Senior Director, Research & Insights
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DonorsChooseK-12 Education
Work fully remotely from CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, MA, MD, MI, MN, NC, NJ, NY, OR, PA, TN, TX, VA, WA, or WIFull-TimeDirector
Salary$140,000 - $155,000; $150,000 - $170,000 for specific higher cost of labor locations (NYC, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Boston, and Washington, D.C.)
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Job Details
- Required Skills
- Data Analysis
Requirements
- Strategic thinking and organizational judgment.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to translate complex findings into compelling narratives for non-technical audiences.
- Experience influencing senior leaders and organizational decision-making.
- Strong understanding of both qualitative and quantitative research approaches.
- Ability to identify trends, signals, and intersections between classroom realities and broader opportunities.
- Experience turning insights into strategy, investment decisions, or organizational change.
- Deep K–12 education expertise (nice-to-have).
- Survey design and educator listening experience (nice-to-have).
- Experience managing external research partners (nice-to-have).
- Experience working with large-scale datasets or analytical products (nice-to-have).
Responsibilities
- Partner closely with Data Science to co-design and scale organizational intelligence capabilities.
- Define key questions to be answered through data, intelligence, and emerging classroom signals.
- Collaborate on initiatives uncovering patterns, trends, and opportunities within DonorsChoose's dataset.
- Translate research findings into compelling narratives for fundraising, engagement, and organizational influence.
- Ensure insights are accessible and relevant to stakeholders including educators, funders, and policymakers.
- Lead the organization's approach to impact measurement and learning.
- Oversee measurement frameworks focused on student outcomes and school engagement.
- Guide impact studies and validation efforts through internal and external partners.
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