TRM Labs
Senior Data Researcher
United States · Senior
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About the role
- Insights is the public voice of TRM's research.
- It connects TRM's intelligence on illicit finance and crime with the press, policymakers and the wider industry.
- The work is research-led, focused on the story, fast-moving and AI-native.
Responsibilities
- The research and content workflow runs continuously, and you manage it day to day and week to week.
- Our process is designed to understand how you think, solve problems, and deliver impact, while allowing you to evaluate TRM.
- We are building a safer world.
Requirements
- 5 to 8 years combining research or data analysis with published writing, including at least one high-impact investigation you led from evidence-gathering to final piece.
- Before applying, review the job description carefully and highlight the experience and impact that best demonstrate the required qualifications.
- Operating with a high degree of ambiguity
Nice to have
- Deep AI fluency: you already rely heavily on AI across research, analysis, drafting and packaging, and you're comfortable running and quality-checking an agent-based production workflow.
- Experience in financial crime, sanctions, cybercrime, national security or crypto is a strong plus.
Skills
- Individual pay is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
- Most interview processes include a case study, an AI skills assessment, and a Leadership Principles interview.
Compensation
- Individual pay is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. The compensation details listed in this posting reflect the US base salary only.
- The estimated base salary range for this role is $160,000 - $180,000
Company info
- Insights is the public voice of TRM's research. It connects TRM's intelligence on illicit finance and crime with the press, policymakers and the wider industry.
- You'll work closely with Marketing, Communications, TRM's intelligence and investigations teams, product teams, and TRM Academy.
- The team is small and opinionated, and it owns some of the most visible work TRM produces. Distributed, not distant.
- Team Operating Rhythms:
- Weekly Insights research review to set priorities and look at work in progress.
- A weekly working session with Marketing to plan distribution and timing.
- Async by default for drafts and methodology review. Meetings are for editorial decisions and launch planning.
- Learn about TRM Speed in this position:
- Measurable example #1: Within 30 days, you publish your first piece of original data-backed research on TRM's blog, with a Marketing push behind it.
- Measurable example #2: Within 60 days, you take a topic you picked through the full cycle (research, narrative, distribution) and show measurable gains in media coverage.
- Measurable example #3: Within 90 days, you run the research and content workflow end to end, and your research feeds weekly training sessions for TRM Academy instructors.
- The following represents the expected range of compensation for this role:
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