Psychologist

Point72 Asset Management, L.P; Stamford (CT); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully-paid health care benefits

Parental and family leave

Mental and physical wellness programs

Volunteer opportunities

Non-profit matching gifts

Employee affinity groups

Job summary

Point72 Asset Management, L.P. is seeking a subject matter expert to join its Intelligence team. You will design applied research, conduct assessments, and deliver actionable recommendations to senior leaders across the firm.

This role requires a PhD in cognitive psychology or related field, strong written and verbal communication, and experience turning interview data into evidence-based judgments. Collaboration across departments and ethical standards are essential.

Qualifications

• PhD in cognitive psychology or related field required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to translate complex concepts for senior stakeholders.
• Experience designing, evaluating, and interpreting qualitative and quantitative assessments and organizational data.
• Experience conducting structured interviews and translating data into evidence-based assessments.
• Strong critical thinking and bias mitigation abilities.
• Ability to collaborate across departments and provide clear recommendations.
• Willingness to learn the financial services industry; prior financial services experience not required.
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards.

Responsibilities

• Apply domain expertise to support identifying, assessing, and interviewing candidates.
• Develop and implement research-driven assessment tools and processes.
• Synthesize findings, author reports, and provide high-quality recommendations for senior leaders.
• Serve as a technical advisor in psychology and brief internal stakeholders on processes.
• Identify and integrate emerging research to improve internal processes.

Skills

Qualitative & quantitative assessments

Interviews & evidence-based judgments

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Critical thinking & bias awareness

Financial services familiarity

Education

PhD in cognitive psychology / neuroscience / decision science / social psychology / organizational psychology or related field

Job description

A Career with Point72's Intelligence Team

Point72’s Intelligence team sets the industry standard for intelligence driven analysis by proactively identifying, monitoring, and assessing various sources of risk using proprietary tools and specialized tradecraft. We support senior management by providing strategic assessments, actionable recommendations, and real-time escalations.

What you’ll do

We are looking for a subject matter expert to join a dynamic assessment and selection team with highly visible impact. You will collaborate across departments internally and provide recommendations to senior leaders based on your judgments and insights. You will be a hands-on practitioner, designing and conducting applied research. This is NOT a clinical role. Specifically, you will:

• Apply domain expertise to support the firm in identifying, assessing, and interviewing candidates
• Develop and implement research-driven assessment tools and processes
• Synthesize findings, author reports, and produce high-quality recommendations for senior leaders across the firm
• Serve as a technical advisor in the domain of psychology and brief internal stakeholders on team processes
• Identify and integrate emerging research and techniques that improve internal processes

What’s required

• PhD degree in cognitive psychology, neuroscience, decision science, social psychology, organizational psychology, or a related field
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to make complex concepts clear to senior stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience designing, evaluating, and interpreting qualitative and quantitative assessments and organizational data
• Experience conducting structured interviews and translating interview data into evidence-based assessments
• Strong critical thinking skills, including the ability to evaluate alternative explanations and guard against bias
• Ability to collaborate across departments and provide clear recommendations based on sound judgment
• Willingness to quickly learn the financial services industry; prior financial services experience is not required
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards

We take care of our people

We invest in our people, their careers, their health, and their well-being. When you work here, we provide:

• Fully-paid health care benefits
• Generous parental and family leave policies
Mental and physical wellness programs
• Volunteer opportunities
• Non-profit matching gift program
• Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, minorities and the LGBT+ community
• Tuition assistance
• A 401(k) savings program with an employer match and more

About Point72

Point72 Asset Management is a global firm led by Steven Cohen that invests in multiple asset classes and strategies worldwide. Resting on more than a quarter-century of investing experience, we seek to be the industry’s premier asset manager through delivering superior risk-adjusted returns, adhering to the highest ethical standards, and offering the greatest opportunities to the industry’s brightest talent. We’re inventing the future of finance by revolutionizing how we develop our people and how we use data to shape our thinking. For more information, visit www.Point72.com/working-here