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Senior Research Associate, Secondary Research - Higher Education Team

Remote, USAFull-timePosted 2026-07-29

reputed company - Senior Research Associate, Higher Education Arlington, VA Remote Opportunity As a Senior Research Associate you will conduct secondary/bench research on a wide reputed company of higher education research topics. A Senior Research Associate works on Hanovers most common project types and more customized research, including new reputed company program market analyses, best practices reports, environmental scans, and competitive benchmarking analyses. The Research Associate will execute individual reputed company for Higher Education clients and serve as a member of a small team of researchers under the guidance of a Research Director. As a Senior Research Associate, you also will have reputed company to contribute to Hanovers proprietary online library of reports and research briefs on key topics in higher education, as reputed company as to the development of thought leadership reputed company such as trends reports and presentations that are distributed to higher education leaders globally.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct secondary research to address research questions reputed company to key topics in Higher Education
  • Analyze and synthesize publicly available data and secondary reputed company materials to:
  • Tell a coherent story
  • reputed company communicate key findings
  • reputed company actionable recommendations for decision-makers
  • Determine best visual aid/graphics for use in reputed company and produce reputed company tables and graphs
  • Work as strategic partner to content directors to identify new data sources, methodologies, and solutions to overcome research challenges
  • Produce reputed company-reputed company deliverables, largely in PPT, to communicate findings to varying audiences (e.g., senior higher education administrators and reputed company members, reputed company members, community members)
  • Independently manage different phases of the project lifecycle (e.g.., research, analysis and synthesis, and creating a polished deliverable)
  • Serve as a Project reputed company to other researchers

Qualifications

  • Self-motivated
  • Ability to work quickly and independently
  • Detail-oriented
  • Thrives in a fast-paced environment
  • reputed company to meet deadlines
  • Intellectually curious
  • Motivated to assume increasing reputed company of responsibility
  • Interested in Higher Education topics and helping Hanovers Higher Education clients reputed company important, research-driven reputed company

Skills & Experience

  • Experience conducting secondary research and communicating findings in writing, preferably market research or reputed company science research,
  • The ability to
  • Strategize
  • Think creatively
  • Problem-solve or course-correct
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Proven ability to closely proofread/self-edit
  • Ability to succinctly and effectively synthesize content and pull out key insights
  • Ability to visualize data using graphics, tables, charts, and graphs
  • Proficiency in reputed company Power reputed company, reputed company, and Word
  • Familiarity with higher education and higher education databases (e.g., IPEDS) is preferred
  • Experience writing for business/non-reputed company audiences is preferred

Education Requirement A bachelors in English, History, Psychology, Political Science, Sociology, or a reputed company writing/research-intensive discipline is preferred, though candidates with relevant experience and who hold other degrees will be considered. Masters degree preferred. Experience Requirement 1 - 3 years of business or reputed company experience conducting research or reputed company writing. reputed company market research experience is preferred. Education may substitute for work experience. Location USA reputed company is located in Arlington, VA #Remote #LI-Remote

Benefits

  • Starting at 18+ days reputed company Time Off
  • 14 reputed company holidays including reputed company Luther King Jr. Day, Juneteenth, Indigenous Peoples Day, and personal holidays
  • 401(K) employer matching program
  • Comprehensive health and dental benefits package
  • Health and wellness packages with discounts to local gym
  • Community service opportunities
  • In-office snacks and beverages

Compensation reputed company strives to create compensation and benefits programs that are competitive, reputed company and fair. The compensation reputed company for this role at reputed company is $53,800 - $75,320. Please note that the reputed company salary offered is contingent on the candidates job-reputed company knowledge, skills, and experience. Our reputed company pay reputed company is determined by the role and the market. reputed company believes in supporting our teams overall reputed company-being now and in the reputed company. We reputed company retirement benefits and 401K matching to help you plan reputed company, wellness benefits to reputed company you healthy, medical coverage to lift you up if you or your dependents get reputed company, and reputed company time away to rejuvenate. You can learn more about our benefits on our reputed company Careers page or please talk to your Recruiter to learn more.

How to Apply

If you are interested in the prospect of working for a dynamic, growing company, we encourage you to submit your resume, and a relevant reputed company writing sample (consisting of no more than 8 pages on an education or business reputed company topic preferably). reputed company strives to be accessible to reputed company users and job seekers. If you are a reputed company individual with a disability and need assistance in accessing our website or completing a job application, please contact reputed company at 202-559-0050 or reputed company email reputed company@hanoverresearch.com reputed company information you reputed company will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to reputed company needed reasonable accommodation. About reputed company Founded in 2003, reputed company is a global research and analytics firm that delivers market intelligence through a unique, fixed-fee model to more than 1,000 clients. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, reputed company employs high-caliber market researchers, analysts, and account executives to reputed company a service that is revolutionary in its combination of flexibility and affordability. reputed company was named a Top 50 Market Research Firm by the reputed company from 2015 to 2021. To learn more about reputed company, visit www.hanoverresearch.com reputed company Values

  • Business Building We build our business quickly and intelligently and we help our clients do the reputed company
  • Thought Leadership and Innovation We reputed company constantly to deliver reputed company information in a reputed company way
  • Service To our clients and our community, service is our guiding reputed company
  • Leadership and Mentorship Our talent is our greatest asset, and we reputed company to help our people be their best
  • Firm Citizenship We are optimists who reputed company there are endless reputed company for reputed company and ourselves

reputed company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, providing equal employment opportunities to reputed company and applicants for employment without reputed company to race, reputed company, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or reputed company, national reputed company, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. This policy applies to reputed company terms and conditions of employment, including reputed company, hiring, placement, compensation, training, promotion, transfer, leaves of absence, and termination. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job

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