Research Software jobs in Seattle!
DatStat provides award-winning data collection and research management software. Our customers value the innovation, flexibility, and scalability of our software suite. DatStat customers include Fortune 500 companies, healthcare organizations, game developers, research scientists, non-profit agencies, and school administrators. What they all share is the desire to: ask questions, listen to the voice of their ‘customers,’ and rely on data to make the best decisions.
We are assembling an extraordinary team of professionals with diverse backgrounds and interests. The common thread: a commitment to defining the future of research through technology. We are passionate about our work and our ability to solve customer problems.
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Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Medical benefits, including 100% employer-paid coverage for the employee
- Stock options
- Paid time off
- Weekly catered breakfasts, plus complimentary snacks and beverages
- Great work environment, where we combine start-up culture and small business acumen to serve our existing, international client base with game-changing software and services
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Project Manager
Description
The Project Manager position presents a unique opportunity to apply your research management experience and PM skills to the world of online research. This position is responsible for managing a variety of health sciences and corporate research projects within the Solutions Consulting Group. The position is ideally suited for a highly organized, meticulous, multi-tasking, detail-oriented, over-achieving “people-person” who approaches work with the highest levels of commitment, energy, and integrity.
Required knowledge/experience
As the ideal candidate, you will have:
- Bachelor’s degree in informatics, computer science, psychology, or other healthcare field..
- At least 1 year of previous job experience working in social sciences based research.
- Excellent communication skills, technical aptitude, and strong desire to learn new things.
- A passion for technology and its application to research.
- Experience managing multiple projects at a time, multi-tasking
Key responsibilities
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- Work with a team of professional project managers to deliver high quality deliverables to our client community.
- Work on multiple projects, from simple to highly complex in nature.
- Own primary responsibility during all phases of the project implementation cycle: initiating, planning, executing, and managing expectations.
- Coordinate the delivery of services to corporate and research clients in the design, development, and implementation of research; including questionnaire design, questionnaire programming, testing, research methodology, and reporting.
- Develop schedule to ensure timely completion of projects and effective coordination of project activities.
- Work with internal resources to determine costs, then develop and implement appropriate cost metrics. Communicate with senior management regarding status of specific projects.
- Function as interface/liaison across the company to facilitate coordinated strategies.
- Act as primary point of contact for client and partner organizations. Be an advocate for clients and partner organizations during development and implementation process to ensure client expectations are exceeded.
- Ensure all project requirements and/or objectives are properly documented. Continuously identify, implement, and document process changes and improvements to enhance performance across projects.
- Minimum of two years as a project manager in the health and social sciences space.
Client Services Coordinator
Description
As a Client Services Coordinator you will perform a variety of creative, logistical, and administrative activities to support the DatStat Account Executives. You will be responsible for ensuring the smooth flow of information and follow up for existing and prospective customers.
This position is ideally suited for a highly organized, meticulous, multi-tasking, detail-oriented, over-achieving “people-person,” who approaches work with the highest levels of commitment, energy, and integrity.
Required knowledge/experience
As the ideal candidate, you will have:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience.
- 2-3 years previous job experience with sales support and/or customer service experience.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Advanced proficiency in MS Office, including Word, Excel, Outlook; Salesforce.com; and other related software programs.
- Strong problem solving skills, flexible mindset, and the ability to adapt quickly in fast paced multi-task environment.
- Ability to quickly learn DatStat’s line of products and services
- Experience working with small, entrepreneurial organizations beneficial.
- Extraordinary commitment to highly satisfied customers.
Key responsibilities
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- Prepare sales presentations, formulate sales proposals, and respond to RFP’s.
- Conduct product demonstrations, delivered via webinar or in person, in coordination and/or partnership with Account Executives.
- Implement and monitor sales strategies and follow-up actions to secure customer commitment and approval.
- Communicate with clients on status. Manage deadlines to meet and exceed client expectations.
