About this role
OpenAI has a vacancy for the role of People Research Scientist in San Francisco. This is a full-time position. The listing was posted on Aug 25, 2026. PakkiNaukri collects this listing from the employer's own posting and re-checks it — the employer's full description and the application itself are on the original listing, linked from this page.
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About the Team
OpenAI’s People team hires, engages, and retains world-class talent to safely build and deploy AGI that benefits all of humanity. The People Analytics team helps leaders make better, evidence-based talent decisions.
About the Role
As a People Research Scientist, you will bring deep expertise in research design, measurement, experimentation, and applied data science to OpenAI’s most important People programs. You will design studies, evaluate people processes, and help leaders better empower employees, strengthen organizational systems, and deliver exceptional employee experiences.
This is a high-ownership individual contributor role combining hands-on research, methodological leadership, and scalable people science capabilities. We’re looking for an experienced researcher who can turn ambiguous People questions into rigorous designs, validated insights, and actionable recommendations.
This role is based in San Francisco, CA or Mountain View, CA, with occasional travel to our San Francisco office.