About this role
OpenAI has a vacancy for the role of Applied Scientist, Product Policy Research & Measurement in San Francisco. This is a full-time position. The listing was posted on Nov 14, 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
The Product Policy team develops and implements policies that shape how OpenAI’s technology is built and used. We work with teams across the company to turn complex questions about AI’s benefits and risks into practical guidance for responsible research, product development, and deployment.
About the Role
We are hiring a senior applied scientist to study how AI affects people and society using OpenAI production data, experiments, and social science methods. This role sits at the intersection of applied social science, AI, and product policy. The scientist will own research from an ambiguous question through study design, data collection and analysis, methodological validation, and recommendations. Their work will inform product and policy decisions and, where appropriate, contribute to external publications. We are looking for a hands-on empirical social scientist with exceptional methodological judgment.
In this role, you will:
- Develop and execute a research agenda on AI’s social impact, including effects on well-being, learning, social connection, trust, and human decision-making, in partnership with product and policy teams.