Innovation Fund is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.