What an agent can actually replace in research ops
Not the researcher. The swivel-chair work between systems: quoting, fielding logistics, and reconciliation, in that order of return.
An agent does not replace the researcher. It replaces the swivel-chair work between systems, the copying and chasing and matching that eats your most expensive people late at night.
Start with reconciliation
Matching invoices to fieldwork to deliverables is structured and rules based. It is the highest return first target because it is repetitive, auditable, and currently manual. Automate the structured matches, surface only the exceptions, and keep an audit trail so finance can trust it.
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