Senior Research Scientist, Survey and Social Science Research

$193,000 - $290,000/Yr

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative - Redwood City, CA

Full-time - Senior

Redwood City, CA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

As a Senior Research Scientist on the Survey and Social Science Research Team at CZI, you will play a crucial role in designing and executing high-quality quantitative research that supports the organization's strategic goals. This position involves collaborating with various teams to translate their learning needs into actionable research questions, conducting advanced quantitative research, and conveying insights that inform decision-making. You will also be responsible for developing the organization's research capacity and maintaining relationships with external vendors.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to translate their learning needs into actionable social science research questions.
• Design and execute primarily quantitative research to help teams learn about attitudes and behaviors of key groups using advanced methodologies and statistical techniques.
• Convey insights in clear, compelling, concise, and actionable ways to shape and improve strategy and decision-making.
• Serve as research and learning connective tissue across the organization by connecting relevant insights and themes with the right leaders and decision-makers.
• Develop the organization's capacity for research, including building and maintaining relationships with vendors, presenting at conferences, and remaining engaged in the quantitative social science community of practice.

Requirements

• Advanced degree (Ph.D. preferred) in social science or in a quantitative field with applied experience answering social science questions.
• 4+ years working in quantitative research in technology, biotech, policy, and/or public opinion/polling, answering real-world questions.
• Extensive knowledge of and experience using quantitative research methodologies (e.g., survey sampling and design, significance testing, regression modeling, experimental design, behavioral data analysis, longitudinal analysis, etc.).
• Experience in survey methodology, especially questionnaire design and sampling.
• Previous experience identifying and working with vendors on end-to-end research.
• An ability to ask, as well as answer, meaningful and impactful questions for organizations using quantitative insights.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.
• Proficiency using R for data manipulation and analysis.

Nice-to-haves

• Substantive expertise in AI, biomedical science, or the intersection of the two.
• Expertise applying advanced statistical methods such as GLM, analysis of quasi-experimental research designs, hierarchical linear modeling, etc.
• Experience using additional programming languages (e.g., Python, SQL).
• Marketing science techniques including segmentation and discrete choice experiments.
• Machine learning methodologies (e.g., building predictive models, working with unstructured data, etc.).
• Network analysis, text analysis, or natural language processing.

Benefits

• Generous employer match on employee 401(k) contributions.
• Annual benefit for employees that can be used for housing, student loan repayment, childcare, commuter costs, or other life needs.
• CZI Life of Service Gifts awarded to employees to support causes they care about.
• Paid time off to volunteer at an organization of your choice.
• Funding for select family-forming benefits.
• Relocation support for employees moving to the Bay Area.