Research Scientist, Demography and Survey Sciences

Responsibilities

• Develop a research agenda and drive research projects from end-to-end
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across the company to define relevant research questions
• Design and deploy appropriate research methodologies to answer those questions
• Develop innovative new approaches to resolve challenging problems
• Provide teams with usable measurement strategies and methodologies to make better decisions
• Deliver insights and recommendations clearly to relevant audiences

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in quantitative research, data analysis, or a related field
• Bachelor's, Master's or Ph.D. in the social sciences (e.g., Economics, Political Science, Sociology, Psychology, Communication), or in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Informatics, Econometrics)
• Demonstrated experience in designing original research to address complex questions
• Demonstrated expertise in data manipulation and analysis software and programming languages (Python/R, SQL)
• Expertise and applied experience in measurement (e.g., survey design and analysis, experiment design, bias correction, measurement models, data collection, log data) and statistical inference (e.g., causal, Bayesian, machine learning)
• Experience initiating and driving research projects to completion with minimal guidance
• Experience communicating analyses and results to broad audiences
• Demonstrated ability to distill and communicate research insights to influence others' thinking, decision-making, and actions

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Familiarity with qualitative research (e.g., focus groups, interviews, cognitive testing)