Anthropic
People Research Scientist, Recruiting
$285K–$380K
San Francisco, CA +3 · Full-time · Posted Jul 22, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
New York City, NY
Seattle, WA
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- Preferred: 5 + years in research, people analytics, or related quantitative fields. Minimum years required correlate with internal job level requirements.
- Education
- Minimum qualification: Master’s or PhD in a relevant research field. Logistics also lists a Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship is available, but not for every role or candidate; if an offer is made, Anthropic will make every reasonable effort to obtain a visa.
About the job
Conducts rigorous research and builds analytical tools to evaluate and improve recruiting funnels, assessments, candidate experience, and hiring quality.
What you'll do
- Design and conduct experimental, quasi-experimental, and mixed-method studies on recruiting and selection.
- Develop recruiting metrics and governance, and build analytical tools, visualizations, and dashboards.
- Communicate findings and actionable recommendations to stakeholders and senior leadership.
What they ask for
- Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in I/O Psychology, Organizational Behavior, Statistics, Data Science, Economics, Behavioral Science, or a related research field.
- Experience with selection research, assessment validation, psychometrics, or recruiting funnel analytics.
- Proficient in SQL and Python/R, with experience in statistical analysis and machine learning.
- Experience with data visualization and communicating research findings.
Nice to have
- 5 + years of experience in research, people analytics, or related quantitative fields; recruiting analytics experience is preferred.
- Experience with assessment validation, self-service analytics tools, BigQuery, modern data stack tools, or recruiting tools such as Greenhouse, Gem, and ModernLoop.
Pay
USD 285,000 — USD 380,000 annual salary
Tools
SQL, Python, R, BigQuery, Greenhouse, Gem, ModernLoop
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