Curriculum Associates
Manager, UX Research Operations
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Remote - US
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Full-Time
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$69K - $118K
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Operations
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July 3rd, 2026
K-12
K-8
Edtech.com's Summary
Curriculum Associates is hiring a Manager, UX Research Operations. This role involves managing end-to-end recruitment of educators and students for various research studies, overseeing relationships with partners and vendors, improving research management tools and processes, and handling study logistics both onsite and remotely to enhance the efficiency of the research process supporting i-Ready educational programs.
Highlights
- Manage recruitment for research studies including usability testing, interviews, focus groups, surveys, co-design, and pilots/betas.
- Own logistics and relationship management with site and vendor partners.
- Evaluate and improve research management tools and processes to ensure scalability and quality.
- Collaborate on outreach to identify new in-person testing partner sites.
- Develop and maintain participant databases, templates, screeners, and scheduling procedures.
- Handle onsite and remote study logistics.
- Require 3-5 years of experience in research operations and skills in project management and database/spreadsheet work.
- Must have experience managing personally identifiable or regulated information securely.
- Preferred experience includes K-12 education knowledge and managing cross-time-zone collaboration.
- Compensation range is $69,250 to $118,250 with eligibility for company bonus plan and benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401k match, paid holidays, and flexible vacation policy.
Manager, UX Research Operations Full Description
At Curriculum Associates, we believe in the potential of every child and are changing the face of education technology with award-winning learning programs like i-Ready that serve a third of the nation's K-8 students. For more than 50 years, our commitment to making classrooms better places, serving educators, and supporting accessible learning experiences for all students has driven the continuous improvement of our innovative programs. Our team of more than 2,500 employees is composed of lifelong learners who stand behind this mission, working tirelessly to serve the educational community with world-class programs and support every day.
The User Experience Research Team is seeking a UX Research Operations Manager to help with our mission of making classrooms a better place for students and teachers. Be part of the ongoing evolution of i-Ready by playing a pivotal role in helping the research process run smoothly and improve in efficiency.
The impact you'll have:
- Manage end-to-end recruitment of educators and students for research studies: usability testing, 1:1 interviews, focus groups, surveys, co-design, pilots/betas
- Own relationships and logistics management with site and vendor partners
- Continuously evaluate research management tools and processes to ensure they are efficient, high quality, and scalable, and offer solutions to improve these tools and processes
- Collaborate on outreach for locating new in-person testing partner sites.
- Develop new/maintain existing participant databases, templates, screeners, scheduling procedures
- Own onsite and remote study logistics
Who we're looking for:
- You have 3-5 years of relevant work experience in research operations
- You're a self-starter who can take an assignment and run with it, even expanding on it or helping to shape the request when appropriate
- You enjoy and excel at cross-functional collaboration
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- You're comfortable speaking up when you have questions and ideas
- You're interested in the "why" behind problems and can think through a system
- You are adept with project management skills and working with databases/spreadsheets
- Experience securely managing personally identifiable information or information otherwise subject to regulatory considerations
We'd also love to see, though not required:
- Experience with K-12 education is a plus
- History of managing cross-time-zone collaboration across nationally distributed teams
Benefits and Pay Range:
Pay Range - This role's range is $69,250-$118,250.
The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that Curriculum Associates considers in making compensation decisions based on our Compensation Philosophy. Actual base pay within that range will vary based upon several factors including, but not limited to, prior experience and relevant skill sets. At Curriculum Associates, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances for each case. This role is also eligible to participate in the company bonus plan. The Company recognizes that minimum wage varies by location and will ensure all compensation decisions comply with applicable state and local laws.
Benefits - Benefit eligible employees (and their families) are covered by medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees can enroll in our company's 401k plan and receive an employer match. Employees have access to a flexible vacation and sick policy in addition to twelve paid holidays and a winter office closure between Christmas and New Year's, as well as a number of additional perks and benefits.
Location: Remote with occasional travel to our company offices and/or school site visits.
Application Deadline: July 17, 2026. This is subject to close earlier if there is a high volume of applicants or a qualified hire is made.
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