287 research lead jobs at 150 companies in Dranesville, VA

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Lead, User Intelligence Research
New York City or Richmond or McLean
$150k-$205k/yr HybridFull Time
Capital One
Capital OneNYSE: COF: A technology-driven bank providing diverse financial services.
3+ YOERequires 3+ years in UX research, data science, or customer experience research; quantitative and qualitative analysis; and 2+ years leading complex projects or research programs.
AI, behavioral analytics
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Lead, User Intelligence Research
New York City or Richmond or McLean
$150k-$205k/yr HybridFull Time
Capital One
Capital OneNYSE: COF: A technology-driven bank providing diverse financial services.
3+ YOERequires 3+ years in UX, data science, or customer experience research; 3+ years analyzing quantitative and qualitative data; and 2+ years leading complex research projects.
AI, behavioral analytics, survey data
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Lead, User Intelligence Research
New York or McLean or Richmond
$180k-$205k/yr HybridFull Time
Capital One
Capital OneNYSE: COF: A technology-driven bank providing diverse financial services.
3+ YOE3+ years UXR/Data Science/Customer Experience experience, 3+ years aggregating and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data, 2+ years leading complex projects, experience with structured research, and ability to produce actionable insights.
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Social Science Research Lead
McLean, Virginia, United States
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BLN24
BLN24: Delivers technology, data, and communications services to federal agencies and enterprise clients.
6+ YOEBachelor's degree required (master's preferred, PhD highly desirable), minimum 6 years conducting or leading social/behavioral/economic research, experience with qualitative/quantitative/mixed methods, IRB/PRA compliance, stakeholder engagement, and technical communications.
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Frontier AI Research Engineer, Lead
McLean or Washington
$129k-$292k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen HamiltonNYSE: BAH: Global firm providing management, technology, and engineering consulting services.
5+ YOE5+ years engineering experience building advanced AI systems; ability to translate research into production, lead technical teams, and deliver end-to-end AI prototypes and integrations.
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Asset Lead (Director), Oncology Outcomes Research
Gaithersburg or Toronto
$193k-$290k/yr HybridFull Time
AstraZeneca
AstraZenecaLondon Stock Exchange: AZN: Global science-led biopharmaceutical.
5+ YOERequires 5+ years in the pharmaceutical industry, international epidemiology or health outcomes expertise, real-world research and HEOR methods, oncology knowledge, and leadership, communication, analytical, and budget-management skills.
real-world evidence, health outcomes research, health economics and outcomes research (HEOR), pharmacoepidemiologic models
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Assistant Research Scientist (PREP0004943)
Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States
$94-$117/hr OnsitePart Time
Whiting School of Engineering
Whiting School of Engineering: 's nonprofit engineering school educates undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students and conducts engineering research.
Experience leading AI research for cybersecurity, knowledge of NIST AI RMF, experience transitioning research to industry; U.S. citizenship preferred.
NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF)
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Supervisory Research Zoologist
Washington or Front Royal
$144k-$187k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute: Independent U.S. government cultural and scientific complex serving the public through museums, a zoo, education, and research.
1+ YOEZoology degree or equivalent education and experience, plus one year of specialized GS-13-equivalent experience developing conservation programs and leading or supervising conservation genomics research.
genomic, transcriptomic, environmental DNA (eDNA), ancient DNA, bioinformatics tools
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Director of User Research
Arlington, Virginia, United States
$215k-$260k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Bloomberg Industry Group
Bloomberg Industry Group: Private Bloomberg affiliate providing legal, tax, government, and accounting intelligence, news, analysis, and workflow technology to professionals.
10+ YOE10+ years applying user research to complex products, with experience leading teams, scaling research functions, qualitative methods, stakeholder influence, cross-functional collaboration, and modern research technologies.
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Asset Lead (Director), Oncology Outcomes Research
Gaithersburg or Toronto
$193k-$290k/yr HybridFull Time
AstraZeneca
AstraZenecaLondon Stock Exchange: AZN: Global science-led biopharmaceutical.
5+ YOERequires 5+ years in the pharmaceutical industry, international epidemiology or health outcomes expertise, real-world research and HEOR methods, oncology knowledge, and leadership experience.
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Associate Research Scientist (PREP0004728)
Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States
$115k-$135k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Whiting School of Engineering
Whiting School of Engineering: 's nonprofit engineering school educates undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students and conducts engineering research.
Ph.D. in physics/chemistry/materials science or related; expertise in Brillouin, Raman, and fluorescence lifetime microscopy; strong data analysis and Python skills; instrumentation development experience; ability to lead projects and publish research. U.S. citizen preferred.
