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Thank you for considering a career with the Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY).
The team at RFCUNY is made up of dedicated, talented professionals committed to providing the services that allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries.
We are pleased that you are interested in exploring opportunities to join RFCUNY.
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Our team at City University of New York (CUNY) School of Public Health and the Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health is leading a groundbreaking research initiative, the "Social Contact-Based Brief Video Interventions To Reduce Stigma and Improve Engagement in HIV Prevention and Care and Mental Health Care for Youth Living with and Vulnerable to HIV (STRIVE)" project. We are seeking a highly skilled and passionate individual to fill the role of Project Director and Qualitative Research Scientist. This position provides a unique opportunity to contribute to the development of intersectionally tailored brief videos to reduce public and internalized HIV stigma (BVHS) and increases HIV prevention, HIV care, and mental health treatment-seeking among young sexual minority men living with or vulnerable to HIV.
Project Overview:
The STRIVE project aims to evaluate brief, intersectionally tailored social-contact videos (BVHS) designed to reduce public and internalized HIV stigma and increase linkage to HIV prevention, care, and mental-health services for young men who have sex with men. Use youth co-development, randomized testing (crowdsourcing and social-media delivery), implementation science, and Instagram dissemination to measure efficacy and real-world engagement
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee day-to-day study progress on ongoing studies; primarily for the launch and completion of the survey, including developing standard operating procedures and other study protocols
- Work closely with the PI and collaborators to perform research and related support activities including (a) development, implementation, and management of research projects; and (b) preparation of drafts of regulatory protocols and progress reports, manuscripts, budgets, and grant applications
- Responsible for data management and preliminary qualitative analysis
- Collaborate and coordinate with STRIVE team colleagues at CUNY, Columbia University, NYU, and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- Oversee and train data collectors who are conducting data collection in the field
- Facilitate recurring conference calls with relevant stakeholders to discuss study progress and study activities
- Coordinate administrative tasks for the investigator, including protocol amendment changes and preparation of IRB documents to send to the regulatory specialist. Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- In progress or completed PhD or Master's in epidemiology, public health, psychology, or similar.
- Proven experience in qualitative research methods, particularly in sensitive topics.
- Strong project management skills, with a focus on ethical research practices.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage with diverse stakeholders.
- Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. Already authorized to work in the United States. H1B sponsorship is not available for this position.
Preferred
- Based in New York or the Northeast of the US
- Expertise in aspects of HIV prevention and treatment research, mental health
- Extensive knowledge of research design, data collection, quality control, and research compliance
Pay Range:
$32.96-$54.95 per hour commensurate with experience
RFCUNY Benefits
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
Thank you for considering a career with the Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY).
The team at RFCUNY is made up of dedicated, talented professionals committed to providing the services that allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries.
We are pleased that you are interested in exploring opportunities to join RFCUNY.
Primary Location:
CUNY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH & HEALTH POLICYBargaining Unit:
No
Our team at City University of New York (CUNY) School of Public Health and the Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health is leading a groundbreaking research initiative, the "Social Contact-Based Brief Video Interventions To Reduce Stigma and Improve Engagement in HIV Prevention and Care and Mental Health Care for Youth Living with and Vulnerable to HIV (STRIVE)" project. We are seeking a highly skilled and passionate individual to fill the role of Project Director and Qualitative Research Scientist. This position provides a unique opportunity to contribute to the development of intersectionally tailored brief videos to reduce public and internalized HIV stigma (BVHS) and increases HIV prevention, HIV care, and mental health treatment-seeking among young sexual minority men living with or vulnerable to HIV.
Project Overview:
The STRIVE project aims to evaluate brief, intersectionally tailored social-contact videos (BVHS) designed to reduce public and internalized HIV stigma and increase linkage to HIV prevention, care, and mental-health services for young men who have sex with men. Use youth co-development, randomized testing (crowdsourcing and social-media delivery), implementation science, and Instagram dissemination to measure efficacy and real-world engagement
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee day-to-day study progress on ongoing studies; primarily for the launch and completion of the survey, including developing standard operating procedures and other study protocols
- Work closely with the PI and collaborators to perform research and related support activities including (a) development, implementation, and management of research projects; and (b) preparation of drafts of regulatory protocols and progress reports, manuscripts, budgets, and grant applications
- Responsible for data management and preliminary qualitative analysis
- Collaborate and coordinate with STRIVE team colleagues at CUNY, Columbia University, NYU, and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- Oversee and train data collectors who are conducting data collection in the field
- Facilitate recurring conference calls with relevant stakeholders to discuss study progress and study activities
- Coordinate administrative tasks for the investigator, including protocol amendment changes and preparation of IRB documents to send to the regulatory specialist. Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- In progress or completed PhD or Master's in epidemiology, public health, psychology, or similar.
