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Sr. Behavioral Research Scientist – People Analytics Data Journalism

Sr. Behavioral Research Scientist – People Analytics Data Journalism

CompanyNorthrop Grumman
LocationVirginia, USA
Salary$91200 – $170300
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s, Master’s, PhD
Experience LevelMid Level, Senior

Requirements

  • PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology with 1 year of relevant experience OR a Masters Degree in similar with 3 years of relevant experience OR a Bachelors Degree in similar with 5 years of relevant experience
  • Proficient using an object-oriented programming language (e.g., Python or R) to conduct analysis and create visualizations
  • Ability to apply quantitative and statistical approaches to answer questions using data
  • Ability to develop and evaluate survey items to ensure accurate measurement of employee attitudes and experiences
  • Experience in executive data storytelling and writing compelling, concise, and insightful articles to communicate developed insights
  • Experience collaborating on projects with multiple teams, managing relationships, and communicating findings to audiences

Responsibilities

  • Exploring potential stories by forming structured hypotheses, identifying patterns in data using quantitative methods, and deriving findings
  • Pitching data-driven stories that provide insight into workforce programs, initiatives and trends
  • Developing and executing employee listening strategies, including engagement, pulse, onboarding, and exit surveys
  • Collaborating with other data professionals (e.g., analytics engineers, data scientists, behavioral scientists) to confirm and enhance preliminary findings
  • Synthesizing and communicating results for executive audiences by capturing meaningful insights and takeaways from data
  • Driving projects from initial concept through deployment
  • Working directly with a wide range of stakeholders, including executive leaders and HR partners, to understand organizational needs and business questions

Preferred Qualifications

  • Demonstrated experience as a professional data journalist
  • Experience with people- or talent-related data
  • Experience using Qualtrics to deploy surveys and build dashboards