Mixed Methods Researcher (Fulltime Remote)

Who We Are

SaverLife is a national nonprofit and advocacy organization using technology to improve the financial health of people living on low-to-moderate incomes. Through our fintech product, SaverLife helps our members build financial health and savings, with a personalized experience that includes financial content, savings rewards and incentives, trusted referrals, and access to a supportive online community. Leveraging our fintech product and research findings, we bring our members' voices and priorities into system-level conversations to ensure current and emerging products, programs, and policies support their unique financial health journeys.

The Opportunity

Millions of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck — and SaverLife exists to change that. We combine technology, research, and community to help people build financial stability that lasts. Our Research and Policy team is at the heart of that mission: we ask hard questions, dig into real data, and turn what we learn into strategies that actually work.

We’re looking for a Mixed Methods Researcher who is equal parts scientist and storyteller — someone who can design a rigorous study in the morning, wrangle messy data in the afternoon, and translate both into insights that move people to action. If you love questions more than answers, thrive when priorities shift, and believe that getting the details right is never just a nicety, this role was built for you.

What You’ll Do

This is a full-cycle research role. You’ll own projects from the first research question through the final stakeholder presentation — and everything in between. Here’s a look at what you’ll be doing on a day-to-day basis:

Design Research That Answers Real Questions (20%)

• Design and implement mixed-methods studies — surveys, interviews, focus groups, administrative data — using a participatory research framework
• Choose the right method for the right question and apply the appropriate level of rigor, including significance testing
• Conduct landscape analyses on household finance and financial health topics
• Keep community at the center: ensure every project reflects the people SaverLife serves
• Stay curious — continually learn and apply new methodological approaches

Collect and Analyze with Care (20%)

• Design, program, and test surveys; write interview protocols and facilitation guides
• Lead quantitative data cleaning and analysis in Stata, R, SQL, or Python; keep code clean and documented in GitHub
• Lead qualitative analysis with the same rigor you bring to the numbers
• Own data quality — document your processes so others can follow and build on your work
• Maintain working familiarity with RCTs, predictive analytics, and machine learning approaches

Make Insights Impossible to Ignore (20%)

• Translate findings into clear, compelling insights for product, partnership, and policy audiences
• Write and present reports, memos, and public-facing deliverables that don’t just inform — they move people to act
• Communicate with equal fluency to technical teams and non-technical decision-makers

Run Projects That Actually Land (20%)

• Own end-to-end project management: scope, timelines, resources, execution
• Keep multiple concurrent projects moving without dropping balls or burning out
• Turn stakeholder needs into actionable research plans — and surface and communicate risks before they become problems
• Document decisions and findings so organizational knowledge grows with every project

Make the Whole Team Smarter (15%)

• Collaborate actively across the full project lifecycle — brainstorming, feedback, alignment, and follow-through
• Connect research to action: support integration of insights into product, programs, and policy advocacy
• Facilitate research readouts and stakeholder discussions that drive real understanding and next steps
• Coordinate across product, policy, marketing, and external partners, including SaverLife members, to keep everyone rowing in the same direction

Pitch In (5%)

• Take on additional responsibilities as the team and mission evolve

What You Bring

Here’s what we’re looking for — the skills, experience, and tools that set you up to do this work well:

Research Rigor

You have strong mixed-methods chops — surveys, interviews, focus groups, administrative data — and you apply the right level of rigor to every question. Familiarity with RCTs, predictive analytics, or ML is a plus.

Technical Toolkit

You’re proficient in at least one of the following: Stata, R, SQL, or Python for quantitative analysis. You design and test surveys (e.g., Typeform), lead qualitative analysis, and keep your analytic files clean and documented in GitHub.

Communication Craft

You write and present with clarity and purpose — whether that’s a technical memo, a public-facing report, or a stakeholder readout. You know how to make complex findings land for any audience.

Project Ownership

You’ve managed research projects end-to-end and know how to keep multiple workstreams moving simultaneously. You use tools like Asana and Google Workspace, and you document your work so others can build on it.

Relevant Experience

You bring 4–6+ years of research experience in nonprofit, academic, government, or private sector settings and a Bachelor’s in economics, public policy, sociology, data science, or a related field (a Master’s is preferred). An equivalent combination of education and experience is also welcomed. We’d love it if you come to us with experience working in financial health or with low-to-moderate income populations.

Who You Are

Skills get you in the door. How you work is what makes you exceptional here. We’re looking for someone whose natural way of operating looks a lot like this:

A True Team Player

You find more satisfaction in the team winning than in individual recognition. You’re collaborative, generous with your time and expertise, and actively work to make the people around you successful.

Obsessed with Getting It Right

You take genuine pride in the quality of your work. You build expertise deliberately, follow proven processes, and treat accuracy not as a checkbox but as a professional standard.

Wired for Variety

Routine is not your friend. You’re at your best when the work is dynamic — managing multiple priorities, pivoting quickly, and finding energy in the fact that no two weeks look the same.

A Natural Communicator

You can read a room. Whether you’re presenting regression outputs to a data scientist or explaining findings to a community partner, you instinctively adapt your style to reach your audience.

Working for SaverLife

At SaverLife, we are committed to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace, and we provide equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local laws. If you are unable to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at careers@saverlife.org. SaverLife will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities to the extent required by applicable law.