Graduate Research Assistant - Quantitative or Data Analyst

Graduate Research Assistant - Quantitative or Data Analyst

Posted : 13 / 10 / 2025

Closing Date : 30 / 11 / 2025

Job Type : Permanent - Full Time

Job Category : Research & Consulting

Position Title

Graduate Research Assistant

Division

Quantitative or Data Analytics

Streams

Professional

Locations

Start Date

January 2026

$66,000 + 12% superannuation

• Interesting research projects
• Buddy program with previous Graduate
• Learn from skilled, qualified professionals wanting to help you grow (ORIMA has more Qualified Professional Researchers (QPR) than any other firm)
• Regular social events and celebrations
• Access to Employee Assistance Program
• Annual off-site conference / retreat

After 12 months employment and subject to manager assessment of performance, progression to Associate Research Consultant or Associate Data Analyst.

The Role

Do you have an analytical mind? Are you curious?

Do you enjoy problem solving using quantitative data?

Do you get excited by telling a meaningful story from data?

Are you interested in understanding and measuring how people think, feel and behave?

If your answer is ‘yes’ to any of the above, then you may be interested in our 2026 Graduate Program. We’re looking for high-performing graduates who take pride in the quality of their work, who want to learn and be intellectually challenged, who want to develop a strong professional foundation, and who seek to thrive in their workplace.

The Company

ORIMA Research is an Australian-owned company that specialises in market and social research, data analytics and advisory services. We work primarily with government clients – over 90% of our work is for the public sector – helping them make informed decisions that benefit the community. Since starting in 1996, we have grown to a team of around 80 professionals, with offices in Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane.

ORIMA is a values-driven organisation, and we take pride in our service ethos, high-performance culture, innovation, integrity and commitment to helping our staff thrive. We are :

Job Description

ORIMA Graduate Program

ORIMA Research is committed to training and developing young Australians. Our formal graduate program provides high-potential graduates with a pathway to a rewarding career in research, data analytics and consulting, through transparent and clear career progression during the graduate program and beyond.

This is a career growth opportunity to be part of an expanding, high-performance, award-winning private research consultancy firm with a supportive and strengths-based culture, underpinned by positive psychology principles, with a strong focus on scientific and intellectual rigour, and collaboration and development.

Our graduate program is underpinned by a Competency Framework and a clear progression pathway. The program provides the opportunity and support to learn and develop quantitative and / or qualitative research skills, as well as the technical and non-technical skills required for a successful career in the private sector and the market and social research industry.

Successful applicants will work primarily within a Quantitative or Data Analytics team but have the opportunity to collaborate across a variety of public sector projects and research disciplines to develop and hone their technical and professional skills, as well as take part in a graduate project with peers. We have a very strong, collaborative culture that is enhanced by our staff being co-located in our offices.

Graduates in the professional stream will be exposed to a broad range of research and consulting skills including :

We have 1 Quantitative and 1 Data Analyst graduate positions available for our 2026 intake of Quantitative Graduates in Canberra / Melbourne.

Desired Skills and Experience

Residency Status

Qualifications

General Technical Skills

Additional Quantitative Technical Skills

Additional Data Analysis Technical Skills

Professional Skills

Applications close 30 November 2025 . We strongly advise prospective candidates to submit their applications promptly, as interviews will be scheduled on a rolling basis with suitably qualified candidates.

Positive Police check and Working with Vulnerable People checks required. Able to work at the office as we have a collegiate, supportive office based working culture.

Applications must include the following. Applications that do not include the following will not be considered.

PLEASE NOTE

Our selection process involves five stages as follows :

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for Stage 1.

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