Research Systems Engineer

This is a hybrid role that blends process leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and technical contribution.

You will work closely with project managers, researchers, and model development teams to embed best practices, improve operational efficiency, and ensure research outcomes are well-documented, auditable, and scalable.
If you enjoy understanding how work really happens-and making it better-this role offers meaningful impact and room to grow.

Responsibilities:

Drive Research Excellence & Continuous Improvement


* Identify opportunities to improve how research is planned, executed, documented, and delivered


* Coach teams on best practices and support adoption through collaboration-not enforcement


* Facilitate shared learning across teams to reduce duplication and improve consistency


* Help embed a culture of trust, transparency, and measurable outcomes

Partner Across Research & Project Teams


* Serve as a liaison between Research Operations and model development teams


* Hold regular check-ins with project managers to review progress, tooling usage, and documentation


* Support long-running research efforts (often multi-year) by ensuring processes stay aligned from start to finish

Expanded Technical Contribution

In addition to operational leadership, this role offers the opportunity to take on hands-on technical work, including:


* Designing and building automation solutions to support audits, documentation, or data management


* Contributing to tooling improvements within Research Operations


* Supporting model development teams with scripting, data workflows, or process-enabling tools


* Helping teams apply version control, reproducibility, and documentation standards

Qualifications:

Education & Experience


* Bachelor's degree required (Math, Engineering, Science, or related field)


* Master's degree preferred


* Experience in project management or supporting project-based work


* Experience contributing to process improvement initiatives

Skills & Mindset


* Curious, self-directed learner with a genuine interest in how research work happens


* Highly organized, adaptable, and comfortable with evolving requirements


* Clear communicator who can work effectively with different roles and levels


* Comfortable working across disciplines and reconciling competing priorities


* Open to leveraging emerging tools-including generative AI-to improve efficiency and quality while maintaining compliance and rigor

Technical Skills


* Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel, Word, and PowerPoint


* Proficiency in Python or a similar scripting language


* Experience building automation tools, dashboards, or data pipelines


* Familiarity with version control systems (Git/GitHub preferred)


* Experience with AI-assisted coding tools is a plus

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