Research Assistant

Research Assistant (Full-Time)

Help turn research into trusted tools for clinicians, educators, and families.

Full-time, hybrid - Torrance / South Bay, CA

Research - $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, Survey Monkey, 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.

Equal opportunity

WPS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply.