American Institutes for Research

Data Scientist

• Support applied research, evaluation, and technical assistance projects within the Learning Supports program.
• Contribute to data-driven work focused on improving K–12 educational systems.
• Build data pipelines and cloud-based applications.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analyses.
• Develop visualizations and reports.
• Ensure data quality and reproducibility across studies.
• Collaborate with federal and state agencies, school districts, and foundations.

Data Scientist Associate, Learning Supports

Security Engineer

• Drive and perform vulnerability management activities, including scanning, analyzing, reporting, and tracking network, container, application, and static code findings in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Execute application security testing and findings analysis, including DAST, SAST, continuous threat exposure management activities, and targeted red teaming engagements.
• Lead cyber risk management efforts by identifying risks, developing and reporting treatment plans, and maintaining the enterprise risk registry.
• Oversee and drive the remediation of findings utilizing standard Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) processes resulting from both internal and external security controls assessment, vulnerability assessments, and security testing.
• Execute and contribute to internal controls assessments for AIR web applications, secure data enclaves, general support systems, and other key systems to support internal and external client security requirements.
• Respond to client data security and privacy questionnaires with accuracy and subject-matter expertise.
• Perform and drive continuous monitoring activities to ensure ongoing compliance with internal policies and external regulatory requirements.
• Support data governance by conducting information security plan reviews and contract reviews.
• Serve as AIR’s HIPAA Security Officer, ensuring compliance with HIPAA Security Rule requirements.
• Support third party risk management activities, including evaluating new software and artificial intelligence (AI) use cases.
• Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time based on business needs.

Senior Cybersecurity Risk Analyst

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Conduct comprehensive financial analysis to support government contracts, including budget preparation, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial modeling.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to develop and implement strategic financial plans aligned with organizational goals.
• Provide financial insights and recommendations to support decision-making and long-term growth.
• Monitor and manage contract costs to ensure adherence to budgetary guidelines and contractual requirements.
• Ensure compliance with government regulations, accounting standards, and internal policies by staying current on regulatory updates and implementing necessary changes.
• Work closely with project managers, contract administrators, and other collaborators to provide financial expertise and guidance throughout the contract lifecycle.

Finance Associate

Research Scientist

• Conduct literature reviews to support projects and proposals.
• Code studies for research synthesis projects.
• Analyze quantitative and qualitative research data and contribute to reporting and interpretation of findings.
• Support communication with school and district leaders.
• Develop spreadsheets and databases to support project activities.
• Provide new business and proposal development support by engaging in tasks like researching funding opportunities and writing proposal sections.
• Assist staff in the review, identification, and development of scholarly information describing research findings.

Research Assistant, Learning Supports

Technical Program Manager

• Lead Agile project management across multiple, interrelated technology workstreams, serving as Scrum Master for multiple development teams.
• Plan, facilitate, and document all Agile ceremonies, including stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint demos, and retrospectives.
• Administer and govern Jira and Confluence environments, including project configuration, workflows, dashboards, reporting, and service desk operations.
• Manage and maintain the backlog of work for the technology platforms.
• Coordinate work across multiple platform teams using a “Scrum of Scrums” or technical leads-level scrum to ensure alignment of priorities, dependencies, and delivery timelines.
• Develop and maintain integrated quarterly and annual work plans across platforms, aligning deliverables with task orders, budgets, and client priorities.
• Serve as the primary coordination bridge between technical teams, program leadership, and clients, translating requirements into actionable plans and communicating progress, risks, and tradeoffs.
• Lead preparation of client-facing deliverables, including quarterly and annual progress reports, sprint demos, and strategic planning materials.
• Oversee helpdesk operations and service-level performance, ensuring timely intake, prioritization, and resolution of requests.
• Support strategic planning and roadmap development for FEWS NET technology platforms, facilitating discussions on future capabilities, technical debt, and platform integration.
• Identify and proactively manage project risks, dependencies, and resource constraints across teams and platforms.
• Foster a collaborative, transparent, and inclusive working environment for globally distributed teams.

Senior Technical Program Manager, FEWS NET – Part-Time

Community Manager

• Develop prevention and evaluation materials, implementation measures, and protocols for monitoring and providing feedback on implementation.
• Deliver capacity building to support the prevention workforce in implementing prevention activities and/or improving their instruction using structured protocols.
• Provide expertise on prevention research activities including, but not limited to, recruitment of study participants, development of implementation and related outcomes measures, data interpretation, and communication and dissemination.
• Contribute to the development of reports that describe and interpret findings for clients, partners, including military leaders, and other relevant audiences.
• Represent the organization in interactions with state, local, and site-based staff; potential clients; and partner organizations.
• Provide military cultural competency and capacity building for evaluation planning, implementation, and evaluation organizations and providers.
• Work on collaborative project teams, including supervision of research/TA assistants and associates as a task or functional lead.
• Contribute to team efforts to develop new business opportunities including strategic planning and partnership development, identification and pursuit of opportunities, and proposal development.
• Manage or lead projects or tasks, with assumption of greater responsibility over time.

Technical Assistance Consultant, Human and Community Development

Consultant

• Serve as the primary liaison to state and local education agency staff, drawing on firsthand SEA experience to foster trust, credibility, and effective collaboration.
• Lead the design and implementation of state systems of support for school and district improvement, utilizing an insider’s perspective on SEA processes, compliance, and policy priorities.
• Represent AIR on cross-agency leadership teams and at national conferences, sharing insights from direct SEA work and evidence-based practices.
• Oversee the administration and monitoring of state and federal grants, applying knowledge of SEA grant cycles, reporting requirements, and accountability frameworks.
• Support the growth of monitoring work and build relationships with state leaders in systems of support across the United States, leveraging established SEA networks and credibility.
• Lead the evaluation, research, and dissemination of effective practices for district and school improvement, informed by SEA experience in data-driven decision-making and progress monitoring.
• Guide the development of progress monitoring systems, leveraging SEA expertise in data systems, compliance, and continuous improvement cycles.
• Ensure compliance with state and federal laws and regulations related to district and school improvement, including major legislative initiatives, drawing on direct SEA policy implementation experience.
• Supervise staff and manage change processes to advance AIR’s state policy work, informed by SEA best practices in organizational change and stakeholder engagement.