Mixed Methods Researcher

SaverLife • ,

7d • $82,240 - $102,800 • Remote

About The Position

SaverLife is a national nonprofit and advocacy organization using technology to improve the financial health of people living on low-to-moderate incomes. Through our fintech product, SaverLife helps our members build financial health and savings, with a personalized experience that includes financial content, savings rewards and incentives, trusted referrals, and access to a supportive online community. Leveraging our fintech product and research findings, we bring our members' voices and priorities into system-level conversations to ensure current and emerging products, programs, and policies support their unique financial health journeys. The Research and Policy team is at the heart of that mission: we ask hard questions, dig into real data, and turn what we learn into strategies that actually work. We’re looking for a Mixed Methods Researcher who is equal parts scientist and storyteller — someone who can design a rigorous study in the morning, wrangle messy data in the afternoon, and translate both into insights that move people to action. If you love questions more than answers, thrive when priorities shift, and believe that getting the details right is never just a nicety, this role was built for you.

Requirements

• Strong mixed-methods chops — surveys, interviews, focus groups, administrative data — and you apply the right level of rigor to every question.
• Proficient in at least one of the following: Stata, R, SQL, or Python for quantitative analysis.
• Design and test surveys (e.g., Typeform), lead qualitative analysis, and keep your analytic files clean and documented in GitHub.
• Write and present with clarity and purpose — whether that’s a technical memo, a public-facing report, or a stakeholder readout.
• Managed research projects end-to-end and know how to keep multiple workstreams moving simultaneously.
• Use tools like Asana and Google Workspace, and you document your work so others can build on it.
• 4–6+ years of research experience in nonprofit, academic, government, or private sector settings
• Bachelor’s in economics, public policy, sociology, data science, or a related field (a Master’s is preferred).
• An equivalent combination of education and experience is also welcomed.
• Experience working in financial health or with low-to-moderate income populations.
• Find more satisfaction in the team winning than in individual recognition.
• Collaborative, generous with your time and expertise, and actively work to make the people around you successful.
• Take genuine pride in the quality of your work.
• Build expertise deliberately, follow proven processes, and treat accuracy not as a checkbox but as a professional standard.
• At your best when the work is dynamic — managing multiple priorities, pivoting quickly, and finding energy in the fact that no two weeks look the same.
• Can read a room. Whether you’re presenting regression outputs to a data scientist or explaining findings to a community partner, you instinctively adapt your style to reach your audience.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with RCTs, predictive analytics, or ML is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement mixed-methods studies — surveys, interviews, focus groups, administrative data — using a participatory research framework
• Choose the right method for the right question and apply the appropriate level of rigor, including significance testing
• Conduct landscape analyses on household finance and financial health topics
• Keep community at the center: ensure every project reflects the people SaverLife serves
• Stay curious — continually learn and apply new methodological approaches
• Design, program, and test surveys; write interview protocols and facilitation guides
• Lead quantitative data cleaning and analysis in Stata, R, SQL, or Python; keep code clean and documented in GitHub
• Lead qualitative analysis with the same rigor you bring to the numbers
• Own data quality — document your processes so others can follow and build on your work
• Maintain working familiarity with RCTs, predictive analytics, and machine learning approaches
• Translate findings into clear, compelling insights for product, partnership, and policy audiences
• Write and present reports, memos, and public-facing deliverables that don’t just inform — they move people to act
• Communicate with equal fluency to technical teams and non-technical decision-makers
• Own end-to-end project management: scope, timelines, resources, execution
• Keep multiple concurrent projects moving without dropping balls or burning out
• Turn stakeholder needs into actionable research plans — and surface and communicate risks before they become problems
• Document decisions and findings so organizational knowledge grows with every project
• Collaborate actively across the full project lifecycle — brainstorming, feedback, alignment, and follow-through
• Connect research to action: support integration of insights into product, programs, and policy advocacy
• Facilitate research readouts and stakeholder discussions that drive real understanding and next steps
• Coordinate across product, policy, marketing, and external partners, including SaverLife members, to keep everyone rowing in the same direction
• Take on additional responsibilities as the team and mission evolve

Benefits

• Full individual medical, vision, and dental insurance.
• SaverLife also covers 50% of health benefits for employee families.
• Life and long-term disability coverage.
• Section 125 Flexible Spending Account (or HSA Account).
• 3 weeks of accrued vacation per year.
• 10 paid sick days per year.
• 11 paid holidays per year.
• $1,000 per year allocated for professional development.
• SaverLife 401K match of up to 5% per year.
• $50 per month internet stipend and up to $500 to set up your home office.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level