Senior Research Associate, Human Capital (Remote)

The Conference Board Of Canada•Ontario, CA

9d•$80,793 - $109,308•Remote

About The Position

Lead and support quantitative and qualitative research projects related to compensation, benefits, HR metrics, and broader human capital trends. Conduct rigorous data analysis, including cleaning, structuring, and interpreting HR-related datasets to produce clear, actionable insights for senior HR audiences. Transform complex findings into well-structured reports, dashboards, online experiences, impact papers, articles, and executive-ready presentations. Contribute to the development and maintenance of Power BI dashboards and other data-visualization tools, supporting our shift toward integrated research deliverables that pair narrative insights with interactive dashboards. Serve as a client-facing researcher for the Compensation Research Centre, providing data insights, responding to member questions, and presenting at meetings. Present research findings to executive HR councils across Canada, facilitating discussions and supporting council programming with data-driven insights. Identify emerging human capital issues and contribute to the creation of timely, client-focused research projects that meet the evolving needs of Canadian HR leaders. Develop proposals, contribute to business development, and collaborate on opportunities to expand the Human Capital research portfolio. Provide leadership in conceptualizing new research methodologies and strategies to maximize the impact and relevance of our work and expand survey sample size. Contribute content to external forums, including media interviews, articles, commentary, and public presentations. Use project-management software to monitor progress, maintain documentation, and coordinate deliverables effectively across a remote research team. Demonstrate CBoC values of collaboration, ownership, excellence, evidence, passion, and integrity in all aspects of work and interactions with colleagues, members, and clients.

Requirements

Graduate degree in Human Resources, I/O Psychology, Business, or another related social science discipline.
Deep knowledge of compensation and benefits, HR practices, anticipated HR trends, labour relations, and workforce analytics.
Demonstrated experience conducting quantitative and qualitative research, including the analysis of HR, survey, and benchmarking datasets using SPSS (or R) and NVivo.
Ability to translate complex data into clear, well-organized insights for reports, dashboards, presentations, and executive briefings.
Excellent writing skills, with the ability to distill technical findings into accessible, evidence-based content.
Experience designing, developing, and programming surveys using Voxco (or Qualtrics), including question design, logic programming, data validation, and survey testing.
Proven capability to identify emerging HR issues and contribute to the development of timely, client-focused research projects.
Effective project management abilities, including prioritization, time management, and delivering high-quality outcomes within tight timelines.
Confident communicator with experience presenting to and engaging with executive-level audiences.
Experience using project-management software to track tasks, timelines, and deliverables in a research environment.
Demonstrated reliability in managing multiple responsibilities, deadlines, and deliverables.
Professional, collaborative, and responsive in interactions with colleagues, members, and clients.
Willingness to travel within Canada for council meetings, client engagements, and annual in-person team meetings (approximately 10% travel).

Nice To Haves

Experience engaging directly with clients or members.
Bilingualism (English/French).

Responsibilities

Lead and support quantitative and qualitative research projects related to compensation, benefits, HR metrics, and broader human capital trends.
Conduct rigorous data analysis, including cleaning, structuring, and interpreting HR-related datasets to produce clear, actionable insights for senior HR audiences.
Transform complex findings into well-structured reports, dashboards, online experiences, impact papers, articles, and executive-ready presentations.
Contribute to the development and maintenance of Power BI dashboards and other data-visualization tools, supporting our shift toward integrated research deliverables that pair narrative insights with interactive dashboards.
Serve as a client-facing researcher for the Compensation Research Centre, providing data insights, responding to member questions, and presenting at meetings.
Present research findings to executive HR councils across Canada, facilitating discussions and supporting council programming with data-driven insights.
Identify emerging human capital issues and contribute to the creation of timely, client-focused research projects that meet the evolving needs of Canadian HR leaders.
Develop proposals, contribute to business development, and collaborate on opportunities to expand the Human Capital research portfolio.
Provide leadership in conceptualizing new research methodologies and strategies to maximize the impact and relevance of our work and expand survey sample size.
Contribute content to external forums, including media interviews, articles, commentary, and public presentations.
Use project-management software to monitor progress, maintain documentation, and coordinate deliverables effectively across a remote research team.
Demonstrate CBoC values of collaboration, ownership, excellence, evidence, passion, and integrity in all aspects of work and interactions with colleagues, members, and clients.

Benefits

Virtual First - work from home anywhere across Canada with a budget to set up your home office.
A workplace where your hard work is not just valued, but actively celebrated. We take pride in our commitment to recognizing and rewarding the exceptional talent that drives our success through our Recognition programs.
Healthcare benefits from Day One to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including a $2,500 benefit for Psychologist, Social Worker or Psychotherapist services
Work/Life Balance: In addition to 20 days annual vacation, we close between Christmas Day and New Year's Day, observe 13 holidays per year and offer Friday afternoon closures.
A modern, defined benefit (DB) pension plan: We care about your future and offer a pension plan with a 5% match from Day One
Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP): We understand that life can be unpredictable and challenging and EFAP supports you and your family during difficult times.
Maternity and parental leave top-up plan

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