Senior Labor Market Data Scientist: Exec Insights

UKG; Helena (MT); 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, defining questions, analyzing data, and validating findings for senior leaders. You will combine UKG workforce data with external sources to generate timely labor market insights and support executive discussions and external communications.

You will build reproducible workflows with SQL and Python, mentor data scientists, and partner with Product, Engineering, and data owners to improve datasets and privacy

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in statistics, data science, economics, computer science, mathematics, or related quantitative field.
• 8+ years of experience in data science or quantitative research with ownership of analytical work.
• Hands-on experience analyzing labor market or workforce data.
• Strong applied statistics including time-series, sampling, weighting, and uncertainty estimation.
• Proficient SQL and Python, able to build reproducible workflows.
• Ability to explain findings clearly to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Experience leading ambiguous research projects independently.

Responsibilities

• Partner with economists and Communications to define research questions and produce analyses for briefings and media.
• Lead original research on hiring, separations, hours worked, wages, and labor trends across geographies and sectors.
• Deliver executive briefings, charts, talking points, and supporting analyses.
• Translate quantitative findings into concise materials for business audiences and public use.
• Own analytical responses to urgent executive and media questions with clear limitations.
• Combine internal workforce data with external labor data to derive timely insights.
• Develop and validate statistical methods and address data quality and bias.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data analysis

Labor market data

Statistical methods

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in statistics or related quantitative field

Master’s or PhD in a relevant quantitative discipline

Tools

Google Cloud Platform

BigQuery

Job description

UKG is seeking a Principal Labor Market Data Scientist to lead hands-on research, defining questions, analyzing data, and validating findings for senior leaders. You will combine UKG workforce data with external sources to generate timely labor market insights and support executive discussions and external communications.

You will build reproducible workflows with SQL and Python, mentor data scientists, and partner with Product, Engineering, and data owners to improve datasets and privacy