Patinkin Research Strategies: Senior Research Analyst

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The Senior Research Analyst will serve as a lead or co-lead on a variety of qualitative and quantitative public opinion research projects, working in close partnership with firm principals, clients and vendors. This position is designed for an experienced professional who can manage projects from proposal through presentation–balancing strategic insight with operational excellence and data-driven storytelling. Day-to-day responsibilities will include leading survey and focus groups design, managing fieldwork and data-processing, ensuring rigorous quality control, conducting statistical and message based analysis, preparing client ready memos and presentations, and directly presenting findings and strategic recommendations to clients.

As a small, collaborative firm, we expect all team members to be hands on, but this role carries a clear leadership component. The Senior Research Analyst will play a central role in client communication, internal project management, and operational oversight of the firm’s research pipeline. They will also contribute to mentoring junior staff, developing new methodologies and workflows and advancing our firm’s overall research strategy. This is an interdisciplinary position blending best practices in political communication, data analytics, survey science, and modern political strategy. It requires intellectual curiosity, impeccable attention to detail, clear and persuasive writing and presentation skills and a deep commitment to Democratic and progressive causes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Co-lead research projects alongside firm principals, managing all phases from design through analysis and delivery

• Draft and refine proposals, research designs, survey questionnaires, and qualitative moderator guides

• Oversee data collection, processing and weighting, ensuring accuracy, quality and timeliness

• Analyze survey and qualitative data, identifying key trends, strategic implications, and actionable recommendations

• Prepare and deliver client facing memos, topline reports, decks and presentations

• Maintain direct communications with clients to provide updates, guide strategic conversations and field methodological questions

• Supervise and mentor junior staff and interns, fostering skill development and consistency in quality control

• Help manage day-to-day firm operations, including vendor coordination, scheduling, and workflow management

About Patinkin Research Strategies (PRS)

PRS is a leading boutique Democratic polling and communications strategy firm. We provide qualitative and quantitative research, message guidance and strategic advice to Democratic candidates, state and local ballot initiative campaigns, labor unions, and advocacy organizations across the country. Our firm is purposefully small and collaborative by design, offering clients a unique, hands-on experience that sets us apart from competitors in the field. For more information about our clients, work and team, please visit www.patinkinresearch.com

Requirements

• Minimum 6 years of professional experience in public opinion research, political consulting, campaigns or progressive advocacy, or some mix thereof

• Proven ability to lead or manage complex projects

• Exceptional writing and verbal communication skills, including comfort presenting findings to clients, speaking extemporaneously, and synthesizing data into actionable insights

• Meticulous attention to detail and commitment to accuracy and methodological rigor

• Analytical and curious disposition

• High proficiency with Microsoft Office (especially PowerPoint, Excel and Word), Google Workspace, Zoom and familiarity with AI tools

• Experience with SPSS, R or other data analysis tools is a plus

• Deep commitment to Democratic and progressive values and enthusiasm for high stakes political research

• A collaborative, team first approach and willingness to pitch in on all aspects of firm operations when needed

Benefits

• Compensation will be commensurate with skill level and experience, role is eligible for performance bonuses on top of annual salary

• 100% remote working opportunity (US-based), company covers cell phone and home internet bill

• Retirement plan

• Paid parental leave

• Unlimited PTO

• Healthcare plan