Senior Impact Researcher

Responsibilities

• Own CDI's impact and efficacy research portfolio, including pre-post evaluations, quasi-experimental studies, and randomized controlled trials conducted in partnership with university collaborators.
• Lead all phases of evaluation work: research design, measurement development, data collection planning, analysis, interpretation, and reporting.
• Develop, revise, test, and validate assessment measures, including self-report surveys, behavioral indicators, and emerging measurement approaches.
• Build and maintain reproducible analytical workflows and documentation standards that support rigorous, auditable research.

External Communication & Field Contribution

• Through various written and oral formats, communicate research findings to diverse external audiences, including university partners, funders, academic and practitioner communities, and the general public.
• Represent CDI's research with accuracy, clarity, and appropriate nuance, in a manner consistent with CDI's values and nonpartisan commitments.
• Contribute to CDI's external credibility and thought leadership in the fields of evaluation, dialogue education, and bridge-building.
• Collaborate with Growth, Education, and Product teams to translate findings into program improvements and partner-facing materials.

Research Systems & Collaboration

• Partner with the Senior Data Scientist to ensure measurement and data collection workflows are well-integrated into reporting infrastructure and stakeholder-facing outputs.
• Collaborate with the Senior Research Associate on qualitative data collection, coding, and synthesis, and on the operational systems that support study execution.
• Build evaluation fluency across the team by helping colleagues develop shared language around measurement concepts, study findings, and their implications.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Education, and Growth teams to align evaluation priorities with organizational needs.