Research Assistant

ICF

. Support day-to-day implementation of a large-scale federal statistical and data collection program across research, field operations, data, and reporting workstreams.

Posted 9/30/2026full-timeRemote • Virginia • United StatesJunior💰 $55,665 - $94,631 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong organizational skills and attention to detail while supporting large-scale federal statistical and data collection programs. Proficient in survey research methods, project management, and effective communication across diverse teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Survey Research MethodsProject ManagementData CollectionMS Office ProficiencyMultilingual Research

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Hard Skills

Data CollectionSurvey Data ReviewQuestionnaire ProgrammingSoftware TestingStatistical Analysis

Soft Skills

Organizational SkillsAttention to DetailVerbal CommunicationInterpersonal SkillsTeam Collaboration

Tools & Technologies

MS WordMS ExcelMS OutlookProject TrackersDocumentation Tools

Industry Keywords

Federal Statistical ProgramsField OperationsQualitative ResearchAviation ResearchTourism Research

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support day-to-day implementation of a large-scale federal statistical and data collection program across research, field operations, data, and reporting workstreams.
Assist with survey data collection, monitor field progress, review data collection metrics, and support issue resolution.
Maintain project schedules, trackers, task lists, documentation, and other tools.
Participate in project meetings, document decisions and action items, and follow through on assigned next steps.
Coordinate with internal staff, subcontractors, field teams, and project partners.
Review survey data, reports, questionnaires, materials, and project products for completeness, accuracy, and consistency.
Support questionnaire programming and software testing, including documenting and retesting issues.
Support recurring reports, presentations, analyses, and client deliverables.
Support qualitative research activities such as recruitment, logistics, interviews, focus groups, and note taking.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree required, preferably in social sciences, business, statistics, economics, or a similar field.
1+ year of relevant work experience.
Interest in survey research methods and implementation.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
Excellent verbal, interpersonal, and written communication skills.
Ability to multi-task through prioritizing and managing numerous activities simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to work both independently with minimal supervision and collaboratively as part of a team.
Demonstrated proficiency in MS Office products, especially Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Proficiency in one or more languages in addition to English is a plus, particularly experience working with multilingual research or data collection.
Interest or experience with aviation/tourism/travel research a plus.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal opportunity employer
Reasonable accommodations for disabilities, disabled veterans, and sincerely held religious beliefs
Confidential accommodation support during the application and employment process