- Follow up on prospective account management and post-sales support.
- Liaise with the Account Executives, Solutions Consulting Group and other departments on an ongoing basis to ensure product quality and customer satisfaction.
- Establish and maintain exceptional customer relations.
- Participate in team meetings and other client-related meetings as directed.
- As in any small company, take on special projects and do whatever is needed to provide client satisfaction and company growth.
Data Geek
Description
We’re looking for a highly motivated, results-oriented, and organized individual with strong written and verbal communication skills and technical know-how.
Required knowledge/experience
As the ideal candidate, you will have:
Education, Knowledge & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in informatics, computer science, or similar field.
- Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript required
- At least 1 year of previous job experience.
- Excellent communication skills, technical aptitude, and strong desire to learn new things.
Personal Attributes
- Strong problem solving skills, flexible mindset, and the ability to adapt quickly in fast paced multi-task environment.
- Ability to work efficiently individually as well as be a key contributor in a team environment.
- Strong organizational skills, detail-oriented, and conscientious.
- Extraordinary commitment to highly satisfied customers.
Key Responsibilities
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- Become an internal DatStat Illume™ and DatStat Discovery™ software expert.
- Engage in the design, development, testing, and implementation of surveys and research management systems, including all related efforts.
- Be a member of a project management team, juggling multiple tasks across a wide range of projects.
- Develop and foster strong customer relationships by meeting and exceeding customer expectations.
- Deliver optimal customer service through professionalism and product knowledge.
- Participate in customer meetings and/or facilitated strategy sessions.
Sales Development Representative
Description
We are looking for enthusiastic, customer-oriented, and results-driven sales development professionals to support our sales team.
Sales Development Representatives (SDRs) are accountable for driving revenue through developing new business within assigned solutions target segments, which includes identifying and qualifying leads and effectively handing off sales opportunities to the appropriate Account Executive (AE).
Required knowledge/experience
As an ideal candidate, you will have:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- 1-2 years in a sales role
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Experience with survey software (a plus)
- Experience working with small, entrepreneurial organizations (a plus)
- Ability to perform cold call campaigns in order to identify appropriate key players at an organization
- Experience handling objections from prospects and proven track record of overcoming these objections
- Ability to work in a high-energy, fast moving company; ability to work closely with the sales and marketing teams
- Ability to manage various levels of communication, both written and verbal, from multiple team members is optimal
- Ability to quickly learn company’s line of products and services
- Advanced proficiency in MS Office, including Word, Excel, Outlook; Salesforce.com; and other related software programs
- Healthcare experience (a plus)
- A proactive approach (must have)
Key responsibilities
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- Prospect, educate, qualify, and develop inbound/outbound leads and nurture them for hand-off to the appropriate AE
- Engage with prospects on the phone and via email
- Organize and prioritize multiple accounts to work most efficiently
- Meet and exceed new business development quotas for qualified leads and/or opportunities
- Manage lead scoring and adjust as needed
- Perform market research to find key players at targeted companies, generate interest for DatStat’s products, and develop a relationship to create an opportunity
- Provide accurate QSO (qualified sales opportunities) forecasts to the sales organization and executive management on a weekly basis.
Junior Software Engineer
Description
A junior software engineer works with the DatStat engineering team in the design and implementation of DatStat’s next generation survey and research management platform. Our new platform will have you working with cutting edge web and cloud technologies, and you will play a key role as we revolutionize online research. You will need to be a self-starter who can operate in both team and self-directed contexts. You will have a passion for delivering high quality web experiences and care deeply about our customers. This position requires healthy doses of initiative and flexibility in a very dynamic environment.
Required knowledge/experience
As an ideal candidate, you will have:
- BS in Computer Science (or equivalent degree / experience)
- Strong problem solving skills and a passion for learning new things
- Exposure to object oriented development technologies (Java, C#, etc.)
