Hybrid Partnerships Associate, Data Researcher

at e.Construct, USA

• Job title: Partnerships Associate, Data Researcher
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior, Mid level
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Cairo, Egypt

About the role

• Data Researcher at VAES.ai optimizing engineering solutions through data. Conducting research and analysis for project proposals, client reports, and partnership opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the company’s project proposal dataset, tracking incoming proposals and related action items.
• Build a recurring and consistent communication system with Project Managers (PMs) to review project progress.
• Collate insights on the proposals by tracking and analyzing key metrics, such as success rates, repeat clients, reasons for project wins or losses.
• Prepare project summaries in coordination with PMs following the company’s existing templates and guidelines.
• Support Partnerships Manager in the organization and documentation of all project summaries.
• Collaborate with PMs to develop project proposals and client reports using the company’s standard templates.
• Maintain a categorized database of proposals and client reports.
• Identifying organizations and clients for potential prequalification opportunities.
• Coordinating with assistants to collect, organize, and prepare required documents for submission and follow up on the status of ongoing prequalification processes.
• Conduct ongoing research on competitors and help identify partnership opportunities aligned with the company’s goals.
• Monitor industry trends, conferences, and award programs relevant to the scope of work conducted by the company.
• Support the identification of funding opportunities for our startup including: relevant venture capitalists, investor, incubator and accelerator programs.
• Provide biweekly updates on findings and recommendations to the leadership team.
• Perform in-depth, data-driven research into topics at the intersection of technology, engineering, and sustainability.
• Build comprehensive datasets (such as academic literature reviews) to support research team.
• Analyze data and interpret results to generate research findings.
• Write clear, concise documentation of data collection and analysis methodologies.
• Collaborate with designers, developers, and writers to translate findings into data visualizations (infographics, dashboards, hierarchical diagrams, etc.) and written outputs (white papers, blog posts, internal reports, and presentations).
• Understand the startup’s objective and pitch ideas that align with its growth; including marketing and media opportunities.
• Explore grant and investment opportunities from organizations funding sustainable construction technology.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, civil engineering, information science, or related field.
• Proven experience in data research, analysis, and hypothesis development (including academic and market research).
• Proficiency in handling and analyzing large datasets using efficient processing techniques.
• Knowledge of qualitative research methods and analysis (thematic analysis, interviews, case study analysis, narrative research).
• Detail and output-oriented mindset.
• Experience working with remote teams.