Research Assistant Intern

Across Doha, the company runs 14 branch offices and a central depot for hardware staging and imaging.

About the internship

Tacklethread is hiring a Research Assistant Intern for Jan 2027. Our Business Development team uses research to decide pricing and positioning. The intern's findings go straight into those discussions. You will intern remotely with our team in Doha. We have hosted remote interns from several countries before. Working hours follow Gulf time, Monday to Friday. You get a company laptop and a headset before you start.

Your projects

• Design online surveys in Google Forms or Typeform and clean the responses
• Check data sources for accuracy and note where each number came from
• Draft short recommendation notes based on what the data shows
• Analyse survey results in Excel with pivot tables and charts
• Summarise industry reports into one-page briefs
• Maintain a research library in Notion or Google Drive
• Track competitor social media, ads and product launches every week
• Read app store and online reviews to find common complaints and requests

Basic qualifications

• Eligible to work in Japan
• Based in Japan for the duration of the internship
• Strong written English for summaries and reports
• Good Excel or Google Sheets skills, including pivot tables and charts
• Must keep all research and company data confidential
• Comfortable reading long reports and pulling out what matters
• Curious, and careful about where numbers come from

Nice to have

• Experience with SPSS, R or Python for survey analysis
• Knowledge of tools like Statista, Similarweb or Google Trends

What you'll learn

• Feedback from the strategy lead on every report you submit
• Building comparison sheets and decks that managers actually read
• How to size a market and defend your numbers

Program dates: Jan 2027, 3 months.

Pay: $1,350 - $1,400/month

What we offer

• Online learning budget
• Certificate of completion
• Internet allowance
• Paid public holidays
• Company laptop

Duration: 3 months. Start: Jan 2027.

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