Sr. Behavioral Research Scientist – People Analytics Data Journalism
Company | Northrop Grumman |
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Location | Virginia, USA |
Salary | $91200 – $170300 |
Type | Full-Time |
Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD |
Experience Level | Mid 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