Senior Research Analyst

The Senior Research Analyst (SRA) provides strategic leadership of LOSH's research initiatives. Leveraging their advanced technical knowledge, the SRA manages LOSH's research portfolio, which fall into three categories 1) assessment of worker safety and health issues, 2) identification of effective controls for workplace hazards and innovative policy interventions, and 3) evaluation of worker trainings and interventions to mitigate injury and illness in the workplace. The SRA advances LOSH's strong commitment to participatory action research by cultivating new and managing existing research partnerships with unions, worker and community-based organizations, and public agencies. Responsibilities include collaborating with the Director to identify and pursue funding opportunities to support new research initiatives; developing research protocols and data collection tools; managing compliance with IRB requirements for human subjects research; overseeing data collection and analytical strategies; and authoring high-quality summaries, reports, and publications tailored to diverse stakeholders. The SRA supervises members of the LOSH research team, and they oversee the work of Graduate Student Researchers and student interns, including those participating in the national Occupational Health Internship Program. The SRA exercises a high degree of autonomy in formulating project plans and strategies, administering policies and resources, complex problem-solving, and ensuring compliance with timelines, grant requirements, and institutional standards. They represent LOSH publicly in community forums and professional meetings and contribute to LOSH organizational and staff development.