Company Information
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Company Name: Newlab
Website: https://newlab.com/careers/part-time-research-analyst/

Job Information
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Job Title: Part - Time Research Analyst 
Job Type: Part-time
Start Date: 08/01/2022
Job Description:
ABOUT NEWLAB
Newlab advances technologies that support the health of our planet.

We act as a facilitator, connector, and translator for our community of
experts and innovators, helping to build, test, and scale world-changing
ideas through investment, venture building, and structured collaboration with
industry and government partners.

Recently named Fast Company’s Design Company of the Year, Newlab opened in
the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 2016, transforming what was once a naval machine
shop into an 84,000 square foot center for applied innovation. Today, Newlab
is home to over 200 companies, more than 900 entrepreneurs, and domain
experts – all working together to apply transformative technologies to the
world’s most pressing challenges. To date, Newlab has helped its member
companies raise over $450M in capital, with over $400M of successful exits,
and a collective valuation of over $2.8B. This fall, Newlab will open its
second flagship location as part of Ford’s $1B mobility innovation district
in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit.

ROLE SUMMARY
Newlab seeks a Research Analyst with a technical proficiency and background
to work with the Product and Programs team to support research efforts for an
Innovation Studio focused on advancing translation and language services and
accessible communication products for deaf and hard-of-hearing communities.
Responsibilities include leading industry and technical landscape research,
participating in generative research interviews, market analysis and startup
diligence. This role will work closely with members of the Product and
Programs team, across Newlab departments and alongside partners to identify
opportunities for emerging technologies to support innovation. The research
will help to inform the recruitment of relevant startups and the design of
pilot projects.

DURATION & HOURS

The Research Analyst will be engaged from the period of August 1, 2022
through October 15, 2022 for a maximum of 300 hours, expected to include up
to 20 hours per week.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & TASKS

The Research Analyst will be a collaborative member of the Studio team and
will be primarily responsible for the following:

Support generative research: The Research Analyst will work alongside the
team to identify key subject matter experts and stakeholders. They will help
shape discussion guides to be used in interviews with these key stakeholders
and experts and actively participate in these discussions to glean
information, highlight outstanding questions and new learnings and help to
bring this knowledge back to the team to support the overall Studio strategy

Secondary research: The Research Analyst will perform desktop research to
build out the team’s collective understanding of the relevant ecosystem.
This will include collecting, synthesizing and summarizing published
ecosystem content from reports, studies and websites and presenting it to the
Newlab Studio team. Key deliverables include:
- Build a robust ecosystem: The Research Analyst will build out a robust
ecosystem database that will include information on key startups, experts,
corporate activity, academic research and investment activity relevant to the
translation, language and communications services industry. The Research
Analyst will own and manage this dynamic ecosystem data set and work to
surface insights and patterns for the team.
- Perform landscape research and diligence: The Research Analyst will have an
evaluative lens of the market landscape and investment opportunities.
Strategic decision making for the Studio will be based on this knowledge,
such as focus areas to pursue, targeting new partners and recruiting
compelling startups.
- Team collaboration and client engagement: Ongoing collaboration and
synthesis with the team will help to evolve our collective understanding on
the topic and build alignment on opportunities and solutions that address the
stakeholder and ecosystem needs. The Research Analyst may also interface with
the client partners to discuss research progress and direction and to
synthesize feedback and input from Studio advisors and industry experts.
- Reporting: The Research Analyst will work alongside the design team to
create narrative summaries of the research for different audiences at key
Studio milestones. This may include developing Google slides for
presentations, supporting workshop design and execution, or drafting memos to
brief Studio participants.

EXPERIENCE
5+ years of professional experience in technology or related field that can
include related graduate degree programs such as: engineering, data science,
software development, or emerging technology.
Subject matter knowledge and interest in emerging technologies and startups
Proficiency with qualitative and quantitative research methodologies
Familiarity with Google’s business tools (docs, team drives, slides, sheets
etc)
Familiarity with design research is a plus
Comfortable leveraging venture resources such as Tracxn and Pitchbook and
academic research journals to surface relevant information.

SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES
Curious and enthusiastic about working with emerging technologies, innovation
and entrepreneurship.
Collaborative and adaptable team player who is comfortable working with
colleagues that come from a diverse set of career backgrounds including
design, product management, engineering, technology, sales and program
management.
Strong ability to synthesize information, generate insights and translate
complex technical concepts for different audiences.
Ambitious and self-motivated to dive head first into new subject matter and
technology and share insights with team members that connect to big picture
goals.
Efficient and deadline driven with an organized, methodical working style.



Requirements:
5+ years of professional experience in technology or related field that can
include related graduate degree programs such as: engineering, data science,
software development, or emerging technology.
Subject matter knowledge and interest in emerging technologies and startups
Proficiency with qualitative and quantitative research methodologies
Familiarity with Google’s business tools (docs, team drives, slides, sheets
etc)
Familiarity with design research is a plus
Comfortable leveraging venture resources such as Tracxn and Pitchbook and
academic research journals to surface relevant information.



Links to External Job Postings:
Title: Part-Time Research Analyst
URL: https://newlab.com/careers/part-time-research-analyst/


Resume Information
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Applicants should submit the following:: Resume, Cover Letter
Majors Desired:: Business, Computing, Education, Health Sciences, Interpreting, Liberal Arts, Science, Sustainability
Degree levels accepted:: Associate, Bachelor, Graduate

Application Information
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Apply online at:: https://newlab.com/careers/part-time-research-analyst/