Researcher - People Analytics

The D. E. Shaw Group is hiring a Researcher - People Analytics to support its Human Capital Analytics team. The role uses employee data, statistical analysis, and social science research methods to inform business leaders’ talent decisions, while producing reports and visualizations and contributing to projects across recruiting, development, management, and retention.

Responsibilities

• Use inferential statistics and social science research methods to conduct internal studies for business leaders, enabling them to make data-informed decisions about their people
• Run analyses with people data, write reports that weave insights together into a compelling narrative, and develop visualizations for an executive audience
• Work on a range of people analytics projects related to recruiting and talent assessment, development, management, and retention

Preferred

• Advanced knowledge of Excel
• intermediate SQL skills
• experience in social science research methods
• People analytics experience
• Advanced Excel
• SQL
• Social Science Research Methods
• People Analytics

Benefits

• Variable compensation in the form of a year-end bonus, guaranteed in the first year of hire
• Medical and prescription drug coverage
• 401(k) contribution matching
• Wellness reimbursement
• Family building benefits
• Charitable gift match program

Company

• Global investment and technology development firm
• New York, New York, USA
• https://www.deshaw.com/
• Founded in 1988
• 1001-5000 employees

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree or higher and at least three years of relevant work experience analyzing data in a business setting
• Proficiency managing and analyzing data in Python required
• A demonstrated foundation in statistics
• A willingness to dive into details, collaborate effectively, and drive projects to completion, along with the ability to exercise discretion with confidential information
• Interest in generative AI and a desire to use it to improve and reimagine tools, workflows, and deliverables
• Advanced knowledge of Excel
• Intermediate SQL skills
• Experience in social science research methods
• People analytics experience
• A bachelor’s degree or higher and at least three years of relevant work experience analyzing data in a business setting.

Required skills

• People Analytics, Python, SQL, Social Science Research Methods, Statistics

Preferred skills

• Advanced knowledge of Excel, People analytics experience, experience in social science research methods, intermediate SQL skills

Experience

• 3+ years