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Kingfish Group partners with top financial and operating executives to pursue high-impact opportunities. This role combines research and qualitative analysis, with broad exposure across teams to support diverse skill development. We value excellence, innovation, and an entrepreneurial mindset. You’ll be expected to contribute from day one and take ownership of your work.\nCandidate Profile\nQualifications:\n\nBachelor’s or Master’s degree with 12 months of work experience in primary or secondary market research\nDemonstrated experience applying AI tools for research and project deliverables\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable collaborating with global teams\nGood understanding of business models across industries and market dynamics\nSharp analytical and creative thinking skills, with a strong attention to detail\nSelf-motivated and adaptable, with the ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines\nProficient in Microsoft Office and Google Workspace; experience with CRM platforms or data analytics tools is a plus\nPosition Summary\nResearch Associates are responsible for identifying high-quality advisors to meet client and project outcomes. They build targeted advisor lists, apply judgment on relevance and fit, and deliver accurately. Research Associates leverage structured research methods, proprietary tools, and external data sources to execute advisor identification at scale, refine search strategies, and build expertise across industries, roles, and private-equity use cases.\nKey Responsibilities\nConducts research independently on projects, using AI and research tools to identify advisors and competitors that meet project requirements, ensuring high-quality delivery within tight timelines.\nDelivers viable research strategy alternatives proactively through a deep understanding of industry dynamics.\nCollaborates effectively with a global team to align on expectations and deliver strong outcomes.\nSynthesizes research from multiple sources into deliverables (competitive landscapes, industry primers, etc.)\nUses CRM dashboards and metrics to track project quality and progress.\nContributes to firm-wide initiatives aimed at enhancing research quality, fostering innovation, advancing AI-enabled delivery, and improving tools and processes.","description_format":"text","description_chars":2430,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Equity"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-25T10:42:30Z"}],"liveness":{"score":3,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.124,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":663,"expected_fill_days":21,"reasons":["conf:8","win:tail","crowd:"],"computed_at":"2026-09-28T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/kingfish-group-research-associate-2026","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/kingfish-group-research-associate-2026.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-29T00:19:09Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":252,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":4748,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-30T00:00:00Z"}}}