[Hiring] Senior Qualitative Researcher @Chickasaw Nation Industries, Inc.

Role Description

The Qualitative Research Scientist IV leads complex qualitative and mixed-methods research initiatives. Provides strategic direction, methodological leadership, client consultation, and oversight for high-visibility research programs. Demonstrates expertise in qualitative methodology, study design, data collection, analysis, and reporting.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree and a minimum of seven or more (7+) years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education/experience.

Requirements

• Must be able to obtain and maintain the required customer clearance for access to systems, facilities, equipment, and property.
• Demonstrated experience developing qualitative instruments and conducting pilot and cognitive testing.
• Experience training and certifying interviewers, including trauma-informed and stigma-aware interviewing techniques for hard-to-reach populations.
• Strong knowledge of qualitative coding and codebook development.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists in the development and design of qualitative data collection instruments (interview guides and focus group protocols) as standardized core instruments with bounded site-specific modules.
• Plans and conducts pilot and cognitive testing with nine or fewer participants per instrument to remain outside PRA scope prior to clearance.
• Assists in the development and implementation of the Qualitative Interviewer protocols covering research ethics, informed consent, trauma-informed interviewing, guide administration, and secure data handling.
• Certifies site interviewers through scored mock interviews and co-facilitates interviewer sessions.
• Conducts ongoing fidelity quality assurance through structured review of session audio samples, providing written feedback and triggering refresher training as needed.
• Assists in codebook development, including definitions, application and exclusion rules, and coded examples, and supports inter-rater reliability processes.
• Delivers biannual all-site trainings, including qualitative methods training for health department staff.
• Contributes methodological content and training artifacts to the replication toolkit.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k) Immediate Vesting
• Family Planning/Fertility Assistance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Basic Life Insurance
• Legal Aid Assistance Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid Time Off (PTO) – (11) Federal Holidays
• Training and Development Opportunities