Description
We are seeking a People Research Scientist to join our People Data Solutions team. As a People Research Scientist, you will be the research expert supporting our broader People organization, using rigorous scientific methods to advance our understanding of the employee experience, manager effectiveness, organizational health, and workforce dynamics.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Design and execute systematic research studies to answer fundamental questions about employee experience, manager effectiveness, and organizational health
- Generate and test hypotheses about people programs, employee behavior, and workforce outcomes using rigorous experimental and quasi-experimental methods
- Conduct longitudinal studies tracking employee cohorts to understand long-term workforce trends and the impact of people initiatives
- Perform meta-analyses of people interventions across the industry to identify best practices and knowledge gaps
- Navigate research ethics considerations when studying employee data, ensuring responsible research practices
You will also be responsible for:
- Designing, analyzing, and iterating on employee listening programs including engagement surveys, pulse surveys, and lifecycle surveys
- Applying psychometric methods to validate survey instruments and ensure measurement reliability
- Translating survey findings into strategic recommendations that drive meaningful organizational change
Additionally, you will:
- Conduct research on manager behaviors, competencies, and their impact on team outcomes
- Build measurement frameworks to evaluate and improve manager effectiveness programs
- Study organizational dynamics including team composition, collaboration patterns, and their relationship to performance outcomes
You will also be responsible for building compelling visualizations and dashboards that make complex research findings accessible to diverse audiences, presenting research findings to senior leadership with clear, actionable recommendations, and developing self-service analytics capabilities that empower People team partners.
If you have a background in people analytics, experience designing and analyzing employee engagement or pulse surveys, deep knowledge of manager effectiveness research and organizational science, experience building self-service analytics tools or dashboards, understanding of employee lifecycle metrics and people KPIs, previous experience in high-growth technology companies or AI/ML organizations, familiarity with network analysis, NLP, or advanced statistical methods, experience with BigQuery and modern data stack tools, experience with Qualtrics, or experience with Workday, you may be a strong candidate for this role.
The annual compensation range for this role is $245,000-$310,000 USD.