Lead Behavioral Scientist, AI-Driven HR Product (Remote)

The Predictive Index; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Predictive Index is seeking a Staff Behavioral Scientist to own the scientific integrity of a new PI venture from day one. You’ll validate instruments, apply I/O psychology to product decisions, and translate research into market-ready features that HR leaders and buyers can trust.

Join a venture-backed, startup-like team with AI-forward tools, flexibility to work from our MA headquarters or remotely across the United States, and a mandate to define credible, rigorous behavioral science for

Qualifications

• PhD in I-O Psychology or equivalent applied experience.
• Hands-on psychometric development, scale construction and validation.
• Proven track record of applied validation research in real organizations.
• Ability to translate rigorous science into product language for teams.
• Comfort operating at the intersection of research, product, and go-to-market.
• Interest in leveraging AI to sharpen thinking and speed outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide scientific foundation and defensibility for venture claims.
• Design and validate psychometric instruments to product requirements.
• Conduct applied pilot studies and validation with customers to prove outcomes.
• Translate research into product features and messaging HR buyers will trust.
• Own the scientific defensibility, manuals, and evidence for the venture.

Skills

I/O psychology expertise

Psychometrics design

Validation research

Science-to-product translation

AI-forward mindset

Startup/lean teamwork

Education

PhD in Industrial-Organizational Psychology

Equivalent applied experience

Tools

IRT

CTT

Norm development

Job description

The Predictive Index is seeking a Staff Behavioral Scientist to own the scientific integrity of a new PI venture from day one. You’ll validate instruments, apply I/O psychology to product decisions, and translate research into market-ready features that HR leaders and buyers can trust.

Join a venture-backed, startup-like team with AI-forward tools, flexibility to work from our MA headquarters or remotely across the United States, and a mandate to define credible, rigorous behavioral science for