Own the end-to-end quality of Surgo’s survey data, from raw inputs to analysis-ready datasets.
Ensure preprocessing, coding, and transformations are accurate, consistent, and reproducible.
Ensure metadata is complete, accurate, and trusted by downstream users.
Identify and resolve data quality issues before they impact analyses or products.
Establish scalable data quality checks and standards as our survey footprint grows.
Identify ways to streamline processing, including experimenting with AI tools.
Enable faster, more confident research by making data quality a solved problem.

Masters degree or higher in a relevant domain (e.g. psychology, economics, social science, healthcare, epidemiology).
Understand the fundamentals of survey design and survey statistics.
Experience working with survey data, cleaning messy data sets, creating variables, and handling metadata.
Exceptional attention to detail and a strong instinct for data quality issues.
Comfortable working with complex, imperfect, real-world datasets.
Basic analytical skills (Python preferred)
Able to balance speed and rigor in a fast-moving environment
we are a startup so we need you to be flexible and fast.
Strong command of English to enable good internal communication and metadata accuracy
Clear and proactive communicator who documents decisions and flags risks early.

Fantastic, fun and collaborative colleagues; opportunity to solve tough challenges in healthcare
Ability to be entrepreneurial and tremendous opportunities for growth
Public Benefit Corporation with an impact and equity mission
Competitive compensation and health benefits
Professional Development opportunities

Research Associate

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