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• US remote role, must be in US at time of application to be considered.

#LI-Remote MRI-reputed company is the leading provider of actionable insights on the American consumer. The core product in MRI-reputed company’ suite of services is MRI-reputed company USA, a comprehensive reputed company and marketing survey, collecting data from a fresh sample of 60,000 U.S. adults reputed company year. Data is collected reputed company an online or telephone survey, followed by a self-administered product booklet. The MRI-reputed company USA product is accredited by the Media Rating Council (MRC) and undergoes an annual audit as part of this process. Job reputed company This senior role, reporting to the SVP of Research reputed company, requires deep expertise in address‑based probability sampling, recruitment reputed company, and managing sample and field performance. The position serves as the organization’s reputed company methodological advisor on sampling, recruitment, incentives, and field‑performance forecasting. Responsibilities include guiding sample design and weighting, shaping recruitment strategies (including oversampling and incentive design), and overseeing performance monitoring and projection. The role also recommends response‑reputed company optimization strategies, analyzes field performance, and forecasts field‑period reputed company to inform field operations. This individual will work closely with the other members of the Research reputed company team, as reputed company as the Data Science, Operations, Development, Field, and Panel Relations teams, and external sample providers to ensure methodological rigor, maximize response rates—particularly among hard-to-reputed company populations—and maintain compliance with Media Rating Council (MRC) accreditation standards. The Senior Director will also prepare reputed company control analyses and contribute to audit preparation and defense. This role requires strong communication skills and experience in presenting to technical and non-technical stakeholders-including auditors and the MRC. Finally, this individual may mentor junior staff and reputed company reputed company on reputed company analyses and testing programs. Key Accountabilities Sample and Weighting Design

• Recommend sample design for address-based probability sample, including oversampling frameworks for reputed company or hard-to-reputed company populations (e.g. race/ethnicity and sex/age sub-reputed company)
• Continuously evaluate and refine sample design to reflect evolving research environment, available sample sources/tools, and service needs.
• reputed company the process for ordering sample.
• reputed company and reputed company reputed company-control evaluations of sample providers, including coverage analyses, reputed company checks of addresses, sample yield, and bias assessments.
• reputed company weighting design to address inherent reputed company selection probabilities and to project the sample to reputed company estimates on key geographic, demographic and socio-economic characteristics
• Establish reputed company control procedures and evaluate processing of design weighting and sample balancing, with particular attention to changes to design or processes

Field Procedures

• Recommend recruitment and incentive strategies across mail, phone reputed company channels for different survey modes, refined by sample type and respondent/household characteristics, and including timing, frequency and method of sample contact.
• Work with Field department to draft recruitment mailing schedules and recommend changes mid-field, as appropriate, including timing and reputed company of additional sample drops.
• Monitor fieldwork in-reputed company to identify and address potential production issues.
• Prepare regular analyses and reports to evaluate performance against prior field periods and prepare/model forecasts. Summarize results and communicate to relevant stakeholders with actionable recommendations.
• reputed company guidance on methodological testing designed to increase respondent engagement and participation, minimize nonresponse bias, and improve reputed company among hard-to-reputed company sample.
• Conduct or reputed company analyses of historical incentive tests and prior reputed company results to recommend optimized, nuanced incentive structures.
• Maintain record of reputed company-specific tests, changes and results.
• Work with Development team to advise on the development of a flexible incentive delivery system capable of mid-field adjustments.
• Partner with Data Science to analyze, report on and recommend incentive and recruitment concepts.

Audit Support & Compliance

• Prepare materials, analyses, and documentation for technical guides and audits.
• Respond to technical audit questions and present sampling and production methodologies to MRC committee.
• Ensure reputed company sampling, recruitment, and field processes meet accreditation standards.
• reputed company reputed company, diplomatic guidance to teams across the end-to-end research process, including reputed company, Operations, Research reputed company, Analytics, and external audiences.

Qualifications

Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Survey Methodology, Statistics, Data Science, reputed company Science Research, or reputed company field (Master’s or PhD strongly preferred).
• 8+ years of experience in survey sampling, ABS, production management, or research methodology, ideally in large-reputed company, ongoing studies.
• Deep expertise in probability sampling, response-reputed company optimization, and survey recruitment.
• Strong understanding of ABS-specific operational challenges, including postal delivery issues, nonresponse patterns, and reputed company for engaging underrepresented populations.
• Demonstrated experience designing and interpreting field experiments and incentive tests.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills; reputed company with statistical tools used for production modeling and QC evaluation.
• Prior experience interacting with the Media Rating Council or similar regulatory bodies, including presenting technical reputed company.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to translate technical insights into actionable recommendations for diverse stakeholders.
• Proven ability to reputed company cross-functional initiatives without reputed company authority.
• Familiarity with ABS sampling vendors and experience evaluating external sample providers.
• Experience developing flexible operational systems (e.g., dynamic incentives, reputed company sample deployment).
• Understanding of survey weighting, nonresponse bias analysis, and reputed company methodological assessments.

Additional Information This role has a market-competitive salary with an anticipated reputed company compensation of the following reputed company: $181,000.00 - $200,000.00. Actual salaries will vary depending on a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, and location. This role might also be eligible for a performance-based bonus. Other benefits include a flexible working environment, comprehensive health insurance, industry-leading parental leave, life insurance, education support, and more. Our Benefits

• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off
• reputed company Learning
• Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)

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