Research Assistant

Energy Innovation Corp; Tacoma (WA); Remote; USD 73,000 - 115,000; Part time

Job summary

Fortive in Tacoma, WA seeks a Research Assistant with strong Active Listening experience for a freelance, mid-level role. The position offers $73,000 - $115,000 per year and the opportunity to own deliverables while growing within a high-trust team.

You will prepare reports, summaries, and presentations for leadership, chase root causes, and help streamline strategic planning. Remote work is possible with relocation to Tacoma as needed.

Qualifications

• The ability to listen actively and extract insights from conversations and documents.
• Experience supporting cross-functional teams in a mid-level capacity.
• Comfort with owning projects from concept through delivery.

Responsibilities

• Prepare reports, summaries, and presentations for leadership review.
• Chase down root causes rather than applying quick patches.
• Trim strategic planning processes that have outlived their purpose.
• Juggle priorities without dropping important tasks.
• Tie general effort back to a Fortive metric or KPI.
• Know when a Tacoma relationship needs a call instead of an email.

Skills

Active Listening

Cross-functional collaboration

Project ownership

Remote work

Job description

Our Tacoma, WA office has an immediate opening for a Research Assistant with strong Active Listening experience. A $73,000 - $115,000 freelance role for a mid-level professional ready to own deliverables and grow within a high-trust team.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare reports, summaries, and presentations for review by leadership
• Chase down the root cause instead of slapping on a patch
• Trim Strategic Planning processes that have quietly outlived their purpose
• Juggle scrappy-but-steady priorities without dropping the ones that matter
• Tie general effort back to a number Fortive cares about
• Sense when a Tacoma relationship needs a call, not an email

What You'll Bring

• The judgment to distinguish a fire drill from an actual fire
• Comfort with a Fortive pace that rarely sits still
• Experience supporting cross-functional teams in a mid-level capacity
• Willingness to relocate to Tacoma, WA, or to make remote work
• Comfortable owning projects from concept through delivery

Fortive was founded in Tacoma, WA on the idea that general should be powerful yet refreshingly inclusive. We prize follow-through: when someone here commits to something, the team can count on it.

We pair $73,000 - $115,000 with a seasoned mentor, so your Active Listening sharpens fast while the benefits quietly take care of everything else.

Reposted with today's stamp, the Tacoma, WA opening still needs filling.