# Research Interviewer at IANS

Research Interviewer at IANS in Boston, MA. On-site, full-time, paying $60k–$70k. Posted April 27, 2026.

- Company: IANS
- Location: Boston, MA
- Workplace: On-site
- Job type: Full-time
- Pay: $60k–$70k
- Experience: 5+ years
- Posted: 2026-04-27
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/ians/jobs/5121175007
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/research-interviewer-ians-sw9rp4

## Requirements

- 5 years of relevant experience, or a bachelor’s degree + 1 year of relevant experience with executives/senior professionals

## Description

*Compensation: $60,000-$70,000 + bonus. This role preferred a minimum of two days a week onsite at our Boston, MA office.*

**About the Role ** 

The **Research Interviewer** role, within the New Product Development team, will primarily support qualitative data collection efforts, conducting 10-20 structured interviews with senior security executives per week.  This is a research role, not a call-center role, and you will lead interviews following established protocols, and is a key contributor to IANS data collection efforts. 

**Core Responsibilities**  

**Interview Coordination & Scheduling (~50% of time)**  

- Manage an assigned caseload of cybersecurity executives, lead outreach and recruitment, scheduling, and note-taking review (AI tools will supplement) 

- Use IANS resources (such as account managers) to reach executives on caseload, ensuring outreach is proactive and timely 

- Maintain a master tracker of interviews completed and flag coverage gaps to Director in advance of target deadlines 

**Conducting Interviews & Data Review (~50% of time)**  

- Conduct 10-20 (30 or 60-minute structured interviews online via Zoom, Teams) per week 

- Adhere to the established interview protocol, showing judgment for using probing 

- Ask intelligent, probing follow-up questions when responses are vague, surface-level, or inconsistent  

- Record all interviews (with consent) and capture real-time notes during the call to supplement the automated recording and transcription  

- Edit and process verbatim quotes from interview recordings: remove filler words (e.g., “um,”), fix grammar, and ensure quotes are fully coherent and attributable — while preserving the interviewee’s authentic voice 

- Proactively flag data quality issues for Director, and ensure all data is properly tagged for later review and integration into the data stream 

**Requirements:**  

**Must-Haves:** 

- 5 years of relevant experience, or a bachelor’s degree + 1 year of relevant experience with executives/senior professionals  

- Highly organized, quick and self-directed learner, able to get up to speed (with direction and support) on the cybersecurity space, including key products and terminology used by executives 

- Ability to ‘read the room’, build relationships, and direct conversations with senior level executives  

- A client-first mentality—our clients are our first priority, and you will be representing IANS while interviewing them 

 **Nice-to-Have:** 

- Experience interfacing with other teams, coordinating client outreach, scheduling, and follow-up 

- Experience working with quotas and targets, in market or applied research settings 

- Qualitative data collection experience  

- B2B experience strongly preferred  

- Familiarity with cybersecurity concepts and terminology  

- Experience with Qualtrics and other data collection tools; AI tools (e.g., Copilot) 

**Not-Needed:** 

- Deep/senior level cybersecurity experience