Research Scientist
About The Role
Syndio is the platform more than half the Fortune 100 trust to govern pay decisions, built on a decade of pay equity work and millions of real pay records. The Future of Pay Lab is our research, narrative, and category engine — the team making pay a strategic decision rather than a compliance afterthought, and defining decision intelligence for pay as a category before anyone else does. We’re hiring a Senior Research Scientist to connect rigorous science with real, measurable impact.
This is an ownership role for someone who wants to work at the intersection of psychology, data, and product strategy, and to carry an idea all the way from the literature to a partner’s boardroom.
About You
- A PhD or equivalent depth in industrial-organizational psychology, behavioral or decision science, labor economics, or a related field.
- A track record of applied research that changed a product, a decision, or a business outcome — not only a publication record.
- Strong measurement and quantitative skills: survey and instrument design, psychometrics, causal and quasi-experimental methods, and real comfort with messy, real-world data.
- The judgment to consult senior stakeholders and partners credibly, and the writing to make rigorous work land with a CHRO or a CFO.
- A bias for ownership. You’re energized by ambiguous, integrative problems and you drive them to impact without waiting for a map.
Extra Credit
- Domain depth in compensation, total rewards, or pay equity.
- Published thought leadership or a public research voice.
- Experience in a startup, an applied research lab, or a research-to-product environment.
- Experience working with data tools such as SQL, Python, or R.
Why You'll Love It Here
- Competitive Compensation.
- Syndio Equity.
- Flexible Vacation Policy.
- Paid medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- Life insurance and disability coverage.
- 401(k) matching.
- Remote work option.
The Interview Overview
Below you'll find an outline of the interview plan for our Research Scientist position. Please note that this is what we expect the process to look like; we may ask you for supplemental information or require an additional step before making a final decision.
- 30 min interview with a member of our Talent Team
- 45 minute zoom interview with the Hiring Manager
- Three video interviews with several team members - 2.5 hours
- Final interviews with executive - 1 hour