Lead Labor Market Data Scientist

UKG Inc.; Olympia (WA); On-site; USD 151,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

UKG is seeking a Principal Labor Market Data Scientist to lead hands-on research and analysis focused on labor and workforce insights. You will own work from defining the question and investigating the data through validating findings and explaining their significance to business leaders.

This senior role supports UKG executives, communications, and economists, combining internal data with external sources to deliver timely insights for executive discussions, media engagements, and thought

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in statistics, data science, economics, computer science, mathematics, or a related quantitative field.
• 8+ years of relevant experience in data science, applied statistics, quantitative research, or a related field, with demonstrated ownership of complex analytical work and influence at a senior level.
• Substantial hands-on experience analyzing labor market or workforce data in recent professional roles, including producing research, indicators, or insights from employment, payroll, wage, hours, job posting, or worker-level datasets.
• Deep applied statistical expertise, including time-series analysis, sampling and weighting, hypothesis testing, and uncertainty estimation.
• Strong SQL and Python skills, including the ability to work independently with large, complex datasets and build maintainable, reproducible analytical workflows.
• Demonstrated ability to assess data quality and representativeness, reconcile inconsistent sources, and explain how methodological choices affect conclusions.
• Ability to explain analytical findings, methods, and limitations clearly to technical and nontechnical colleagues and collaborate on materials for business audiences.
• Ability to lead ambiguous research assignments independently, collaborate with economists and technical partners, and deliver sound analysis under time-sensitive conditions.

Responsibilities

• Define research questions with labor economists and Communications to produce validated analyses, charts, and materials for executive briefings, customer discussions, and media preparation.
• Lead original research on hiring, separations, hours worked, wages, labor supply, and other workforce trends across industries and geographies.
• Deliver executive briefings, charts, and talking points for customer discussions and media engagements.
• Translate quantitative findings into concise materials for leaders and business audiences.
• Combine large-scale UKG workforce data with external labor data; evaluate source definitions and data quality.
• Develop and validate statistical methods for workforce indicators, accounting for seasonality and data limitations.
• Build reproducible analysis and recurring reporting workflows using SQL and Python.

Skills

SQL

Python

Labor market data

Statistical analysis

Communication

Research leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in a quantitative field

Tools

BigQuery

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

UKG is seeking a Principal Labor Market Data Scientist to lead hands-on research and analysis focused on labor and workforce insights. You will own work from defining the question and investigating the data through validating findings and explaining their significance to business leaders.

This senior role supports UKG executives, communications, and economists, combining internal data with external sources to deliver timely insights for executive discussions, media engagements, and thought