• Directly supervise data and research staff and contractors; oversee their work and development • Lead the process to set and integrate data & research team goals and to develop, prioritize, implement, and execute a thoughtful quantitative and qualitative research and analytics agenda to increase the efficacy of Swing Left and Vote Forward’s programs over the long term • Lead research / analytics projects to support the development, execution, and evaluation of high-quality programs, such as randomized trials to evaluate program efficacy, analysis of on-platform user behavior, surveys, reports on program metrics and performance, and other methodologies as needed • Communicate about findings and their implications to stakeholders, including colleagues, volunteers, partner organizations, and the public • Prospect, develop, manage, and execute deep research and data partnerships around Vote Forward and Swing Left data, including working with external partners to conduct randomized controlled trials and to leverage data for messaging and other novel use cases • Collaborate with academic and other external partners to improve the organization’s research and analytics knowledge and capabilities • Define and oversee the building, testing, maintenance, and documentation of relevant data stores, tools, and infrastructure, in coordination with data and research, product, and engineering teams • Collaborate with stakeholders in the development and submission of research grant proposals