Senior Labor Market Data Scientist: Strategic Insights

UKG; Cheyenne (WY); On-site; USD 151,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

UKG Inc. is seeking a Principal Labor Market Data Scientist to lead hands-on research on labor market insights, partnering with economists and communications teams to shape executive discussions and external communications.

You will own research questions from definition to validation, combine UKG data with external sources, and build reproducible analysis pipelines using SQL and Python, mentoring others and delivering clear, data-powered narratives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in statistics, data science, economics, computer science, mathematics, or a related quantitative field.
• 8+ years of data science, statistics, quantitative research, or a related field with demonstrated senior influence.
• Hands-on experience analyzing labor market or workforce data, producing research or insights from employment, payroll, wages, hours, or job datasets.
• Deep applied statistical expertise including time-series, sampling, weighting, hypothesis testing, and uncertainty estimation.
• Strong SQL and Python skills; ability to work independently with large, complex datasets and reproducible workflows.
• Ability to explain analytical findings and limitations to technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Ability to lead ambiguous research assignments independently with cross-functional partners and deliver sound analysis.

Responsibilities

• Partner with labor economists and Communications to define research questions and produce validated analyses for executive briefings, customer discussions, and media preparation.
• Lead original research on hiring, separations, hours worked, wages, labor supply, and other workforce trends; investigate changes across industries and geographies.
• Deliver executive briefings, charts, talking points, and supporting analysis for customer discussions and media engagements.
• Translate quantitative findings into concise materials for leaders and public use.
• Combine large-scale UKG workforce data with public and commercial labor data; evaluate source definitions and data quality.
• Develop and validate statistical methods for workforce indicators and address seasonality, missing data, and bias.
• Build reproducible analysis and recurring reporting workflows using SQL and Python; maintain code and checks for reproducibility.
• Review numerical accuracy and interpretation of findings and communicate uncertainties.
• Mentor data scientists and lead major workstreams with clear priorities and risks.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data analysis

Time-series analysis

Statistical expertise

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Master’s or PhD

Tools

SQL

Python

Google Cloud Platform

BigQuery

Job description

UKG Inc. is seeking a Principal Labor Market Data Scientist to lead hands-on research on labor market insights, partnering with economists and communications teams to shape executive discussions and external communications.

You will own research questions from definition to validation, combine UKG data with external sources, and build reproducible analysis pipelines using SQL and Python, mentoring others and delivering clear, data-powered narratives.