Senior Education Research Lead — Data & Policy Insights

Manhattan Strategy Group; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Manhattan Strategy Group is seeking an Education Research Senior Consultant to support proposals and conduct applied research for projects funded by the U.S. Department of Education and IES.

The role involves designing studies, analyzing data, and contributing to reports, dashboards, and tools to support data-driven decision-making in education. The ideal candidate has strong research and analytical skills, experience with education data, and the ability to communicate findings to diverse

Qualifications

• Master's degree in education, public policy, statistics, measurement and evaluation, data analytics, social sciences, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience conducting applied research, program evaluation, policy analysis, or data analysis.
• Experience conducting quantitative and/or qualitative analyses using a variety of research methods.
• Ability to translate complex analyses and research findings into clear, actionable insights for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience preparing technical reports, research briefs, presentations, memoranda, or other research deliverables.
• Knowledge of research design, evaluation theories and methodologies, and evidence-based decision-making practices.
• Strong written communication, critical thinking, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct literature reviews, environmental scans, and evidence syntheses.
• Prepare datasets for analysis using administrative, survey, assessment, and other education data sources.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analyses using appropriate research methods.
• Assist with research design, instrument development, sampling plans, and analytic plans.
• Develop tables, figures, dashboards, visualizations, and summaries of findings.
• Support collection, management, and documentation of research data.
• Contribute to technical reports, research briefs, presentations, and other project deliverables.
• Draft sections of study plans, protocols, and methodological documentation.
• Support development of logic models, performance measures, and outcome tracking frameworks.
• Participate in research team meetings and contribute to project planning and implementation activities.
• Assist with quality assurance reviews of research products and analyses.
• Support compliance with research standards, data privacy requirements, and human subjects protections.
• Contribute to proposal development and technical writing efforts.

Skills

Literature reviews

Data analysis

Communication

Project management

Qualitative methods

Quantitative methods

Data visualization

Policy analysis

Education

Master's degree

Doctoral degree (preferred)

Tools

R

Stata

SAS

SPSS

Python

NVivo

ATLAS.ti

Job description

Manhattan Strategy Group is seeking an Education Research Senior Consultant to support proposals and conduct applied research for projects funded by the U.S. Department of Education and IES.

The role involves designing studies, analyzing data, and contributing to reports, dashboards, and tools to support data-driven decision-making in education. The ideal candidate has strong research and analytical skills, experience with education data, and the ability to communicate findings to diverse