- Proven experience in qualitative research methods, particularly in sensitive topics.
- Strong project management skills, with a focus on ethical research practices.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage with diverse stakeholders.
- Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. Already authorized to work in the United States. H1B sponsorship is not available for this position.
Preferred
- Based in New York or the Northeast of the US
- Expertise in aspects of HIV prevention and treatment research, mental health
- Extensive knowledge of research design, data collection, quality control, and research compliance
Pay Range:
$32.96-$54.95 per hour commensurate with experience
RFCUNY Benefits
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
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- Technology & Software
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- Electronics & Hardware
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- Artificial Intelligence
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in research data scientist jobs.
- PhD or Master's degree in statistics, computer science, machine learning, or a related quantitative field
- Proficiency in Python and experience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow
- Strong background in statistical modeling, experimental design, and causal inference
- Experience publishing or presenting research findings internally or at academic conferences
- Familiarity with large-scale data processing tools such as Spark or distributed computing environments
- Ability to translate ambiguous research questions into structured, testable hypotheses
Tips for Your Research Data Scientist Job Search
Tailor your resume to research depth
Hiring managers for research roles scan for publications, conference papers, or internal research reports before they look at job titles. List any peer-reviewed work, preprints, or technical blog posts in a dedicated section so reviewers can gauge your independent contribution.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists research data scientist openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Quantify model impact, not just accuracy
Research teams care less about hitting a benchmark and more about downstream business or scientific impact. Replace accuracy scores on your resume with outcomes: latency reduction, revenue attribution, or reduction in manual review time driven by a model you built.
Filter openings by methodology keywords
Search using terms like causal inference, Bayesian methods, or reinforcement learning rather than the generic job title alone. Research-oriented postings almost always include the technique in the description, and matching that language signals you read the spec closely.
Prepare a research presentation for the interview
Most research data scientist loops include a 20-to-30-minute deep dive where you walk through a past project. Prepare a slide deck that covers your problem framing, methodology choice, failure modes you encountered, and what you'd do differently, not just the final result.
Negotiate scope before negotiating compensation
Research roles vary widely in publishing freedom, compute budget, and collaboration with product teams. Before discussing compensation in the offer stage, ask directly what percentage of your time goes to long-horizon research versus production deliverables so you're evaluating the full offer.
Research Data Scientist Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most research data scientists?
The companies hiring the most research data scientists right now include Google, Apple, and TikTok, with the largest share of openings in California, Illinois, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Demand is especially concentrated in technology platforms, healthcare analytics firms, and financial services companies with dedicated research divisions.
How many research data scientist jobs are remote?
About 52% of research data scientist openings are fully remote or hybrid as of August 2026, reflecting a strong shift toward flexible arrangements in knowledge-work roles. Sub-areas focused on NLP, applied machine learning research, and statistical consulting tend to have the highest share of fully remote postings compared to roles tied to proprietary data infrastructure or lab environments.
How do you become a research data scientist?
Most research data scientists start with a graduate degree in a quantitative field such as statistics, computer science, or applied mathematics, then build a portfolio of independent research through thesis work, open-source projects, or published papers. Gaining hands-on experience with production ML systems through internships or industry roles strengthens your application, and demonstrating the ability to frame novel problems, not just solve defined ones, is what distinguishes research candidates from applied data scientists.
Can you get a research data scientist job with little experience?
You can enter research data science with limited industry experience if your academic or independent work demonstrates strong research fundamentals. Hiring teams for junior research roles prioritize evidence of rigorous methodology, whether from a thesis, a Kaggle competition writeup with solid experimental design, or a contribution to an open-source research project, over years of job experience. Targeting companies with formal research residency or associate researcher programs gives you a structured path in.
What does the research data scientist interview process look like?
The process typically runs four to six stages: an initial recruiter screen, a technical phone screen covering probability and statistics or coding, a take-home research problem or case study, a research presentation where you walk through past work, a system design or methodology deep-dive with senior researchers, and a cross-functional interview assessing collaboration and communication. Some organizations compress these into a single onsite day while others spread them across multiple weeks.
Where can I find and apply to research data scientist jobs?
You can find and apply to research data scientist jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Search the listings to find roles that match your background and specialization, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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