- Exposure to industry standard web technologies (HTML / CSS / JavaScript / JQuery / AJAX / JSON / etc.) and knowledge of emerging technologies (HTML5 / CSS3 / etc.)
- Exposure to database design and querying (SQL)
- A strong attention to detail and a feeling of pride and ownership over the design and quality of the products you work on.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- The ability to advocate for best practices, great usability and exceptional quality.
- Great organizational skills and a strong feel for process.
- A passion and desire to work at a company trying to change the world.
Key responsibilities
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- Be involved with early planning to understand how new features are intended to work.
- Work with the DatStat engineering team in conceptualizing, designing, and implementing industry-leading features on our next generation platform.
- Work with the DatStat engineering team in maintaining our existing platform and products.
- Have a great time working with great people in redefining how online research is done.
Technical Implementation Specialist
Description
Highly motivated, results-oriented, and organized individuals with strong research skills and technical know-how are encouraged to apply for this entry-level position. Ideal candidates have an interest in data collection, research, and technology and are excited to take the first step in their professional career.
Required knowledge/experience
As the ideal candidate, you will have:
Education, Knowledge & Experience:
- College level experience in research, psychology, informatics, or computer science is a plus, a bachelor’s degree is not required.
- Experience with survey design or survey software is a plus or, at a minimum, experience
learning new research-related software. - Good communication skills, technically astute, and motivated to learn new things.
- Experience managing multiple tasks at a time, particularly against a timeline.
- Ability to work quickly, yet with a commitment to excellence and accuracy.
Personal Attributes
- A desire to learn and to become an expert – the type of person who can’t settle for leaving
things unsolved and loves to master new technology. - Puzzle-solvers and gamers tend to fit in well at DatStat – let your geek flag fly!
- Strong problem solving skills, flexible mindset, and the ability to adapt quickly in fast paced multi-task environment.
- Ability to work individually as well as be a key contributor in a team environment.
- Strong organizational skills, detail-oriented.
Key Responsibilities
Check out what you will be doing!
- Become an internal DatStat Illume™ and DatStat Discovery™ software expert.
- Engage in the design, development, testing, and implementation of surveys and research management systems, including all related efforts.
- Be a member of a project management team, juggling multiple tasks across a wide range of
projects. - Ensure all project requirements and/or objectives are properly documented. Continuously identify, implement and document process changes and improvements to enhance performance across projects.
- Participate in customer meetings and/or facilitated strategy sessions.
Visual Design Intern
Description
A Visual User Interface Design Intern works alongside DatStat’s Creative Director in the design of DatStat’s next generation survey and research management platform. Our new platform will have you working on cutting edge web applications and you will play an important role as we revolutionize online research. You will also assist with DatStat marketing and branding efforts, contributing to content and identity design. You will need to be a self-starter who can operate in both a team and self-directed contexts. You will have a passion for delivering high quality visual design and care deeply about our design and its impact on our customer’s day-to-day productivity and work quality. This position requires healthy doses of initiative and flexibility in a very dynamic environment.
Required knowledge/experience:
As an ideal candidate, you will have:
- Active progress toward a BA/BS or higher in design, interface design, interaction design, or a related field.
- An online portfolio.
- Complete working knowledge of Illustrator and Photoshop required.
- Understanding of modern HTML, CSS, JavaScript.
- Exposure to wire-framing tools for use in initial design prototyping process (for example, Balsamic).
- Experience designing for small screen devices a huge plus.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills are required, as well as good interpersonal skills.
- Strong, clean visual design sense.
Key responsibilities:
Check out what you will be doing!
- Work alongside our Creative Director to help shape the visual direction for our products, templates and graphic elements for all of DatStat properties.
- Work within a small, cross-functional team of internet engineers, front end developers and QA specialists to help shape the overall user experience and feature set.
- Develop style guides, UI assets and traditional media.
- Be directly involved with conception of many new features right away. We’re a small team, so you’ll have big and immediate impact on our products.
