People Research Scientist, Recruiting

Anthropic is seeking a Recruiting Research Scientist to join the People Data Solutions team. This role supports the Recruiting organization by applying rigorous scientific methods to understand recruiting funnels, interview effectiveness, candidate experience, and recruiting capacity. The position sits at the intersection of organizational science, behavioral research, and people strategy.

• Design and execute systematic research studies on recruiting funnel health, assessment quality, candidate experience, and quality of hire.
• Generate and test hypotheses about sourcing strategies, interview design, and selection decisions using experimental and quasi-experimental methods.
• Conduct mixed-method research to understand drivers and blockers to recruiting operations.
• Design and execute validation studies for interviews and selection tools, using psychometric techniques to improve interviewer calibration.
• Design metrics framework for recruiting org health, defining canonical KPIs and governance.
• Architect analytical solutions that convert research insights into actionable products.
• Build visualizations and dashboards to communicate findings to senior leadership.

Minimum: Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in I/O Psychology, Organizational Behavior, Statistics, Data Science, Economics, Behavioral Science, or related field. Experience with selection research, assessment validation, psychometrics, or recruiting funnel analytics. Proficiency in SQL and Python/R, statistical analysis, machine learning, and data visualization. Excellent communication and stakeholder influence skills.

Preferred: 5+ years in research or people analytics, recruiting analytics experience, validation studies, self-service analytics tools, high-growth tech or AI/ML organizations, network analysis, BigQuery, and recruiting tools like Greenhouse, Gem, ModernLoop.

Annual salary: $285,000—$380,000 USD.

Hybrid in San Francisco, New York City, or Seattle, with at least 25% time in office.

Anthropic sponsors visas and will make reasonable efforts to obtain one for successful candidates.