Python, MATLAB, Spatial Analyzer, PolyWorks, Microsoft Excel, CMM
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Lead Research Engineer, Search & Retrieval
New York City or Frisco or Toronto or Ann Arbor or Eagan or San Francisco or Los Angeles or Irvine or McLean or Washington
$137k-$255k/yr HybridFull Time
Thomson Reuters
Thomson ReutersNASDAQ: TRI: Provides professional software, data, and news services globally.
7+ YOEBachelor's or master's in computer science, engineering, or related field; 7+ years building production software; search and retrieval expertise; Python, AWS, OpenSearch or Vespa, distributed systems, and technical leadership.
OpenSearch, Vespa, Elasticsearch, Solr, Lucene, Python, AWS, Kafka, RAG, A/B tests
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Senior Director, Insights Research
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
$120k-$135k/yr HybridFull Time
Global Strategy Group
Global Strategy Group: Full-service public affairs, communications, and research consultancy serving companies, causes, and campaigns.
8+ YOE8-10 years of experience managing and leading public affairs or corporate reputation research projects; strong leadership, client management, and proposal skills; experience with qualitative and quantitative research.
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Research Manager
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
$80k-$115k/yr HybridFull Time
M&C Saatchi World Services
M&C Saatchi World Services: Sues-focused communications agency helping governments and institutions address diplomatic, development, and defence challenges.
Design and lead qualitative and quantitative research for public-sector communications; translate findings into actionable recommendations; experience with audience research, stakeholder analysis, and behavioral science; ability to obtain U.S. security clearance.
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Lead Research Associate - Clinical Data Manager (REDCap)
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
$82k-$109k/yr HybridFull Time
Westat
Westat: Employee-owned professional services firm providing research, data collection, evaluation, and technical assistance to government and private-sector clients.
2+ YOEMA/MS or BA/BS with extensive experience; 2+ years relevant clinical data management experience; experience with clinical research, EDC/EDC systems, REDCap or Medidata Rave; knowledge of CDISC, FDA, ICH, GCP; strong communication and technical skills.
REDCap, Medidata Rave, MS Office, Box
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Senior Intelligence Research Specialist
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
$169k-$197k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Office of the Secretary
Office of the Secretary: U.S. federal executive department providing public health, health care, and human services to Americans.
1+ YOEOne year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-14 advising senior officials, leading research security programs, coordinating national security stakeholders, and preparing executive, congressional, and interagency briefings.
Executive Orders, National Security Council, Intelligence Community, USAJOBS, Microsoft Resume Builder
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Senior Research Engineer - Experimental Engineering
Yonkers or Washington or Colchester or Arizona or California or Connecticut or Illinois or Maryland or Massachusetts or Michigan or New Hampshire or New Jersey or New York or Texas or Vermont or Virginia or District of Columbia
$115k-$160k/yr RemoteFull Time
Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports: Independent nonprofit consumer organization providing product testing, journalism, ratings, research, and advocacy for consumers.
Senior research engineer with deep full-stack software engineering experience, strong applied AI/ML knowledge, prototyping and R&D experience, Python/FastAPI and frontend (React/React Native) familiarity, and ability to lead experiments and mentor engineers.
AI, Machine Learning, Python, FastAPI, React, React Native, RAG
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Frontier AI Research Engineer, Lead
McLean, Virginia, United States
$129k-$292k/yr HybridFull Time
Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen HamiltonNYSE: BAH: Global firm providing management, technology, and engineering consulting services.
5+ YOE5+ years engineering experience; bachelor's required (master/PhD preferred); proven delivery of AI prototypes to production; leadership of technical teams; experience with cloud-native AI, MLOps, and large-scale model deployment preferred.
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Extension and Research Technician
Warrenton, Virginia, United States
$45k-$55k/yr FieldFull Time
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech: Public land-grant research university serving the commonwealth.
Bachelor's or equivalent in a relevant discipline, experience in extension/outreach, ability to lead research teams, proficiency in data processing and analysis, valid driver's license, able to lift 50 pounds, ability to operate agricultural equipment.
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Senior Economic Mobility Research Specialist
Reston, Virginia, United States
$108k-$184k/yr RemoteFull Time
ICF
ICFNASDAQ: ICFI: Provides strategic consulting and technology services to global organizations.
20+ YOEAdvanced degree in social science preferred, 20+ years leading economic mobility research and policy initiatives, peer-reviewed publications, human services expertise, strategic leadership, and strong analytical, writing, and presentation skills.