Data & Research Lead
Canopy Planet Society•Ontario, ON
•CA$134,000 - CA$155,000
About The Position
The Data Research Strategic Lead will lead the systems and processes used to manage Canopy's data, research, and technical knowledge. The role coordinates research across the Impact team, sets standards for data quality and governance, spearheads seminal research projects, and oversees development of tools that support program strategy, partner engagement, and thought leadership. This role translates academic research and modelling into accessible findings for corporate decision-makers, and manages a team plus external researchers and technical specialists.
Requirements
- Experience leading complex data, research, or knowledge-management systems across multiple teams
- Experience developing or managing data products, dashboards, research platforms, or decision-support tools
- Strong knowledge of data governance: source tracking, QA, documentation, permissions, version control, confidentiality
- Ability to commission, manage, and synthesize work from external researchers, data specialists, and subject-matter experts
- Working fluency with AI-enabled research/analysis tools, with sound judgment on validation, security, and appropriate use
- Ability to communicate complex data and evidence clearly to non-specialist audiences
- Ability to judge when a new tool improves a decision/workflow versus when a simpler approach suffices
- Experience managing staff, consultants, or technical partners
- A sense of humour
Nice To Haves
- Experience with geospatial data, supply-chain mapping, data visualization, or decision-support tools
- Knowledge of forest, fibre, paper, packaging, textile, or agricultural residue/materials supply chains
- Scientific or technical experience in environmental science, carbon, biodiversity, materials, circular economy, or industrial decarbonization
- Experience supporting public research and major reports
- Familiarity with survey, audit, market-research, life-cycle assessment, or policy-analysis methods
- Experience in a nonprofit, advocacy, or market-transformation organization
Responsibilities
- Drive Canopy's research and knowledge systems program, reinforcing Canopy as a trusted solutions partner and leader in low-carbon and Next Gen materials
- Develop and maintain a shared architecture connecting Canopy's core datasets, research, technical knowledge, source documentation, and decision tools
- Coordinate research needs across the Impact team, including surveys, audits, market/policy research, and commissioned studies
- Organize information from spreadsheets, PDFs, APIs, public datasets, field research, and expert input into documented, reusable resources
- Establish standards for source tracking, quality assurance, version control, access, confidentiality, and responsible AI use
- Manage a roadmap for dashboards, maps, calculators, and other decision-support tools based on campaign needs and user feedback
- Work with subject-matter experts to capture scientific, technical, and market knowledge and convert it into accessible tools/assets
- Lead the underlying data, analysis, methods, and citations behind public reports and external outputs
- Introduce AI-enabled workflows where they improve research, analysis, or knowledge management, with appropriate human review and safeguards
- Train colleagues on relevant systems and tools; maintain clear documentation
- Manage a team and oversee external researchers, data specialists, and consultants
Benefits
- Flexibility in working hours is important to support collaboration across time zones with Canopy's global partners.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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