Senior Research Manager, Sponsored Research & Partnerships

Youth Villages; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug and

Vision

401(k)

Job summary

Youth Villages seeks a Senior Research Manager for Sponsored Research to lead complex, multi‑partner research initiatives. You will guide learning agendas, coordinate data partners, and ensure research informs program decisions and policy contexts.

Reporting to the Director of Research, you will oversee Map2Impact collaborations with Chapin Hall and align research with Youth Villages’ broader evaluation, implementation, and scaling priorities. Remote work with national scope.

Qualifications

• Doctorate in psychology, public policy, public administration, social work, epidemiology, or a related field is required, with 5+ years of related experience.
• Strong expertise in quantitative research methods, study design, statistical analysis, and interpretation of complex observational data required.
• Demonstrated ability to critically evaluate research questions, analytic approaches, and the strength and limitations of evidence required.
• Experience working with large administrative or longitudinal datasets preferred.
• Understanding of implementation science, applied research methods, program evaluation, and/or continuous improvement required.
• Demonstrated success leading complex, multi‑partner initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities required.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously required.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and scientific leadership across sponsored research projects and partners.
• Lead learning agendas and identify priority questions and milestones.
• Support data sharing and onboarding of jurisdiction partners.
• Coordinate dissemination of findings through presentations and reports.
• Manage cross‑jurisdiction projects and ensure timely feedback and decisions.

Skills

Quantitative research

Study design

Statistical analysis

Observational data

Implementation science

Project management

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Doctorate in psychology, public policy, public administration, social work, epidemiology, or related field

Job description

Youth Villages seeks a Senior Research Manager for Sponsored Research to lead complex, multi‑partner research initiatives. You will guide learning agendas, coordinate data partners, and ensure research informs program decisions and policy contexts.

Reporting to the Director of Research, you will oversee Map2Impact collaborations with Chapin Hall and align research with Youth Villages’ broader evaluation, implementation, and scaling priorities. Remote work with national scope.