Lead Labor Market Data Scientist - Workforce Insights

UKG Inc.; Denver (CO); 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 insights. You will own end-to-end work from question definition to validating findings and explaining significance to business leaders.

You will combine UKG workforce data with external labor sources to develop timely insights for executive discussions and media engagements, building reproducible workflows in SQL and Python and mentoring teammates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a quantitative field.
• 8+ years of relevant experience in data science, applied statistics, or related field.
• Hands-on experience analyzing labor market data and producing research/indicators.
• Applied statistics expertise including time-series, sampling, hypothesis testing, and uncertainty estimation.
• Strong SQL and Python skills for large, complex datasets.
• Ability to explain analytical findings to technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Leadership and ability to mentor other data scientists.

Responsibilities

• Define research questions and produce validated analyses, charts, and materials for executive briefings and media prep.
• Lead original research on hiring, separations, hours worked, wages, and labor trends across industries and geographies.
• Deliver executive briefings, charts, talking points, and supporting analysis for customer discussions and media engagements.
• Build reproducible analysis workflows using SQL and Python with versioned code and automated checks.
• Review numerical accuracy and interpretation of findings and explain uncertainty.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and data owners to improve datasets and ensure privacy controls.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor data scientists, communicating priorities and risks.

Skills

SQL

Python

Time-series analysis

Hypothesis testing

Uncertainty estimation

Data quality assessment

Executive communication

Education

Master’s or PhD in a relevant quantitative discipline

Bachelor’s degree or higher in statistics, data science, economics, computer science, mathematics, or related field

Tools

Google Cloud Platform

BigQuery

Job description

UKG is seeking a Principal Labor Market Data Scientist to lead hands-on research and analysis focused on labor insights. You will own end-to-end work from question definition to validating findings and explaining significance to business leaders.

You will combine UKG workforce data with external labor sources to develop timely insights for executive discussions and media engagements, building reproducible workflows in SQL and Python and mentoring teammates.