Remote Nurse Scientist Jobs
Remote Nurse Scientist jobs are available at remote-first research organizations, distributed health systems, pharmaceutical companies, and life sciences firms building decentralized clinical teams. Employers hiring remotely right now include Alvarez & Marsal, Tiger Analytics, and Zillow. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Candidates hired for the position may work remotely within the United States (U.S.) or from one of our U.S. office locations. This does not include U.S. territories.
About AIR:
Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance to address some of the most pressing challenges in the United States and globally. We generate evidence and apply data-driven solutions that expand opportunities and improve lives for all.
Responsibilities:
- Lead or contribute to the design and execution of rigorous quantitative research and evaluation projects across multiple Education Systems and Policy initiatives.
- Apply appropriate quantitative methods to collect, manage, analyze, and interpret data, including leading inferential analyses for both causal and non‑causal research questions.
- Develop, maintain, and document reproducible and collaborative analytic workflows, including data management processes and quality control procedures.
- Review, quality‑check, and strengthen analytic code and outputs produced by junior staff; provide guidance and mentorship to promote best practices in analysis and documentation.
- Translate complex analytic findings into clear, actionable insights for client reports, technical memos, presentations, and briefings.
- Manage discrete project tasks or analytic components, including planning timelines, tracking deliverables, and coordinating with project leadership and clients.
- Support proposal development by contributing to technical and analytic sections and helping shape study design and analytic approaches.
- Engage with internal and external stakeholders through meetings and dissemination activities, contributing to a collaborative and inclusive team environment.
Qualifications:
Education, Knowledge, and Experience
- Master's or doctoral degree in statistics, mathematics, computer science, computational social science, education data science, or a related discipline.
- Demonstrated understanding of education policy, education systems and school and district finance.
- Demonstrated experience supporting or leading quantitative research or evaluation projects, preferably for public-sector, nonprofit, or education-focused clients.
- Experience designing and executing inferential analyses and contributing to research reports, briefs, or presentations.
- Experience managing and maintaining analytic datasets, including documentation, quality control, and reproducible workflows.
- Experience with machine learning methods or interest in applying ML to support causal and non-causal research.
- Experience working in education or K–12 research contexts.
Skills
- Proficiency in R, Stata, or Python for applied quantitative analysis.
- Ability to review, quality-check, and improve others’ analytic code and support junior staff through guidance and mentorship.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to accuracy and research, best practices.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate complex analyses for technical and non-technical audiences.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines independently while contributing to a collaborative team environment.
Disclosures: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. Employment-based visa sponsorship (including H-1B sponsorship) is not available for this position. Depending on project work, qualified candidates may need to meet certain residency requirements.
American Institutes for Research is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law, including, but not limited to, actual or perceived race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braid, locs, and twists), creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition (e.g., cancer), sex, gender, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, civil union status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, genetic information, or military or veteran status. AIR adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo reference and background checks. AIR maintains a drug-free work environment.
ACCESSIBILITY NOTICE: If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process due to a physical or mental disability, please send an email to Taliba Boone at tboone@air.org or call 202.403.5000.
Fraudulent Job Scams Warning & Disclaimer: AIR is aware of individuals falsely presenting themselves as AIR representatives. Fraudulent job scams seek to extract sensitive information or money from victims. To protect yourself, please be aware that AIR recruitment will only email you from an “@air.org” domain. Please take extra caution while examining the email address, for example jdoe@air.org is correct and jdoe@aircareers.org is not a legitimate AIR email address. If you are unsure of the legitimacy of a communication you have received, please reach out to recruitment@air.org. If you see a job scam, or lose money to one, report it to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) at ReportFraud.ftc.gov. You can also report it to your state attorney general. Find out more about how to avoid scams atftc.gov/scams.
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AIR’s Total Rewards Program, is designed to reward our staff competitively and motivate them to achieve our critical mission. This position offers the anticipated annual salary as listed. Salary offers are made based on internal equity within the institution and external equity with competitive markets. Please note this is the annual salary range for candidates that are based in the United States.
Anticipated Annual Salary Range
$114,000 - $140,000 USD
Candidates hired for the position may work remotely within the United States (U.S.) or from one of our U.S. office locations. This does not include U.S. territories.
About AIR:
Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance to address some of the most pressing challenges in the United States and globally. We generate evidence and apply data-driven solutions that expand opportunities and improve lives for all.
Responsibilities:
- Lead or contribute to the design and execution of rigorous quantitative research and evaluation projects across multiple Education Systems and Policy initiatives.
- Apply appropriate quantitative methods to collect, manage, analyze, and interpret data, including leading inferential analyses for both causal and non‑causal research questions.
- Develop, maintain, and document reproducible and collaborative analytic workflows, including data management processes and quality control procedures.
- Review, quality‑check, and strengthen analytic code and outputs produced by junior staff; provide guidance and mentorship to promote best practices in analysis and documentation.
- Translate complex analytic findings into clear, actionable insights for client reports, technical memos, presentations, and briefings.
- Manage discrete project tasks or analytic components, including planning timelines, tracking deliverables, and coordinating with project leadership and clients.
- Support proposal development by contributing to technical and analytic sections and helping shape study design and analytic approaches.
- Engage with internal and external stakeholders through meetings and dissemination activities, contributing to a collaborative and inclusive team environment.
Qualifications:
Education, Knowledge, and Experience
- Master's or doctoral degree in statistics, mathematics, computer science, computational social science, education data science, or a related discipline.
- Demonstrated understanding of education policy, education systems and school and district finance.
- Demonstrated experience supporting or leading quantitative research or evaluation projects, preferably for public-sector, nonprofit, or education-focused clients.
