Recruiting Research Scientist, People Analytics

Anthropic; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 285,000 - 380,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Equity donation matching (optional)

Generous vacation and parental leave

Flexible working hours

Office space in San Francisco

Job summary

Anthropic is seeking a Recruiting Research Scientist to join our People Data Solutions team. You’ll apply rigorous research methods to understand recruiting funnels, interview effectiveness, candidate experience, and capacity, guiding evidence-based people decisions across a growing organization.

You’ll design validation studies, work with psychometrics, and build analytics tools and dashboards to communicate findings to leadership.

Qualifications

• Hold an advanced degree in a relevant research field such as I/O Psychology or Statistics.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute systematic research studies on recruiting funnel health, interview quality, candidate experience, and hiring outcomes.
• Test hypotheses on sourcing strategies, interview design, and selection decisions using rigorous methods.
• Lead mixed-method research to identify drivers and blockers in recruiting operations.
• Navigate ethics considerations when studying candidate data to ensure responsible research practices.
• Design validation studies to assess interview and tool quality; analyze psychometrics and calibration.
• Lead investigative research into innovative approaches for candidate assessment.
• Design metrics framework for recruiting org health and governance for consistency across tools and reporting.
• Architect analytical solutions translating research into actionable dashboards and planning tools.
• Build visualizations and dashboards; present findings to senior leadership with clear recommendations.

Skills

Selection research

Assessment validation

Psychometrics

Recruiting analytics

People Analytics

Data storytelling

Communication skills

Ambiguity tolerance

Data-driven decision making

Talent acquisition analytics

Education

Master’s or PhD in I/O Psychology, Organizational Behavior, Statistics, Data Science, Economics, Behavioral Science, or related field

Tools

SQL

Python

R

BigQuery

Tableau

Job description

Anthropic is seeking a Recruiting Research Scientist to join our People Data Solutions team. You’ll apply rigorous research methods to understand recruiting funnels, interview effectiveness, candidate experience, and capacity, guiding evidence-based people decisions across a growing organization.

You’ll design validation studies, work with psychometrics, and build analytics tools and dashboards to communicate findings to leadership.