Lead Research Analyst

Position description

Great Minds is a high-growth, mission-driven organization founded by educators in 2007. As a for-profit, Public Benefit Corporation, we believe all students deserve access to meaningful, challenging content—and all teachers deserve tools that are intuitive, effective, and built for the realities of today’s classrooms.

We develop high-quality, knowledge-rich math, science and ELA curricula grounded in research and designed in collaboration with educators. Our materials reflect real classroom needs and are built to drive lasting student outcomes.

 

We are committed to usability, coherence, and practical implementation—supporting teachers not just through curriculum, but with professional learning, purposeful technology, and responsive service that enable strong adoption and impact.

 

What We Build

Our products—Eureka Math and Eureka Math², Wit & Wisdom, PhD Science, Geodes, and the newly launched Arts & Letters ELA—are trusted by thousands of schools and districts nationwide.

• Eureka Math is the most widely used math curriculum in the U.S., and is focused on balancing conceptual understanding, procedural fluency, and Application.

• Wit & Wisdom® and Arts & Letters ELA™ anchor our reading strategy with content-rich, grade-level instruction that integrates literature, history, and the arts, grounded in the science of reading. Geodes® complements our reading suite with decodable texts that pair phonics with meaningful content to support early literacy.

• PhD Science is a hands-on K-5 Science program that sparks curiosity as students build enduring knowledge of how the scientific world works.

These programs reflect a shared belief in high expectations, joyful rigor, and deep respect for educators and students.

 

Where We’re Headed

Great Minds is entering a new stage of growth and product maturity. We are focused on building more connected, customer-informed experiences across the full educator journey—from curriculum to professional learning to platform and support.

 

Our long-term vision is to become a true partner in impact—not just delivering curriculum, but supporting educators in achieving outcomes at scale.

Job Purpose

Reporting to the Senior Director, Research, the Lead Research Analyst will be responsible for the development and execution of our corporate research agenda, including Great Minds implementation services. This position plays a key role in shaping the company’s strategic direction by delivering actionable insights derived from both internal research studies and targeted impact analyses. This role will lead the discovery of innovative ideas and insights and should be able to coach and mentor junior researchers in the development of their work when relevant.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an enterprise research agenda, in partnership with managers across the company.

• Lead the discovery of innovative ideas and insights including hypothesis generation, primary and secondary research, and root cause analysis to identify actionable insights that support the Success team.

• Drive key findings from complex datasets and use findings to develop analytically sound, logically ordered research pieces.

• Develop insights that are practical and actionable (not necessarily academic) to be grounded in workflows.

• Independently create and manage such key research deliverables, including white papers, case studies, presentations, templates, round-table discussions, or custom, in-bound research requests.

• Conduct interviews with senior executives, academics, and industry experts in search of innovative ideas.

• Use research findings to inform product development, implementation strategy, and other strategic capabilities across Great Minds.

• Cultivate and maintain a strong and supportive Great Minds culture in all work environments, with an emphasis on trust, collegiality, curiosity, and quality

• Support the professional growth and development of Great Minds employees

• Communicate across multiple Great Minds teams (Implementation Services, Operations and Analytics, Services Development and Design, and Research and Policy)

• Provide timely communications to the Success leadership team to address priorities, challenges, feedback, and other matters relevant to Great Minds and its mission

Job requirements

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant experience in the design and implementation of rigorous research, within or without formal research institutions

• Experience and comfort with analyzing, synthesizing, and distilling large amounts of quantitative and qualitative information

• Fluency in research method types, standards, and quality of research

• Strong storytelling ability that translates research findings into action

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with particular attention to precision of language and ability to organize information logically

• Ability to manage projects and drive ideas forward to advance initiatives

• Ability to work both independently as well as part of a team

 

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience and knowledge of K-12 education with a bachelor’s or master’s degree in the field

• Passion for and commitment to the importance of high-quality, knowledge-rich curriculum

• Commitment to high standards, instructional quality, and continuous improvement for oneself and others

• Receptivity to feedback with a focus on reflective practice

• Highly collaborative with the ability to consistently exhibit diplomacy, tact, and integrity

• Appreciation for the challenges and victories faced every day by educators

• Empathy, curiosity, and the desire to continually grow as a learner

• Deep belief that every child is capable of greatness

• Superior skills in communicating ideas through verbal descriptions, presentations, and written documentation, conveying an understanding of both the big ideas and the critical, differentiating details

• Bring experience, innovation, and critical thinking skills to the role while modeling habits of sharing candidly, listening actively, and supporting decisions made by the team

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree

Preferred

• Advanced degree

Status

Full-time

Location

Remote

The expected base salary range for this position is $100,000-$110,000, however the offered salary may be higher or lower than the above range dependent on numerous factors including, but not limited to location, work experience, skills and internal equity considerations. The base salary is not inclusive of benefits or other incentives.

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