- Experience designing and executing inferential analyses and contributing to research reports, briefs, or presentations.
- Experience managing and maintaining analytic datasets, including documentation, quality control, and reproducible workflows.
- Experience with machine learning methods or interest in applying ML to support causal and non-causal research.
- Experience working in education or K–12 research contexts.
Skills
- Proficiency in R, Stata, or Python for applied quantitative analysis.
- Ability to review, quality-check, and improve others’ analytic code and support junior staff through guidance and mentorship.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to accuracy and research, best practices.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate complex analyses for technical and non-technical audiences.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines independently while contributing to a collaborative team environment.
Disclosures: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. Employment-based visa sponsorship (including H-1B sponsorship) is not available for this position. Depending on project work, qualified candidates may need to meet certain residency requirements.
American Institutes for Research is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law, including, but not limited to, actual or perceived race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braid, locs, and twists), creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition (e.g., cancer), sex, gender, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, civil union status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, genetic information, or military or veteran status. AIR adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo reference and background checks. AIR maintains a drug-free work environment.
ACCESSIBILITY NOTICE: If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process due to a physical or mental disability, please send an email to Taliba Boone at tboone@air.org or call 202.403.5000.
Fraudulent Job Scams Warning & Disclaimer: AIR is aware of individuals falsely presenting themselves as AIR representatives. Fraudulent job scams seek to extract sensitive information or money from victims. To protect yourself, please be aware that AIR recruitment will only email you from an “@air.org” domain. Please take extra caution while examining the email address, for example jdoe@air.org is correct and jdoe@aircareers.org is not a legitimate AIR email address. If you are unsure of the legitimacy of a communication you have received, please reach out to recruitment@air.org. If you see a job scam, or lose money to one, report it to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) at ReportFraud.ftc.gov. You can also report it to your state attorney general. Find out more about how to avoid scams atftc.gov/scams.
#LI-MP1 #LI-REMOTE
AIR’s Total Rewards Program, is designed to reward our staff competitively and motivate them to achieve our critical mission. This position offers the anticipated annual salary as listed. Salary offers are made based on internal equity within the institution and external equity with competitive markets. Please note this is the annual salary range for candidates that are based in the United States.
Anticipated Annual Salary Range
$114,000 - $140,000 USD
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Who's Hiring
- Alvarez & Marsal14
- Tiger Analytics10
- Zillow9
- RTI International7
- Emory University6
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software25
- Consulting & Professional Services21
- Accounting & Auditing14
- Investment & Asset Management14
- Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals9
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote nurse scientist jobs.
- PhD or DNP in nursing or a closely related field required
- Active registered nurse licensure in the applicable state
- Demonstrated experience designing and conducting clinical research studies
- Proficiency with statistical software such as SPSS, SAS, or R
- Experience writing or contributing to extramural grant proposals
- Board certification in a relevant nursing specialty preferred
Tips for Your Remote Nurse Scientist Job Search
Show your independent research ownership clearly
Remote nurse scientist roles require you to drive projects without in-person oversight. Highlight studies or quality initiatives you led from design through dissemination, naming your specific contributions to data collection, analysis, and reporting rather than listing team-level outcomes.
Demonstrate strong asynchronous communication skills
Remote research teams coordinate through written updates, shared protocols, and virtual documentation. Include examples of clinical manuscripts, protocol summaries, or stakeholder reports you authored solo, since remote nurse scientist hiring managers weigh written clarity heavily when evaluating candidates.
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote nurse scientist openings from across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your clinical background and apply directly without sorting through unrelated postings.
Signal fluency with remote research tools
Name the specific platforms you use in your materials: electronic data capture systems like REDCap, virtual meeting tools, shared protocol management software, and any telehealth or remote patient monitoring platforms relevant to your research area. Remote employers screen for tool fluency early.
Remote Nurse Scientist Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote nurse scientist job?
Target employers who have already built distributed research teams, such as remote-first clinical research organizations, digital health companies, and large pharmaceutical firms with decentralized study operations. Remote nurse scientist hiring managers screen heavily for self-direction, strong asynchronous written communication, and experience with virtual collaboration tools like REDCap, Zoom, and electronic data capture systems. Candidates who document independent project ownership and cross-functional remote coordination stand out clearly.
Which companies hire remote nurse scientists?
Employers currently hiring remote nurse scientists include Alvarez & Marsal, Tiger Analytics, and Zillow, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These tend to be remote-first clinical research organizations, distributed life sciences companies, and health systems running decentralized research programs across the Technology & Software, Consulting & Professional Services, and Accounting & Auditing sectors.
Can you get a remote nurse scientist job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level nurse scientist roles are harder to land because employers expect you to work independently with limited day-to-day supervision from day one. Your best path is through remote-first clinical research organizations and digital health startups that hire junior researchers. Demonstrating a completed research project, proficiency with data tools, and clear asynchronous communication skills can substitute meaningfully for formal experience.
Do you need a degree for remote nurse scientist jobs?
Usually, but the specific degree matters more than the level for most remote nurse scientist roles. A nursing degree is typically the baseline, and many remote positions prefer or require a graduate degree such as an MSN, DNP, or PhD for independent research responsibilities. Remote employers weigh demonstrated research skills, published or documented study contributions, and tool proficiency alongside formal credentials.
Which industries hire the most remote nurse scientists?
The sectors hiring the most remote nurse scientists are Technology & Software, Consulting & Professional Services, and Accounting & Auditing, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These industries rely on distributed research teams to run decentralized studies, develop clinical protocols, and translate evidence into practice across geographically dispersed organizations.
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