Research Assistant

**Research Assistant (Full-Time)** *Help turn research into trusted tools for clinicians, educators, and families.* | **ROLE** Research Assistant | **SCHEDULE** Full-time, hybrid | **LOCATION** Torrance / South Bay, CA | | --- | --- | --- | | **DEPARTMENT** Research | **COMPENSATION** $27-$29 | **BEST FOR** Early-career research talent | | **A strong launchpad for research-minded early career talent.** Join WPS to build hands-on experience with data collection, scoring, project coordination, and the publication of clinical assessments used by helping professionals nationwide. | | --- | **THE OPPORTUNITY** WPS brings the energy and collaboration of a growing company together with the stability of a family-owned organization that has served clinicians, educators, and psychologists for more than 70 years. We publish educational and psychological assessments that help professionals screen, diagnose, and support people in need. As a Research Assistant, you will support large-scale research projects that help bring clinical assessments to publication. You will work closely with the Research Manager, Senior Director of Research Operations, Project Directors, Psychometrics, and fellow RAs to keep data collection, scoring, tracking, and documentation moving forward with care and accuracy. **WHAT YOU WILL DO** | **Coordinate Research Projects** **•** Prepare launch materials and project documents **•** Build and update forms in survey platforms **•** Track nationwide data collection progress **•** Support and communicate with data collectors | **Manage Data Carefully** **•** Process, enter, score, and quality-check data **•** Maintain Excel and Smartsheet tracking tools **•** Review scoring consensus with other RAs **•** Support exports, cleaning, and summaries | **Support Publication Readiness** **•** Assist with APA-style manuscript preparation **•** Help develop independent study materials **•** Summarize participant and customer experiences **•** Complete related administrative support | | --- | --- | --- | **HOW YOU WILL GROW** | **By the End of Year One** **•** Become comfortable with data scoring, data tracking, and quality checks **•** Build confidence communicating with data collectors and project partners **•** Understand project psychometric needs and research workflows | **Year Two and Beyond** **•** Own data collection project coordination more independently **•** Help train and support newer Research Assistants **•** Partner more deeply with Project Directors and Data Collection Specialists | | --- | --- | **WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR** **•** Bachelor's degree in Psychology or a related field required. **•** Strong organization, prioritization, time management, and attention to detail. **•** Clear written and verbal communication skills with a professional and collaborative presence. **•** Microsoft Office experience required, especially Excel. **•** Team-oriented, positive, curious, and comfortable balancing multiple project details. **STRONG SIGNALS** **•** Past research experience or exposure to psychological, educational, clinical, or assessment-related work. **•** Experience with APA style formatting. **•** Experience with SPSS, R, SurveyMonkey, Qualtrics, Excel, or Smartsheet. **•** Bilingual Spanish skills are a plus. **WHY WPS** At WPS, you can grow your research skills while contributing to work that matters. Our culture encourages optimism, collaboration, growth, and building relationships that last. We work hard, take care of business, and remain mindful of the value of work-life balance. Benefits and workplace offerings include paid time off, medical, dental, 401(k), retirement plan, mentorship opportunities, weekly meditation, exercise boot camp, lunch lottery, quarterly cultural outings, and more. | **Ready to build research experience that has real-world impact?** Apply through the WPS careers portal and help us support the professionals who support children, families, and communities. | | --- | **EQUAL OPPORT…