People Research Scientist

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation focused on creating reliable and beneficial AI systems. They are seeking a People Research Scientist to support their People Data Solutions team by using scientific methods to enhance understanding of employee experience and organizational dynamics.

Responsibilities:

• 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
• Design, analyze, and iterate on employee listening programs including engagement surveys, pulse surveys, and lifecycle surveys
• Apply psychometric methods to validate survey instruments and ensure measurement reliability
• Translate survey findings into strategic recommendations that drive meaningful organizational change
• 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
• Build compelling visualizations and dashboards that make complex research findings accessible to diverse audiences
• Present research findings to senior leadership with clear, actionable recommendations
• Develop self-service analytics capabilities that empower People team partners