Remote Research Jobs in Web3

Lab49 is seeking a Senior Technical Product Manager to lead and shape research initiatives in cryptocurrency and foreign exchange (FX). This role combines deep domain expertise with strong data analytics capability, enabling you to bridge business questions with data-driven insights.

You will partner closely with Data Engineers and Data Scientists to define research objectives, structure datasets, interpret analytical results, and ensure outputs are both rigorous and relevant. You should bring hands-on experience with data analysis and familiarity with research workflows.

This position is ideal for someone who thrives in a research-driven environment, is comfortable managing ambiguity, and can translate complex market dynamics into actionable hypotheses and results.

Responsibilities

• Act as the domain SME in crypto and FX markets, advising on market structure, dynamics and behavior.
• Partner with Data Engineers to ensure research data is sourced, transformed, and structured appropriately for analysis.
• Collaborate with Data Scientists to frame hypotheses, define features, validate outputs, and interpret findings.
• Drive the end-to-end research project lifecycle: from defining objectives and methods through to analysis, synthesis, and reporting.
• Apply data analytics skills to support validation, exploratory analysis, and interpretation of research results.
• Communicate complex research findings in clear, compelling ways to both technical and executive stakeholders.
• Identify future research opportunities given data and methodology learnings.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong domain knowledge in cryptocurrency and FX markets.
• Background in data analytics, with working knowledge of SQL, Python, or BI tools for exploratory analysis and validation.
• Experience collaborating on data science and research projects, with the ability to bridge business context and technical execution.
• Strong stakeholder management skills; able to engage both technical teams and senior business leaders.
• Excellent communication and presentation abilities, including distilling complex research outputs for executive audiences.
• Consulting or research background with experience  in agile, iterative project delivery.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Data Science, Computer Science, or related discipline.

Why Lab49? 

Lab49/ION is committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive environment for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We respect the varied identities, abilities, cultures, and traditions of the individuals who comprise our organization and recognize the value that different backgrounds and points of view bring to our business.