Research Design Associate

**Title**: Research Associate **Location**: Remote Canada **Reports to**: Research Manager **The Role**: You will support team on work related to our customer satisfaction survey research based business. The primary duties of this research position will include working with the internal key stakeholders to develop new or revised survey content, to ensure that survey content meets J.D. Power's high standards, and to assist with the development of sample design for our syndicated research products. You will also work closely with your manager and the Data Science team to ensure studies are designed to maintain scientific integrity and quality and that syndicated studies are produced in an efficient and timely manner. **The Impact**: The Associate of Research will be an individual contributor in a team of over 20 Research analysts. You are expected to be a self-starter who can work well with other team members and departments. You and your team will ensure that J.D. Power studies are developed or redesigned to meet client needs in a timely manner and ensure that the production of the syndicated study is efficient and smooth. **Responsibilities**: - Ensure that survey and sample plan designs meet J.D. Power standards with supervision - Develop and document survey and sample plan specifications and artifacts with supervision - Work with survey programming and data processing specialists to ensure study designs are implemented as planned with supervision - Perform QA processes on survey data to ensure data validity - Perform QA processes on internal analysis (DP specs, SP skip logic/programming) **Qualifications**: - Education: Bachelor's Degree - Experience in market research and/or related fields a plus - Strong organizational skills, communication skills and high attention to detail - Beginning to Intermediate use of SPSS (preferred but not required) - Proficient in MS Office Suite (Power Point, Excel, Word) **The Career Opportunity**: Associate of Research growth opportunities are significant, both within the Global Research division as well as the overall J.D. Power organization. We have a strong desire to promote from within the company; the right individual has numerous avenues to pursue a long career with J.D. Power. **The Team / The Business**: Efficient, integrated and highly skilled team of Research Design Analysts who sit inside the Data Science team along skilled research designers and statisticians. **Our Hiring Manager says**: "I'm looking for a results-driven, attention-to-detail, critical thinker who can work in a cross functional/matrixed environment to produce high quality survey and sample plan designs that meet complex technical standards. The right person for this job will be process-driven and able to manage multiple projects at the same time and still ensure that projects are delivered on time and to specifications." **J.D. Power **is a global leader in consumer insights, advisory services and data and analytics. A pioneer in the use of big data, artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithmic modeling capabilities to understand consumer behavior, J.D. Power has been delivering incisive industry intelligence on customer interactions with brands and products for more than 50 years. The world's leading businesses across major industries rely on J.D. Power to guide their customer-facing strategies. **Company Mission** J.D. Power is clear about what we do to ensure our success into the future. We unite industry leading data and insights with world-class technology to solve our clients' toughest challenges. **Our Values** At J.D. Power, we strive to be Truth Finders, Change Makers and Team Driven - the distinct behaviors that, together, define our unique culture. Truth Finders - At J.D. Power, we are proud of the unbiased data and findings we provide. As individuals, each and every member of our team is dedicated to living this same objectivity and embodying the highest ethical and professional standards - the only 'favorite' we have is the truth. Change Makers - At J.D. Power, we never stand still. We constantly seek better ways - innovating and evolving in everything we do to support our colleagues and our clients alike - and all in service of delivering data and insights that drive meaningful business impact. Team Driven - ** **At J.D. Power, we are one team and we are activated. Regardless of individual role, every member of our team is dedicated to supporting their immediate colleagues and our broader J.D. Power family to deliver on our collective purpose and make us greater than the sum of our parts. At J.D. Power, these values are more than words. We bring these values to life throughout our organization through our employee event series — J.D. Power Values Days. Each quarter, we celebrate one of our core values and hold an annual event to celebrate our combined values at the end of the year. We are dedicated to leveraging comprehensive and equitable practices which co