Research Analyst

• Assist the Executive Director with research, analysis, and writing on policy issues related to the information ecosystem
• Perform research and policy analysis
• Lead work resulting in think tank and other white papers
• Research topics including synthetic content policy, how LLMs are changing the information ecosystem, pro-democracy messaging, scientific funding for social sciences, and related policy issues

Temporary Research Analyst

• Research emerging industries, technologies, companies, and market segments representing new strategic business opportunities
• Identify, evaluate, and develop new markets, applications, and customer segments for engineered materials and technologies
• Develop and maintain a pipeline of potential new business, partnership, acquisition, and investment opportunities
• Develop strategies to expand the company's presence into emerging industries and diversify existing business
• Identify potential acquisition, investment, joint venture, or strategic partnership candidates
• Conduct preliminary research on target companies, including ownership, products, customers, markets, competitive position, and financial indicators
• Conduct market research on industry trends, customer needs, emerging technologies, and competitive products
• Analyze market size, growth potential, competitive positioning, and barriers to entry
• Monitor market developments and recommend opportunities for new product applications, market expansion, and strategic investments
• Develop and maintain market intelligence reports for executive decision-making
• Prepare market assessments and preliminary evaluations of acquisition candidates and strategic partners
• Support due diligence by gathering market intelligence, competitive information, and commercial insights
• Collaborate with JSP Japan and global leadership on strategic investment opportunities
• Develop business cases, market entry strategies, commercialization plans, and financial forecasts
• Conduct feasibility studies and evaluate commercial viability of new products, applications, and strategic investments
• Present recommendations, business cases, and market analyses to executive leadership
• Support product launches and commercialization with Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Operations, and R&D
• Lead and coordinate new market development projects from concept through commercialization
• Prepare executive presentations, strategic proposals, project updates, and management reports
• Track project milestones, schedules, budgets, and action items
• Facilitate communication across cross-functional and global teams
• Participate in regular meetings with JSP's international New Business Development organization

Market Research Analyst – New Business Investment

• Manage research projects, including vendor management, stakeholder communication, operational oversight, and consistency across large-scale trackers
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and manage data flow from multiple internal and external sources
• Provide project management and analytical support, including detailed project plans, progress tracking, and resource management within scope, budget, and timelines
• Support survey design by defining objectives, creating survey instruments, and implementing quality control measures
• Develop ad-hoc reports by synthesizing complex data into actionable insights and recommendations
• Produce clear, professional PowerPoint presentations and reports communicating findings to stakeholders
• Provide managers and clients with succinct updates, progress reports, key findings, and recommendations
• Deliver consulting projects directly to clients and senior stakeholders

Senior Market Research Analyst

• Conduct in-depth interviews with managing partners, chief operating officers, innovation leaders, talent executives, general counsel, and other senior professionals
• Develop interview guides and research protocols
• Identify key themes, emerging trends, and differing viewpoints across interviews
• Extract actionable insights from qualitative research
• Analyze publicly available information including firm websites, industry reports, financial disclosures, news coverage, conference presentations, and other published sources
• Evaluate the credibility and significance of competing information sources
• Monitor emerging developments affecting the legal market and professional services sector
• Analyze survey results and research datasets
• Identify patterns, correlations, and outliers
• Synthesize qualitative and quantitative findings into evidence-based conclusions
• Develop frameworks, models, and narratives that explain business outcomes and market developments
• Draft report sections, executive summaries, and analytical commentary
• Create charts, exhibits, and visualizations that support key conclusions
• Contribute to major research publications
• Independently author shorter reports, articles, or research briefs
• Assist in survey design and questionnaire development
• Help refine research methodologies and analytical approaches
• Contribute ideas for future research topics and study design
• Collaborate with senior analysts and research leadership on publication planning
• Liaise with adjacent teams to provide innovation insights and output support
• Work closely with adjacent teams on research projects and presentations
• Maintain a database of proprietary data
• Evaluate business and technology trends
• Help produce original research for publication through Law.com Compass and other industry channels
• Contribute to major research initiatives led by senior analysts while owning portions of research projects and producing independent content

Research Analyst jobs in Pennsylvania

Temporary Research Analyst

Market Research Analyst – New Business Investment

Senior Market Research Analyst

Research Analyst – Innovation Liaison